Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ibrahim, Ayah 47

فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعْدِهِۦ رُسُلَهُۥٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌۭ ذُو ٱنتِقَامٍۢ

So never think that Allah will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

So do not suppose that God will fail to keep His promise of victory to His messengers. Truly God is Mighty Victor nothing able to escape Him Lord of Retribution against those who disobey Him.

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(So think not that Allah will fail to keep His promise to His messengers) that He will help and destroy their enemies. (Lo! Allah is Mighty) in His dominion and sovereignty, (Able to Requite) Able to act in retribution against His enemies in this worldly life and in the Hereafter.

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Sahih Muslim#5372Sahih

Never has Allah or His messengers (angels) ever broken their promise. Then he cast a glance (and by chance) found a puppy under his cot and said: 'A'isha, when did this dog enter here? She said: By Al...

Narrated by A'isha reported that Gabriel (peace be upon him) made a promise with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to come at a definite hour; that hour came but he did not visit him. And there was in his hand (in the hand of Allah's Apostle) a staff. He threw it from his hand and said:

Sahih al-Bukhari#6600Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never took revenge for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah's limits were exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake.

Narrated by Narrated `Aisha:

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2703Sahih

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whenever a man makes a promise and he intends to fulfill it, but he does not fulfill it, then there is no burden upon him."

Narrated by Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: