Who Did Allah Warn Adam About?
ممن حذّر الله تعالى آدم عليه السلام؟
He warned him about Iblis (Satan), saying that he will try to get them expelled from Paradise. "So We cautioned, 'O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you, O Adam, would then suffer hardship'" (Surah Ta-Ha 20:117).
حذر الله تعالى آدم عليه السلام من إبليس، وأخبره أنه سيحاول إخراجه وزوجته من الجنة، قال الله تعالى: فَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَىٰ (سورة طه: 117).
1. A Warning Given Before Any Deception Occurred | تحذيرٌ قبل الخديعة
Allah did not wait for Iblis to act before warning Adam (20:117); Adam had also been told not to approach the forbidden tree, covered in What Did Allah Tell Adam Not to Approach in Paradise? Adam was given full knowledge of the threat in advance, so his eventual mistake cannot be attributed to a lack of warning.
لم ينتظر الله أن يكيد إبليس لآدم حتى يحذّره، بل حذّره من قبل (طه 20: 117)، وقد نهاه كذلك عن قرب الشجرة، كما بيّنا في جواب: ما الذي نهى الله آدمَ عليه السلام أن يقربه في الجنة؟ فقد عَلِم آدم بالخطر علمًا تامًّا من قبل، فلا يُنسب ما وقع منه بعدُ إلى تقصير في التحذير.
2. Named as an Enemy From the Very Start | سُمّي عدوا منذ البداية
Allah's wording is direct and unambiguous: Iblis is called an enemy to both Adam and his wife explicitly, not a mere temptation to be cautious around. This framing establishes the relationship between humanity and Iblis as adversarial from the very first generation, a hostility rooted in his earlier refusal to prostrate, covered in Why Did Iblis Refuse to Prostrate Before Adam?
وعبارة القرآن صريحة لا لبس فيها: (إِنَّ هَٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ) (طه 20: 117)، فهو عدو مصرَّح بعداوته، لا مجرد إغراء يُحذر منه. وبذلك قامت العلاقة بين الإنسان وإبليس على العداوة منذ الجيل الأول، وهي عداوة أصلها إباؤه السجود، كما بيّنا في جواب: لماذا رفض إبليس أن يسجد لآدم عليه السلام؟
3. A Warning That Went Unheeded | تحذيرٌ لم يُعمل به
Despite this explicit warning, Iblis succeeded in deceiving Adam into approaching the forbidden tree, an event that led directly to their expulsion, covered in Why Were Adam and His Wife Expelled From Paradise? The outcome underscores how forgetfulness and momentary weakness, not disbelief, were what led Adam astray despite knowing exactly who and what to guard against.
ومع هذا التحذير الصريح خدع إبليس آدم حتى قرب الشجرة، فكان ذلك سبب إخراجهما من الجنة، كما بيّنا في جواب: لماذا أُخرج آدم وزوجه من الجنة؟ وفي ذلك بيان أن الذي أوقع آدم هو النسيان والضعف العارض، لا الكفر، مع علمه بمن يجب أن يحذر منه وما يجب أن يجتنبه.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Who did Allah warn Adam about?
Iblis (Satan), described as an enemy who would try to have him and his wife expelled from Paradise, in Surah Ta-Ha 20:117.
When was this warning given?
Before any deception took place (Ta-Ha 20:117); Adam had also been told not to approach the forbidden tree (2:35).
Did the warning prevent Adam from being deceived?
No; Iblis still succeeded in deceiving him, leading to his and his wife's expulsion from Paradise.