The Apparent Contradiction Between Two Verses About Prophet Adam

Question

Allah Most High says: [ar]وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا۟ فِيهِ ٱخْتِلَـٰفًا كَثِيرًا[/ar] "Had it been from other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction" (Surah An-Nisa, 4:82). Yet a contradiction appears to be present in these two verses. Here they are: (1)

Answer

When Satan urged the Prophet Adam ﵇ to eat from the tree, he clearly remembered both matters: the prohibition and Satan's enmity. Therefore he did not accept Satan's words. Satan then gave a reason for the prohibition — [claiming it stemmed] from his own goodwill toward Adam — and swore an oath to that effect; but Adam ﵇ did not believe even that oath.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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