Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Mumtahinah -> The Permissibility of being Kind to Disbelievers who do not fight against the Religion And Allah's statement;

﴿ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژظ€ظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈظ‚ظژظ€طھظگظ„ظڈظˆظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظگظٹظ†ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط®ظ’ط±ظگط¬ظڈظˆظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ط¯ظگظٹظژظ€ط±ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(Allah does not forbid you with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes,) means, those who did not have a role in your expulsion. Therefore, Allah does not forbid you from being kind to the disbelievers who do not fight you because of the religion, such as women and weak disbelievers,

﴿ط£ظژظ† طھظژط¨ظژط±ظ‘ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(to deal kindly) to be gentle with them,

﴿ظˆظژطھظڈظ‚ظ’ط³ظگط·ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’﴾

(and justly with those) to be fair with them

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظڈط­ظگط¨ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ‚ظ’ط³ظگط·ظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.) Imam Ahmad recorded that Asma' bint Abu Bakr said, "My mother, who was an idolatress at the time, came to me during the Treaty of Peace, the Prophet conducted with the Quraysh. I came to the Prophet and said, `O Allah's Messenger! My mother came visiting, desiring something from me, should I treat her with good relations' The Prophet said,

آ«ظ†ظژط¹ظژظ…ظ’ طµظگظ„ظگظٹ ط£ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژظƒآ»

(Yes. Keep good relation with your mother.)'' The Two Sahihs recorded this Hadith. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Zubayr said, "Qutaylah came visiting her daughter, Asma' bint Abi Bakr, with some gifts, such as Dibab, cheese and clarified (cooking) butter, and she was an idolatress at that time. Asma' refused to accept her mother's gifts and did not let her enter her house. `A'ishah asked the Prophet about his verdict and Allah sent down the Ayah,

﴿ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژظ€ظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈظ‚ظژظ€طھظگظ„ظڈظˆظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظگظٹظ†ظگ﴾

(Allah does not forbid you with those who fought not against you on account of religion) until the end of the Ayah. Allah's Messenger ordered Asma' to accept her mother's gifts and to let her enter her house.'' Allah's statement,

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظڈط­ظگط¨ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ‚ظ’ط³ظگط·ظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(Allah loves those who deal with equity.) was duly explained in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Hujurat. We also mentioned the authentic Hadith,

آ«ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ‚ظ’ط³ظگط·ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظ‰ ظ…ظژظ†ظژط§ط¨ظگط±ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ†ظڈظˆط±ظچ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ ظٹظژظ…ظگظٹظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط±ظ’ط´ظگطŒ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط­ظڈظƒظ’ظ…ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط£ظژظ‡ظژط§ظ„ظگظٹظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظˆظژظ„ظڈظˆط§آ»

(The just, who are fair in their decisions, families and those under their authority, will be on podiums made of light, to the right of the Throne.)