Transliteration:( Fadallaahumaa bighuroor; falammaa zaaqash shajarata badat lahumaa saw aatuhumaa wa tafiqaa yakhsifaani 'alaihimaa minw waraqil jannati wa naadaahumaa Rabbuhumaaa alam anhakumaa 'an tilkumash shajarati wa aqul lakumaaa innash Shaitaana lakumaa 'aduwwum mubeen )
"Then he caused them to fall into delusion [38]. And when they tasted the tree, their shame [39] became apparent to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise [40]. And their Lord called to them, 'Did I not forbid you from that tree [41] and tell you that the devil is indeed your open enemy?' [42]."
This shows that Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) did not commit a sin, because for a sin, intention is necessary. Whatever occurred was due to an error, and therefore Satan was held responsible. Thus, anyone who regards Hazrat Adam as a sinner has gone astray.
Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) did not even suspect that a servant of Allah could swear falsely in His name. Still, he did not eat the wheat or whatever the tree was—he merely tasted a small portion, and as a result, he was stripped of his heavenly garments.
Before this event, Hazrat Adam’s entire body was covered in a dress of nails, but due to this slip, the nails shrunk and remained only on the fingertips (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan). Thereafter, this pious couple covered themselves with fig leaves. From this, we learn that even in the time of Hazrat Adam, undressing was regarded as indecent. Human nature itself views nakedness as shameful, even though no formal laws about veiling or covering had yet been revealed. It is also important to remember that there is no veil before angels, but there is modesty and shame before Allah Almighty.
The rebuke and prohibition came after the tasting, not before, and this is based on Divine wisdom which unfolded through Adam's experience.
“But you forgot, and could not distinguish between friend and enemy.” From this we learn that true success lies in recognising who is truly a friend and who is a foe. Hazrat Adam mistook Satan’s pretentious advice, and thus fell into error, but the lesson is preserved for all of humanity.
22. So he misled them with deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which was hidden from them of their shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called out to them (saying): “Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Shaytan is an open enemy unto you” 23. They said: “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers.”) Ubayy bin Ka`b said, “Adam was a tall man, about the height of a palm tree, and he had thick hair on his head. When he committed the error that he committed, his private part appeared to him while before, he did not see it. So he started running in fright through Paradise, but a tree in Paradise took him by the head. He said to it, `Release me,’ but it said, `No, I will not release you.’ So his Lord called him, `O Adam! Do you run away from Me’ He said, `O Lord! I felt ashamed before You.”’ Ibn Jarir and Ibn Marduwyah collected this statement using several chains of narration from Al-Hasan from Ubayy bin Ka`b who narrated it from the Prophet . However, relating the Hadith to Ubayy is more correct. Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah,
(And they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise.) “Using fig leaves.” This statement has an authentic chain of narration leading to Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid said that they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise, “Making them as a dress (or garment).” Commenting on Allah’s statement,
(Stripping them of their raiment) ﴿7:27﴾ Wahb bin Munabbih said, “The private parts of Adam and Hawwa’ had a light covering them which prevented them from seeing the private parts of each other. When they ate from the tree, their private parts appeared to them.” Ibn Jarir reported this statement with an authentic chain of narration. Abdur-Razzaq reported from Qatadah, “Adam said, `O Lord! What if I repented and sought forgiveness’ Allah said, `Then, I will admit you into Paradise.’ As for Shaytan, he did not ask for forgiveness, but for respite. Each one of them was given what he asked for.” Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim commented,
(“Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers.”) “These are the words that Adam received from his Lord.”
(7:22) Thus Satan brought about their fall by deceit. And when they tasted of the tree, their shame became vislible to them, and both began to cover themselves with leaves from the Garden. Then their Lord called out to them: ‘Did I not forbid you from that tree, and did I not warn you that Satan ‘is your declared enemy?’
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