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 )
38. This shows that Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) did not commit a sin. For sin. an intention is necessary. Whatever happened was due to an error, therefore Satan was held responsible for it. Thus, if anyone regards Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) as a sinner, he has gone astray.
39. Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) did not even suspect that any servant of Allah Almighty can swear a false oath on Him. Nevertheless. he did not eat the wheat or whatever it was but merely tasted a little at which he was stripped. of his heavenly clothes.
40. Prior to this, his entire body was covered in a dress of nails, but due to this error, those nails shrunk from the entire body and remained on the tips of the fingers (TAFSEER ROOHUL BAYAAN). Thereafter this pious pair covered their bodies with fig leaves. From this, we learn that even from the time of Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) the act of undressing is regarded as indecent. Human intelligence regards it as shameless. Otherwise, laws concerning the covering of privacy had not been revealed on Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) at that time. However, those people who do not regard nakedness as a shameful act are indeed rebelling against human nature.It should be remembered that there is no veil or privacy from the angels, but there is modesty and shame from Allah Almighty.
41. The coming of the prohibition after tasting the wheat and not before it, is based on Divine wisdom which appears after him.
42. But you forgot and could not make the distinction between a friend and an enemy. From this, we learn that only that person would remain successful who can make the distinction between friend and foe.
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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.â€) 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.â€â€™ 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.â€) “These are the words that Adam received from his Lord.â€
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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