{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a82","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How to understand Hawwa's 'betrayal' and Adam's 'sin'?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I need help understanding \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3330\"},\"insert\":\"Sahih Bukhari 3330\"},{\"insert\":\". The Prophet (ﷺ) said, \\\"But for the Israelis, meat would not decay and but for Eve, wives would never betray their husbands.\\\" Does it mean that Hawwa was more guilty like in Christian tradition? Do all women carry this guilt and sin?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"According to Islamic tradition, no soul bears the burden of another's sins:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"And no bearer of burdens shall carry the burden of another. And did a sin-laden soul call on another to help bear it, not the slightest of it would be borne at all.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\" \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/35/18\"},\"insert\":\"[Quran 35:18]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nHowever, prophets are safeguarded from committing sin. Therefore, Adam's eating from the forbidden tree is not considered a true sin, as Allah ﷻ stated,\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"And verily did We take solemn covenant of Adam before, and he forgot, and We found in him no firm resolve.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\" \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/20/115\"},\"insert\":\"[Quran 20:115]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nThe \\\"disobedience\\\" mentioned in the subsequent verses is attributed to Adam, while the act of eating is attributed to both. Nevertheless, this disobedience is to be interpreted in light of the aforementioned verse:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"\\\"Then the Devil whispered cunning words to him; He said, 'O Adam, may I show you the tree of immortal life, and dominion unfading?' So they ate of it, and their shameful parts were exposed to them, and they set about layering on themselves of the leaves of paradise and Adam disobeyed his Lord, and went wrong.\\\"\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/20/120-121\"},\"insert\":\" [Quran 120-121]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nRegarding the mentioned Hadith, scholars such as Ibn al-Athīr (d.606AH), Ibn al-Jawzi (d.597AH), Ibn Abi Nasr (d.488AH), Ibn Hubayra (d.570AH), and others, explain that the betrayal referred to in the Hadith relates to Eve's failure to advise Adam against eating from the tree. Therefore, failing to advise a fellow Muslim constitutes a form of betrayal of the covenant of brotherhood/sisterhood.\\n\\nUltimately, both Adam and Eve made a mistake, acknowledged it, and were forgiven. It's important to understand that neither of them sinned in the true sense by intentionally disobeying their Lord.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a7b","tag":"Worship: Sins","count":100},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":34},{"_id":"668d9fe90b76658b4c2328ce","tag":"Aqeedah: The Prophets","count":28}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:19.919Z"}