Daraba Allahu mathalan li'lladhina kafaru imraata nuhin wa imraata lutin kanata tahta 'abdayni min 'ibadina salihayni fa khanatahuma fa lam yughniya 'anhuma mina Allahi shayan wa qila udkhula an-nara ma'a ad-dakhilina
Allah sets out a similitude for those who reject (truth): the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, who were under two righteous servants from among our servants but they betrayed them so it profited them nothing with Allah and it was said to them: Enter the fire with those who enter
The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir:
[This means] the disbelievers who live together in this life with Muslims, their mixing and mingling with Muslims will not help the disbelievers, nor will it avail them with Allah, until and unless they gain faith in their hearts... they were the wives of two of Allah's Messengers and were their companions by day and night, eating with them and sleeping with them, as much as any marriage contains of interaction between spouses... in the faith, they did not adhere to the faith sent through their husbands nor accepted their message. Therefore, all the intimate knowledge of their husbands neither helped them nor prevented punishment... The wife of Prophet Nuh used to expose his secrets, informing his oppressive people whenever any person embraced the faith with Nuh. As for the wife of Prophet Lut, she used to inform the people of the city, who committed the awful sexual act, whenever a guest was entertained by her husband." Ad-Dahhak reported that Ibn Abbas said, "No wife of a Prophet ever committed adultery and fornication. Rather, they betrayed them by refusing to follow their religion." Similar was said by Ikrimah, Sa'id bin Jubayr, Ad-Dahhak and others
A Quranic Journal: Surah at-Tahrim ayah 10
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