Ayah
Word by Word
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا
Then made [both of] them slip
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
the Shaitaan
عَنۡهَا
from it
فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا
and he got [both of] them out
مِمَّا
from what
كَانَا
they [both] were
فِيهِۖ
in [it]
وَقُلۡنَا
And We said
ٱهۡبِطُواْ
Go down (all of you)
بَعۡضُكُمۡ
some of you
لِبَعۡضٍ
to others
عَدُوّٞۖ
(as) enemy
وَلَكُمۡ
and for you
فِي
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
the earth
مُسۡتَقَرّٞ
(is) a dwelling place
وَمَتَٰعٌ
and a provision
إِلَىٰ
for
حِينٖ
a period
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا
Then made [both of] them slip
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
the Shaitaan
عَنۡهَا
from it
فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا
and he got [both of] them out
مِمَّا
from what
كَانَا
they [both] were
فِيهِۖ
in [it]
وَقُلۡنَا
And We said
ٱهۡبِطُواْ
Go down (all of you)
بَعۡضُكُمۡ
some of you
لِبَعۡضٍ
to others
عَدُوّٞۖ
(as) enemy
وَلَكُمۡ
and for you
فِي
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
the earth
مُسۡتَقَرّٞ
(is) a dwelling place
وَمَتَٰعٌ
and a provision
إِلَىٰ
for
حِينٖ
a period
Translation
Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood - for a time."
Tafsir
Then Satan, Iblees, caused them to slip, he caused them to be removed (fa-azallahumaa: a variant reading has fa-azaalahumaa: he caused them to be away from it) therefrom, that is, from the Garden, when he said to them, 'Shall I point you to the tree of eternity' [cf. Q. 20:120], and swore to them by God that he was only giving good advice to them, and so they ate of it; and brought them out of what they were in, of bliss; and We said, 'Go down, to earth, both of you and all those comprised by your seed; some of you, of your progeny, an enemy to the other, through your wronging one another; and in the earth a dwelling, a place of settlement, shall be yours, and enjoyment, of whatever of its vegetation you may enjoy, for a while', [until] the time your terms [of life] are concluded.
"Adam repents and supplicates to Allah
Allah tells;
فَتَلَقَّى ادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Then Adam received from his Lord Words. And his Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful.
Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Al-Aliyah, Ar-Rabi bin Anas, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Khalid bin Ma`dan, Ata Al-Khurasani and Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam have stated that the above Ayah is explained by Allah's statement,
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَأ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الۡخَـسِرِينَ
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."" (7:23)
As-Suddi said that Ibn Abbas commented on,
فَتَلَقَّى ادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ
(Then Adam received from his Lord Words),
""Adam said, `O Lord! Did You not created me with Your Own Hands?'
He said, `Yes.'
He said, `And blow life into me?'
He said, `Yes.'
He said, `And when I sneezed, You said, `May Allah grant you His mercy.' Does not Your mercy precede Your anger?'
He was told, `Yes.'
Adam said, `And You destined me to commit this evil act?'
He was told, `Yes.'
He said, `If I repent, will You send me back to Paradise?'
Allah said, `Yes.""'
Similar is reported from Al-Awfi, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Sa`id bin Ma`bad, and Ibn Abbas.
Al-Hakim recorded this Hadith in his Mustadrak from Ibn Jubayr, who narrated it from Ibn Abbas.
Al-Hakim said, ""Its chain is Sahih and they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.""
Allah's statement,
إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful.
means that Allah forgives whoever regrets his error and returns to Him in repentance.
This meaning is similar to Allah's statements,
أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَمُواۡ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ يَقۡبَلُ التَّوۡبَةَ عَنۡ عِبَادِهِ
Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His servants. (9:104)
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ سُوءاً أَوۡ يَظۡلِمۡ نَفۡسَهُ
And whoever does evil or wrongs himself. (4:110)
and,
وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً
And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds. (25:71)
The Ayat mentioned above, testify to the fact that Allah forgives the sins of whoever repents, demonstrating His kindness and mercy towards His creation and servants.
There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Allah tells;
قُلۡنَا اهۡبِطُواۡ مِنۡهَا جَمِيعاً فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى
We said:""Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Hudan (guidance) from Me,
Allah stated that when He sent Adam, Hawwa, and Shaytan to earth from Paradise, He warned them that He will reveal Books and send Prophets and Messengers to them, i.e., to their offspring.
Abu Al-Aliyah said,
""Al-Huda, refers to the Prophets, Messengers, the clear signs and plain explanation.""
فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ
And whoever follows My guidance,
meaning, whoever accepts what is contained in My Books and what I send the Messengers with.
فَلَ خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ
There shall be no fear on them,
regarding the Hereafter,
وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ
nor shall they grieve.
regarding the life of this world.
Similarly, in Surah Ta Ha, Allah said,
قَالَ اهۡبِطَا مِنۡهَا جَمِيعاً بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَ يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشۡقَى
He (Allah) said:""Get you down (from the Paradise to the earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall neither go astray, nor shall he be distressed. (20:123)
Ibn Abbas commented,
""He will not be misguided in this life or miserable in the Hereafter.""
The Ayah,
وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِكۡرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحۡشُرُهُ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيَامَةِ أَعۡمَى
(But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection), (20:124) is similar to what Allah stated here,
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرواۡ وَكَذَّبُواۡ بِأيَاتِنَا أُولَـيِكَ أَصۡحَابُ النَّارِ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayat ـ such are the dwellers of the Fire. They shall abide therein forever, meaning, they will remain in Hell for eternity and will not find a way out of it."
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