سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 171

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 374

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ ﴿171﴾
Except an old woman (his wife) among those who remained behind.
إِلَّا illā Except
عَجُوزًۭا ʿajūzan an old woman
فِى (was) among
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ l-ghābirīna those who remained behind

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1. By this is meant the elderly wife of Prophet Lut ؑ who did not become Muslim, thus she too was destroyed along with her people.

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Except for an old woman who was among those who stayed behind [102].

[102]
The Role of the Wife of Sayyiduna Lut ؑ:

The wife of Prophet Lut ؑ was secretly allied with these shameless people. Whenever a guest would come to his house, she would secretly report to these people through hints and gestures. Thus, when the angels who were to bring punishment upon this nation came to Prophet Lut ؑ in the form of handsome boys, it was on the report of this old woman that the shameless neighbors from around broke into his house with evil intentions. Therefore, this woman was in no way deserving of salvation.