Surah 15:59
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قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
He said, ‘What is your business, you envoys?’
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said, ‘Surely we have been sent to a people who are sinners,
إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
except for the house(hold) of Lot. Surely we shall indeed rescue them – all (of them)
إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
– except his wife. We have determined that she indeed (will be) one of those who stay behind.’
"58. They said: "We have been sent to a guilty people.""
"59. "(All) except the family of Lut, all of whom we are to save (from the destruction).""
"60. "Except for his wife, of whom We have decreed that she shall be of those who remain behind.""
Allah tells us that after Ibrahim had calmed down from the excitement of this good news, he started to ask them why they had come to him. They said,
meaning the people of Lut. They told him that they were going to save the family of Lot from among those people, except for his wife, because she was one of those who were doomed.