After telling us about Qarun's conceit and pride in his adornments, and how
he was arrogant towards his people and transgressed against them, Allah then
tells us how he and his dwelling place were swallowed up by the earth. This was
also reported in the Sahih by Al-Bukhari from Salim, who said that his father
told him that the Messenger of Allah said:
«بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ
يَجُرُّ إِزَارَهُ إِذْ خُسِفَ بِهِ، فَهُوَ يَتَجَلْجَلُ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَى
يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَة»
(While a man was dragging his lower garment, he was swallowed up and he will
remain sinking down into the earth until the Day of Resurrection.) He also
recorded something similar from Salim from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet . Imam
Ahmad recorded that Abu Sa`id said, "The Messenger of Allah said:
«بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ
فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ خَرَجَ فِي بُرْدَيْنِ أَخْضَرَيْنِ يَخْتَالُ فِيهِمَا،
أَمَرَ اللهُ الْأَرْضَ فَأَخَذَتْهُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَجَلْجَلُ فِيهَا إِلَى
يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَة»
(When a man among the people who came before you went out wearing two green
garments, walking proudly and arrogantly, Allah commanded the earth to swallow
him up, and he will remain sinking down into it until the Day of Resurrection.)
This version was recorded only by Ahmad, and its chain of narration is Hasan
(sound).
[فَمَا كَانَ لَهُ
مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ
الْمُنتَصِرِينَ]
(Then he had no group to help him against Allah, nor was he one of those who
could save themselves.) means, his wealth, group, servants and retinue were of
no avail to him; they could not protect him from the wrath and vengeance of
Allah. Nor could he help himself or save himself. There was no one to help him,
neither himself nor anybody else.
ICTruth.info