Tafsir for verse: 50:21
وَجَآءَتۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٞ وَشَهِيدٞ ٢١ ﴿21
21And everybody will come, along with one (angel) to drive (him to the field of reckoning) and one (angel) to testify (about his deeds).
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Commentary

And when the decree was made, from that blowing there was a tremendous cry and a comprehensive shaking. The people rose up from their graves, and what was in their hearts was manifested. He then mentioned his words as an explanation for the encompassing presentation: ﴿And every soul came﴾ [meaning] accountable ﴿with it a driver﴾ who drives it to what it greatly dislikes due to its knowledge of what it has brought forth of shortcomings ﴿and a witness﴾ who bears witness against it for what it has done. The apparent meaning of this is that the driver has no connection to the testimony at all; lest that soul say: 'He is an adversary,' and the testimony of an adversary is not accepted. It will then be said to the negligent in deeds in a manner of emphasis, in accordance with what he deserves to be denied in this world, and as a reminder that due to its greatness, it is deserving of emphasis:

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