The Meaning of the Word "Lut's Wife" in the Noble Qur'an
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Question:
The first message in this episode is from one of our brother listeners who preferred not to have his name mentioned. Our brother says in one of his questions: What is the meaning of the word "Lut's wife" mentioned in the Noble Qur'an, given that she was described as one of the laggards? Please clarify this meaning for us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for Lut's wife, she was a disbeliever; she was not on the religion of her husband, the Prophet of Allah, Lut (peace be upon him), just as the wife of Noah (peace be upon him) was contrary to the religion of the Prophet of Allah, Noah (peace be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tahrim 66:10] They betrayed them, meaning in religion and in the favor shown to them. So they remained in disbelief and opposed their husbands. This is the meaning of betrayal; it does not mean betrayal in the marital bed, for the connection of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) is reasonable, and they were both chaste in their conduct. However, in terms of belief, they were contrary to the belief of the Prophets of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them), so it did not benefit them from Allah in any way.
That is, their proximity to the best of Allah's creation, namely the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), did not benefit them in any way because they were in disbelief. This is evidence that a person is not benefited by the deeds of others, but only by his own deeds. First, the proximity of a believer to a disbeliever does not harm him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding the intention of Pharaoh. And the proximity of a disbeliever to a believer does not benefit him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding these two women, the wife of the Shaykh and the wife of Lut. When the punishment came down, it was
The first message in this episode is from one of our brother listeners who preferred not to have his name mentioned. Our brother says in one of his questions: What is the meaning of the word "Lut's wife" mentioned in the Noble Qur'an, given that she was described as one of the laggards? Please clarify this meaning for us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for Lut's wife, she was a disbeliever; she was not on the religion of her husband, the Prophet of Allah, Lut (peace be upon him), just as the wife of Noah (peace be upon him) was contrary to the religion of the Prophet of Allah, Noah (peace be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said:
Allah presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them, so those prophets did not avail them from Allah at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."
ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا امْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَقِيلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِلِينَThat is, their proximity to the best of Allah's creation, namely the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), did not benefit them in any way because they were in disbelief. This is evidence that a person is not benefited by the deeds of others, but only by his own deeds. First, the proximity of a believer to a disbeliever does not harm him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding the intention of Pharaoh. And the proximity of a disbeliever to a believer does not benefit him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding these two women, the wife of the Shaykh and the wife of Lut. When the punishment came down, it was
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/092 — archive.org (1:04)
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