Allah the exalted said,

﴿ط¶ظژط±ظژط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط«ظژظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژظپظژط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’﴾

(Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve) meaning, the disbelievers who live together in this life with Muslims, their mixing and mingling with Muslims will not help the disbelievers, nor will it avail them with Allah, until and unless they gain faith in their hearts. Then Allah mentioned the parable, saying,

﴿ط§ظ…ظ’ط±ظژط£ظژطھظژ ظ†ظڈظˆط­ظچ ظˆظژط§ظ…ظ’ط±ظژط£ظژطھظژ ظ„ظڈظˆط·ظچ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژطھظژط§ طھظژط­ظ’طھظژ ط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظگ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظگظ†ظژط§ طµظژظ€ظ„ظگط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظگ﴾

(the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut. They were under two of our righteous servants,) means, they were the wives of two of Allah's Messengers and were their companions by day and night, eating with them and sleeping with them, as much as any marriage contains of interaction between spouses. However,

﴿ظپظژط®ظژط§ظ†ظژطھظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظژط§﴾

(they both betrayed them.) meaning, in the faith, they did not adhere to the faith sent through their husbands nor accepted their message. Therefore, all the intimate knowledge of their husbands neither helped them nor prevented punishment, hence Allah's statement,

﴿ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط؛ظ’ظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط´ظژظٹظ’ط¦ط§ظ‹﴾

(So, they availed them not against Allah) means, because their wives were disbelievers,

﴿ظˆظژظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ﴾

(and it was said) meaning, to these wives,

﴿ط§ط¯ظ’ط®ظڈظ„ط§ظژ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط±ظژ ظ…ظژط¹ظژ ط§ظ„ط¯ظژط®ظگظ„ظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(Enter the Fire along with those who enter!) The part of the Ayah that reads,

﴿ظپظژط®ظژط§ظ†ظژطھظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظژط§﴾

(but they both betrayed them) does not pertain to committing illegal sexual intercourse, but to refusing to accept the religion. Surely, the wives of the Prophets were immune from committing illegal sexual intercourse on account of the honor that Allah has granted His Prophets, as we explained in Surat An-Nur. Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "They betrayed them by not following their religion. The wife of Prophet Nuh used to expose his secrets, informing his oppressive people whenever any person embraced the faith with Nuh. As for the wife of Prophet Lut, she used to inform the people of the city (Sodom), who committed the awful sexual act (sodomy), whenever a guest was entertained by her husband.'' Ad-Dahhak reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "No wife of a Prophet ever committed adultery and fornication. Rather, they betrayed them by refusing to follow their religion.'' Similar was said by `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ad-Dahhak and others.

﴿ظˆظژط¶ظژط±ظژط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط«ظژظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط،ط§ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ…ظ’ط±ظژط£ظژط©ظژ ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ط¥ظگط°ظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژطھظ’ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ ط§ط¨ظ’ظ†ظگ ظ„ظگظ‰ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژظƒظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’طھط§ظ‹ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظگ ظˆظژظ†ظژط¬ظ‘ظ†ظگظ‰ ظ…ظگظ† ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ†ظژط¬ظ‘ظ†ظگظ‰ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژظ€ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژط±ظ’ظٹظژظ…ظژ ط§ط¨ظ’ظ†ظژط©ظژ ط¹ظگظ…ظ’ط±ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژطھظگظ‰ ط£ظژط­ظ’طµظژظ†ظژطھظ’ ظپظژط±ظ’ط¬ظژظ‡ظژط§ ظپظژظ†ظژظپظژط®ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظ‘ظڈظˆط­ظگظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژطµظژط¯ظ‘ظژظ‚ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژظ€طھظگ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژظƒظڈطھظڈط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژطھظ’ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظ€ظ†ظگطھظگظٹظ†ظژ﴾

(11. And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe: the wife of Fir`awn, when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir`awn and his work, and save me from the people who are wrongdoers.) (12. And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity (private part). And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub, and she was of the Qanitin.)