Qisas al-Anbiya by Ibn Kathir (قصص الأنبياء لابن كثير) — Page 512

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قِصَّةُ قَارُونَ مَعَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ.

The story of Qarun with Moses, peace be upon him.

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ قَارُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَى فَبَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لَا تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ * وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ * قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عِندِي أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعاً وَلَا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ * فَخَرَجَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فِي زِينَتِهِ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا يَا لَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ قَارُونُ إِنَّهُ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ * وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً وَلَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الصَّابِرُونَ * فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِ وَبِدَارِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُ مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُنتَصِرِينَ * وَأَصْبَحَ الَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا مَكَانَهُ بِالْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَوْلَا أَن مَّنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا وَيْكَأَنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ * تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَاداً وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ﴾.

God Almighty said: 'Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men. When his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, God does not like the exultant. But seek, through that which God has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and yet, do not forget your share of the world. And do good as God has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, God does not like corrupters." He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that God had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked. So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune." But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of God is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient." And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than God, nor was he of those who could defend themselves. And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh! It is as if God extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that God had conferred favor on us, He would have caused it to swallow us. Oh! It is as if the disbelievers do not succeed." That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.'

قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ قَارُونُ ابْنَ عَمِّ مُوسَى، وَكَذَا قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّخَعِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ابْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، وَسِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَقَتَادَةُ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، وَزَادَ فَقَالَ: هُوَ قَارُونُ بْنُ يَصْهَبَ بْنِ قَاهِثَ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ قَاهِثَ.

Al-A'mash narrated from Al-Minhal ibn 'Amr, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: Qarun was the cousin of Moses. Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, 'Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Nawfal, Simak ibn Harb, Qatadah, Malik ibn Dinar, and Ibn Jurayj said the same, and the latter added: He is Qarun ibn Yashab ibn Qahith, and Moses is the son of 'Imran ibn Qahith.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (28 verbs · 39 nouns)

• بَغَى — to transgress
• آتَى — to give
• نَاءَ — to weigh heavily
• قِصَّة — story
• سَلَام — peace
• قَوْم — people