Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Naml, Ayah 56
۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍۢ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌۭ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure."
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(But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot) Lot and his two daughters: Za'ura and Raytha (from your township) Sodom, (for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean) they exonerate themselves from sodomy!
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“The Quraish said: ‘We are the neighbors of the House and we do not leave the sanctuary.’ Allah said: ‘Then depart from the place whence all the people depart.’”
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We were forbidden that a townsman should sell for a man of the desert, even if he is his brother or father.
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The people (mostly) were workers and they had no servants. Ill-smell thus emitted out of them. It was said to them: Were you to take bath on Friday.
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We were forbidden that a townsman should sell for a man of the desert.
Narrated by Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) said:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
But the only response of his people was that they said ‘Expel Lot’s family from your town. They are indeed a folk who prefer to remain pure!’ from coming unto the rears of men.