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The Infallibility of the Prophets and The Imams 2 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Infallibility of the Prophets and The Imams 2 2022-10-19 397 Views Infallibility , The Imams In this part of the article titled “The Infallibility of the Prophets and The Imams”, we shall discuss the sin attributed to Prophet Adam (a.s) and some other Prophets. Contents Did Adam and Eve (a.s) Commit a Sin? The Qur’anic Verses About Adam Did Other Prophets Commit sins?

To leave the better thing Did Adam and Eve (a.s) Commit a Sin? Let us look at the phrases used for the first man and the first Khalifa of Allah, Prophet Adam (PBUH).

Qur’an describes in several places how he was advised by Almighty Allah not to go near a certain tree when he was in heaven and how Satan deceived Adam and his wife Eve (Hawwa) through his false oath and how Eve, becoming convinced of his truth, persuaded Adam; and how he, inadvertently, ate from that tree, and then they were sent to the Earth. This is the gist of those narratives. First of all, Qur’an clearly says that Adam was created as Khalifa (the vicegerent) of Allah on the Earth.

Almighty Allah before the creation of Adam says to His angles: “When your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed I am going to set a viceroy on the earth,’ they said, ‘Will You set in it someone who will cause corruption in it and shed blood, while we celebrate Your praise and proclaim Your sanctity?’ He said, ‘Indeed I know what you do not know” (2:30). Adam before being sent to Earth was put in Paradise.

It must be accepted that paradise was not his permanent place of residence, because, even before his creation, he was destined to come to earth as mentioned. Secondly, according to Islamic Shariah, every order is not obligatory. There are two kinds of orders: Obligatory and Recommended. For instance, to pray five times a day, and orders to pray 11 rakats (Unit of Prayers) after midnight.

Every Muslim knows well that the first is obligatory, while the second is desired and recommended but not obligatory. In the same way, there are some restrictions which are compulsory, while others are not so. A Muslim is forbidden to drink wine, and also he has been forbidden to eat with his left hand. The first is Haram (Restrictly forbidden), while the other is (Undesirable) but not Haram.

So, the restriction against going near a certain tree does not necessarily mean that it was Haram to go near it.