Tafsir of An-Nisa' 4:41

How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people! Allah describes the horrors, hardships and difficulties of the Day of Resurrection, saying, how would it be on that Day when there will be a witness from every nation, meaning the Prophets, just as Allah said;

وأشرقت اﻻرض بنور ربها ووضع الكتب وجء بالنبيين والشهدآء

And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the Book will be placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward. (39:69) and,

ويوم نبعث فى كل أمة شهيدا عليهم من أنفسهم

And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves. (16:89) Al-Bukhari recorded that Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "The Messenger of Allah said to me, `Recite to me.' I said, `O Messenger of Allah! Should I recite (the Qur'an) to you, while it was revealed to you.' He said, `Yes, for I like to hear it from other people.' I recited Surah An-Nisa' until I reached this Ayah,

فكيف إذا جينا من كل أمة بشهيد وجينا بك على هوﻻء شهيدا

How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people! He then said, `Stop now.' I found that his eyes were tearful.'' Allah's statement,