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Truly those who pledge allegiance to you, the 'Pledge of Beatitude' (bay'at al-ridwān) given at al-Hudaybiyya, in fact pledge allegiance to Allahu ta’ālā - this [statement] is akin to: Whoever obeys the Messenger (rasūl), verily obeys Allahu ta’ālā [Q. 4:80]. The Hand of Allahu ta’ālā is above their hands, [the hands] with which they pledged allegiance to the Prophet, in other words, Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, has observed their pledge of allegiance and will requite them in accordance with [their adherence to] it. So whoever reneges, [whoever] breaches the pledge, reneges - [that is] the evil consequences of his breach will eventually be - against his own soul; and whoever fulfils the covenant which he has made with Allahu ta’ālā, He will give him (fa-sa-yu'tīhi; or read fa-sa-nu'tīhi, 'We will give him') a great reward.