Finally, he sank completely into the earth. The two men who were with Qaroon said to the people that Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام made Qaroon sink into the ground for capturing his home and treasure. So, Sayyiduna Musa   عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام made Du’a to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for sinking the home as well as the treasure of Qaroon. Consequently, the home of Qaroon that was made of gold and all of his treasure sank into the earth.

(Tafseer Saawi, part 20, Al-Qasas, Taht-al-Ayah: 81, vol. 4, pp. 1546; summarized)

جہاں میں ہیں عبرت کے ہر سُو نمونے      مگر تجھ کو اندھا کیا رنگ و بُو نے

کبھی غور سے بھی یہ دیکھا ہےتُو نے        جو آباد تھے وہ محل اب ہیں سُونے

جگہ جی لگانے کی دنیا نہیں ہے   یہ عبرت کی جا ہے تماشا نہیں ہے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! It has been understood that worldly prosperity, abundance of wealth and facilities are not the sign that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is pleased with us. If it happened then Qaroon would have a great status in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. It has also been understood that a person destroys his Hereafter and displeases Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ after becoming greedy for wealth. Finally he becomes an admonitory lesson for people in the world due to suffering from the torment from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Remember! Wealth is a blessing of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and the correct use of this blessing is to spend it in the acts which please Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and to pay its Zakah. In addition, one should also beg for the real wealth (piety and abstinent, fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and devotion to Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) because possessing wealth and power do not bring about excellence. Pharaoh, Namrood and Qaroon also possessed wealth and power, but their wealth made them deserving of everlasting curse. Excellence lies in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ being pleased with us and blesses us with piety and abstinent. Further, if we are blessed with the wealth, it should be like the wealth which was bestowed upon Sayyiduna Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman Bin