and recall when a party of them said why do you admonish a people whom allah is about to destroy or punish severely? they said we admonish them in order to be able to offer an excuse before your lord and in the hope that they will guard against disobedience.
وإذ قالت أمة منهم لم تعظون قوما الله مهلكهم أو معذبهم عذابا شديدا قالوا معذرة إلى ربكم ولعلهم يتقون