And when he made it clear that this ruling is general in all their conditions, he concluded with his saying: "So if they disobey you," meaning they and others [by extension]. "So say," meaning leaving aside how you used to treat them during the state of faith with gentleness: "Indeed, I am free," meaning completely separated. "From what you do," meaning from the disobedience that the Qur'an warned against, and he specifically mentioned the believers to elevate their status, by increasing in honoring them, so that this would inform the one who is shaken with knowledge of his condition and encourage him to join them.