Concise Quran Commentary
Except for his wife, because she was a woman whom the punishment of her people included within it, due to her being a disbeliever like them.
Tafsir for this Ayah
Surah 37 : Ayah 135
Surah 37 : Ayah 135
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
except an old woman[29] who was among those who stayed behind.