Transliteration:( Qul yawmal fath hi laa yanfa'ul lazeena kafarooo eemaanuhum wa laa hum yunzaroon )
56. If by "victory" is taken to be the Conquest of Makkah, then from this issue we understand that if the infidels at the specific time of saying, declare faith to protect their lives, then this faith of theirs will not be accepted. Instead, such a person would be put to the sword, just as faith after seeing Divine punishment is not reliable. Thus, on the day of the Conquest of Makkah when the people of Kanana tried to escape, Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed surrounded them. They began to express faith in Islam but, Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed did not accept their declaration of faith in this condition and put them to death (Tafseer Jamal and Khazain).
But, if by "day of victory" is meant the Day of Judgement, then the meaning of the verse is apparent, that on this day all the infidels will bring faith, but it would not be accepted.
57. From this verse we understand that if any infidel in the state of war and in captivity declares faith to deceive the believers, then this faith of his is pure deception and will not be accepted. In fact, to slay such people is permissible, e.g. during war an infidel tries to escape, but when he is arrested, he recites the Kalimah to save his life. In spite of this recitation, he is slain.
The tafsir of Surah Sajdah verse 29 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Sajdah ayat 28 which provides the complete commentary from verse 28 through 30.
42. That is, “It is not a thing for which you should feel so impatient and restless. When the torment of Allah comes, you will get no time to mend your ways. Make the best of the time which is available before the coming of the torment. If you will believe only when you see the torment, it will not avail you anything then.â€
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