What does Quran 102:8 mean?

Quran 102:8 (Surah At-Takaathur, Ayah 8) translates to: "Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 102:8 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Takaathur (Competition), the 102th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 102:8?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 102:8?

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

What topics does Quran 102:8 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Hereafter, Accountability, Death, Divine Revelation.

Ayah 7

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ...

102:8At-Takaathur

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thumma latus alunna yauma-izin 'anin na'eem

Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.

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102:8Ayah 18

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Tafsir

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Then on that day the day you see it you will assuredly be questioned la-tus’alunna the nūn of the indicative has been omitted because of one nūn coming after the other; likewise omitted is the wāw indicating the plural person of the verb because of two unvocalised consonants coming together about the comforts of the world the health leisure security food drink and other things which one enjoys in this world.

“When the following was reveled: “Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)! Zubair said: ‘What delights shall we be asked about? It is only the two black ones, dates and water.’ He said: ‘It is going to happen.’”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3440Abdullah bin Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam narrated from his father who said:Sahih

“When the following was revealed: Then on that Day, you shall be asked about the delights!’ Az-Zubair said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Which are the delights that we will be asked about, when they (delights) are but the two black things: dates and water?’ He said: ‘But it is what shall come.’”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3441Abu Hurairah said:Hasan

“When this Ayah was revealed: ‘Then on that Day, you shall be asked about the delights!’ the people said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! About which delights shall we be asked? For they are only the two black things, while the enemy is present and our swords are (at the ready) upon our shoulders?” He said: ‘But it is what shall come.’”