أمر بقتال المشركين فخرج الأمر بذلك بلفظ اقتلوا على جهة التشجيع وتقوية النفس
He ordered non-Muslims to be fought, and the order was made clear by saying “Kill” as a way to encourage and strengthen people.
in Commentary of Ibn Atiyya [Tafsir Ibn Atiyya] on Quran 9:5