Ayat 118. Verily, you have (a promise from Us) that you will never be hungry therein nor naked.
Ayat 119.
And you (will) suffer not from thirst therein nor from the sun's heat.
Ayat 120.
Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying : "O Adam! Shall I lead
you to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that will never waste away?"
Ayat 121.
Then they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts appeared to them,
and they began to stick on themselves the leaves from Paradise for their
covering. Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
[Tafseer]
Not only had the warning been given that Evil is an enemy
to man and will effect his destruction, but it was clearly pointed out that all
his needs were being met in the Garden of Happiness . Food and clothing, drink
and shelter, were amply provided for. The suggestion of the Evil One is clever, as it always is: it is false,
and at the same time plausible. It is false, because (1) that felicity was not
temporary, like the life of this world, and (2) they were supreme in the Garden,
and a "kingdom" such as was dangled before them would only add to their sorrows.
It was plausible, because (1) nothing had been said to them about Eternity, as
the opposite of Eternity was not yet known, and (2) the sweets of Power arise
from the savour of Self, and Self is an alluring (if false) attraction that
misleads the
Will.
Hazrat
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased
with him) reported: Abu Bakr asked, "O Messenger of Allah 
[SAWW](PBUH)! Teach me some words so that I may recite them in the morning and
in the evening.'' The Messenger of Allah
[SAWW](PBUH) said, "Recite these words: `Allahumma fatiras-samawati wal-ardi,
`alimal-ghaibi wash-shahadati, Rabba kulli shai'in wa malikahu. Ash-hadu an la
ilaha illa Anta, a`udhu bika min sharri nafsi,
wa sharrish-Shaitani wa shirkihi (O Allah!
Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the hidden and the exposed! Rubb
of everything and every one. I bear witness that none has the right to be
worshipped but You. I seek Your Protection from the evil of my own self from the
evil of Satan and from the evil of Shirk to which he calls).''' The Messenger of
Allah
[SAWW](PBUH) added: "Recite these words in the morning and the evening and when
you go to bed.''
[Abu
Dawud Hadith
# 1639 and
At-Tirmidhi Hadith
# 1639].
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Taha Ayat 121."Thus did Adam disobey
his Lord, so he went astray" It is desirable to recite
the invocations cited in the Hadith in the morning and the evening and also when
one goes to bed and awakes. The purpose is that the concept of Allah's
Providence and Divinity remains alive all the time in one's mind. With these
words one seeks Allah's Protection in life and the Hereafter from things which
are harmful. One also begs for his safety and guidance in this life and the
Hereafter. This Hadith fully expresses one's recognition of Allah's Godhood and
Lordship.
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