[945] Whereas the previous ayas deal with scenarios in which killing those who only pretend to be Faithful is allowed and under what circumstances, Ayas 92-94 turn to set the boundaries for killing a Believer, inadvertently or otherwise. Since He (سبحانه وتعالى) prescribed fighting for the Believing community, God spells out the protocols of engaging in fights that could lead to loss of life; what is allowed, under what conditions and what is not (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr, Riḍā).
[946] Inadvertent manslaughter.
[947] Kuffār ḥarbiyyah, i.e. warring, hostile Deniers. They are not to be given blood money because the deceased in actuality belongs more to the Believing community than to these, and lest they use the money as a resource for fighting Believers. However, in honour of the pledge, and knowing that the money would not be used against Believers, if the person killed is from a side with which Believers have a peace treaty (muʿāhadūn), they are to be given the blood money as will be said shortly (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
[948] This covers a situation when the killer cannot find a Believing slave or raise the necessary funds to free one. He is to fast every day of these two months without a break; this is a punishment for not being cautious enough (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
[949] Khālidan (residing forever) here is said to mean for an indefinitely extended period of time. None who has the least amount of Īmān (Faith) in his heart will reside in Hellfire forever (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī). God forgives all sins except that He is Associated with in worship (4: 48).
[950] This is a person who withholds from fighting and declares that he is a Believer (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Muyassar). al-Rāzī says: “Exegetes are unanimous that this aya was revealed with regards to a group of Believers who met some people who declared themselves Muslim. They killed them claiming that they only declared Faith out of fear and to ward off death”.
[951] The spoils of war in this case.
[952] God reminds the Believers, now a strong community capable of asserting its presence in the face of belligerence, of how they themselves were when they used to hide their Faith amidst hostile Denying communities (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).