Surah Taha Tafseer

Then Shaytan whispered to him, saying:"O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away!'

It has already been mentioned that he caused them to fall through deception.

وَقَاسَمَهُمَأ إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّـصِحِينَ

And he swore by Allah to them both:"Verily, I am one of the sincere well-wishers for you both." (7:21)

It has already preceded in our discussion that Allah took a promise from Adam and his wife that although they could eat from every fruit, they could not come near a specific tree in Paradise. However, Iblis did not cease prodding them until they both had eaten from it. It was the Tree of Eternity (Shajarat Al-Khuld). This meant that anyone who ate from it would live forever and always remain.

A Hadith has been narrated which mentions this Tree of Eternity. Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi reported from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said,

إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِي ظِلِّهَا مِايَةَ عَامٍ مَا يَقْطَعُهَا وَهِيَ شَجَرَةُ الْخُلْد

Verily, in Paradise there is a tree which a rider can travel under its shade for one hundred years and still not have passed it. It is the Tree of Eternity.

Imam Ahmad also recorded this narration.

Concerning Allah's statement