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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books the Life of Imām 'ali Bin Mūsā Al-ridā Al-mumūn Questions Imām Al-ridā Al-Mamūn asked Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, some questions. More likely, he wanted to test him. The Imām answered these questions which are as follows: Q1: Son of Allahs Apostle, do you not say that the prophets are infallible? Yes, replied the Imām. What is the meaning of these words of Him, the Exalted: And Adam disobeyed his Lord, so his life became evil (to him) ? asked al-Mamūn.

Ans. 1: Surely Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said to Adam: O Adam, dwell you and your wife in the Garden and eat from it a plenteous (food) wherever you wish and do not approach this tree . And He pointed to the tree of wheat for then you will be of the unjust . He did not say to them: Do not eat from this tree or from its kind. They did not approach the tree; nor did they eat from it; they ate from other than it.

When Satan whispered (evil) to them and said: Your Lord has not forbidden you from this tree; rather He has forbidden you from approaching other than it. He has not forbidden you from eating from it except that you may not both become two angels or that you may (not) become of the immortal. And he swore to them both: Most surely I am a sincere adviser to you. Adam and Hawuā (Eve) did not see before that anyone who swore by Allah in a false manner.

Then he caused them to fall by his deceit and they ate from the tree because they trusted his swearing by Allah, and that was before Adam was considered as a Prophet, and that was not a big sin through which he deserved entering the Fire; rather it was one of the sins which could be forgiven and could be committed by Prophets before the revelation (wahy) came down to them. When Allah chose him and made him a prophet, he became infallible, and was not permitted to commit a sin, minor or major.

Allah,the Great and Almighty, said: *Thus did Adam disobey his Lord and allow himself to be seduced.But his Lord chose * (for His grace); He turned to him, and gave him guidance. [1] And He, the Great and Almighty, said: Allah did indeed choose Adam and Nūh, the family of Ibrāhim, and the family of Umrān above the people . [2] Q2: What is the meaning of these words of Him, the Great and Almighty: But when He gives them a good one, they set up with Him associates in what He has given them?

[3] Ans.