(And of them) i.e. of the hypocrites (is he who made a covenant with Allah) he who swore by Allah, the reference here is to Hatib Ibn Abi Balta'ah ((saying): If He give us of His bounty) the wealth that he has in Historic Syria (We will give alms) for the sake of Allah's religion: we shall give from it what is due to Allah and will use it to keep our ties of kinship (and become of the righteous) of the thankful.