Tafsir of Surah Al Ankabut

وَلَمَّآأَنجَآءَتْرُسُلُنَالُوطًاسِىٓءَبِهِمْوَضَاقَبِهِمْذَرْعًاوَقَالُوا۟لَاتَخَفْوَلَاتَحْزَنْإِنَّامُنَجُّوكَوَأَهْلَكَإِلَّاٱمْرَأَتَكَكَانَتْمِنَٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ٣٣

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And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.

en: Ibn Kathir

Tafseer 'Ibn Kathir' (EN)

وَلَمَّا أَن جَاءتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا

And when Our messengers came to Lut,

Then the angels left him and visited Lut in the form of handsome young men. When he saw them like that,

سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا

he was grieved because of them, and felt straitened on their account.

means, he was worried since if he had them as guests then he was afraid for them and what his people might do to them, but if he did not host them, he was still afraid of what might happen to them. At that point he did not know who they were.

وَقَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ

إِنَّا مُنزِلُونَ عَلَى أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاء بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ