Other texts describe public declaration, testimony, and exposure concerning disbelievers and hypocrites. These accounts concern the open disclosure of truth and falsehood and the consequences of denial.
The distinction between private reckoning and public disclosure does not arise from any gap in Allah’s knowledge of a person’s inner state. It concerns what is manifested to creatures and the outcome of their claims and actions.
One scene of accountability should therefore not be imposed as the exclusive format for every person.