and [He destroyed] those who were here. Allah saved Salih and those who were with him. He recited: "So these are their houses, desolate, because of what they did wrong," and He recited: "And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah." (1)

His saying, the Exalted: "And used to fear Allah."

16486 - Musa ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Masruqi narrated to us, al-Hafari Abu Dawud narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid: "fear Allah," he said: (2)...

His saying, the Exalted: "And Lot, when he said to his people"

Its explanation has preceded.

His saying, the Exalted: "Do you commit such immorality while you are seeing?"

16487 - Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Ahmasi narrated to us, Waki' narrated to us, al-Salt ibn Bahram narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mas'ud al-'Abdi, from Abu al-Mu'tamir, or from Abu al-Juwayriyah—al-Salt was unsure—he said: 'Ali said on the pulpit: "Ask me." Ibn al-Kawwa' said: "Are women approached from their backs?" 'Ali said: "You have debased yourself; may Allah debase you. Have you not heard His saying: 'Do you commit such immorality?'"

16488 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab narrated to us, Bishr informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Do you commit such immorality?" meaning: the back passages.

His saying, the Exalted: "Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."

16489 - My father narrated to us, Muhammad ibn al-Musaffa narrated to us, 'Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad al-San'ani narrated to us, from al-Awza'i, from Wasil, from Mujahid, he said: The people of Lot only learned sodomy from their wives.

His saying, the Exalted: "Expel the family of Lot"

16490 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim al-Awdi informed me in what he wrote to me, Ahmad ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "Expel the family of Lot from your city; indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure," he said: They refrain [from sin].