Tafsir Ibn Abbas: 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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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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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:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(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.