[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever has a covenant between him and a people, he should not tighten it nor loosen it until its term expires or he conveys it equally to them." Mu'awiya reported that to us. Abu Al-Hassan Al-Muqri' reported to us from Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Ishaq, from Yusuf bin Ya'qub, from Hafs bin 'Umar, from Shu'bah, from Abu Al-Faydh, from Sulaim bin 'Amir, who said: "There was a covenant between Mu'awiya and the Romans, and he mentioned it thus."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمٍ عَهْدٌ فَلَا يَشُدَّ عُقْدَةً وَلَا يُحِلَّهَا حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ أَمَدُهَا أَوْ يَنْبِذَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ فَرَجَعَ مُعَاوِيَةُ 18848 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي الْفَيْضِ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَبَيْنَ الرُّومِ عَهْدٌ فَذَكَرَهُ وَكَذَلِكَ