Tafsir of Surah An-Naml 27:49
﴿قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ﴾
Translation of the meaning
They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allāh that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.'"
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
فهذه الآيات: تقتضي أن الهلاك استحالة وفساد في الشيء الموجود كما سنبينه لا أنه يعني أنه ليس وجوده من نفسه إذ جميع المخلوقات تشترك في هذا.«مجموع الفتاوى» 2/29