don’t dream like Qarun
Quran: “Those who desired the life of this world said, ‘If only we had what Qarun was given—he really has great fortune.’” (Al-Qashash: 79)
They looked at Qarun’s wealth and called it luck. But they never saw how it led him away from Allah. The eyes that only see gold will never see peace.
May our hearts always want closeness to Allah more than what shines.
(from Syajaratul Ma’arif, Syaikh al-‘Izz bin Abdus Salam)