Surah Taha Tafseer

The Descent of Adam to the Earth and the Promise of Good for the Guided and Evil for the Transgressors

Allah says;

قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ

He (Allah) said:"Get you down, both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others.

Allah says to Adam, Hawwa' and Iblis, "Get down from here, all of you." This means each of you should get out of Paradise.

We expounded upon this in Surah Al-Baqarah.

بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ

Some of you as enemies to others. (2:36)

He (Allah) was saying this to Adam and his progeny and Iblis and his progeny.

Concerning Allah's statement,

فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى

Then if there comes to you guidance from Me,

Abu Al-Aliyyah said,

"This (guidance) means the Prophets, the Messengers and the evidence."

فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَ يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَى

Then whoever follows My guidance he shall neither go astray nor shall be distressed.

Ibn Abbas said,

"He will not be misguided in this life and he will not be distressed in the Hereafter.