It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: 'Or if I could take refuge in a strong support' [Surah Hud: 80] , that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah Almighty have mercy on Lut (peace be upon him); he used to take refuge in a strong support (that is, Allah Almighty). And every prophet whom Allah Almighty sent after him, He sent among an honoured and numerous kin (a powerful clan) of his people." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this addition; however, they both agreed on the hadith of al-Zuhri, which he narrates from Sa'id and Abu Ubayd, from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), in abridged form.

It is narrated from Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: 'Or if I could take refuge in a strong support' [Surah Hud: 80] , that he said: "It has reached us that every prophet who was sent after Lut (peace be upon him) was sent only among an honoured and powerful clan (or numerous kin) of his people."

Al-Suddi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "Lut (peace be upon him) set out and went and stayed among the people of Sodom. He found those people in a state where they committed indecency with men. So he settled there among them, and Allah Almighty sent him as a prophet to them. So he called them and admonished and exhorted them. Then the outcome of their story was what Allah Almighty has related in His Book."