al-Wāqi‘ah

وَأمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ أصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ

فَسَلَآمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ

90. And if he [the dying person] be of those on the Right Hand,

91. Then, it shall said unto him: "Peace be unto you from your friends who are from those on the Right Hand."

The twain blessed Verses in discussion is saying that if he happens to be from the second group, those on the Right Hand, namely righteous good doing men and women whose records of deeds shall be given unto their right hands, symbolizing their victory and being admitted unto their everlasting abode, thus they shall be addressed:

"Peace unto you from your friends who are from those on the Right Hand."

Thus, the angels responsible for taking lives, convey the message of peace unto them from their friends. The same idea is reflected in the blessed Verse 26 of the same Chapter:

"But only the saying of peace, peace!"

The blessed Verse may as well reflect the saying of peace by angels:

"Peace unto you! O you who are from those on the Right Hand!"

In other words, they are saying that you are so honorable as you are one of those on the Right Hand. In short, the expression of

"peace"

uttered by angels or those on the Right Hand reflects rawh and rayhan and any kind of peace, serenity, and Blessing. However, some Qur’anic exegetes maintain that the contextual meaning of the blessed Verse is:

"O you who are from those on the Right Hand! Peace unto you since you are saved from Divine torment." ¹⁹

Footnotes

1. 19. Tafsir Majma‘ al-Bayan.