Victory
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[48:10]
Behold, all who pledge their allegiance to thee pledge their allegiance to God: the hand of God is over their hands. Hence, he who breaks his oath, breaks it only to his own hurt; whereas he who remains true to what he has pledged unto God, on him will He bestow a reward supreme.

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* v.10 : This refers, in the first instance, to the pledge of faith and allegiance (Bay‘at ar-Ridwān) which the Muslims assembled at Hudaybiyyah gave to the Prophet (see introductory note). Beyond this historical allusion, however, the above sentence implies that as one’s faith in God’s message-bearer is to all intents and purposes synonymous with a declaration of faith in God Himself, so does one’s willingness to obey God necessarily imply a willingness to obey His message-bearer. – The phrase “the hand of God is over their hands” does not merely allude to the hand-clasp with which all of the Prophet’s followers affirmed their allegiance to him, but is also a metaphor for His being a witness to their pledge.