What does Quran 101:8 mean?

Quran 101:8 (Surah Al-Qaari'a, Ayah 8) translates to: "But as for one whose scales are light,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 101:8 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qaari'a (The Calamity), the 101th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Accountability, Good Deeds, Divine Punishment.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ

Wa amma man khaffat mawa zeenuh

But as for one whose scales are light,

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Day of Judgment

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4 ayahs in Al-Qaari'a are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

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but as for him whose scales weigh light in that his evil deeds outweigh his good ones

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