28-62 Abdul Wahid Muhammad ibn Ubdoos al-Neishaboori al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Neishaboori quoted on the authority of Hamdan ibn Soleiman al-Neishaboori, on the authority of Abdul Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi that he asked Al-Ridha (s), “O son of the Prophet of God! Please tell me about the tree from which Adam and Eve ate. What was it? There are differences among the people about that matter. There are some people who say it was wheat. There are others who say it was a grape vine. Still others say that it was the tree of jealousy.” The Imam (s) said, “All these accounts are correct.” Al-Harawi asked, “Then what is the meaning of these various aspects?” The Imam (s) said,”O Aba Salt! Heavenly trees produce different fruits. That was a wheat tree which also had grapes. It is not like the trees in this world. When God - High is His Remembrance - honored Adam (s) by having the angels prostrate before him and by taking him into Paradise, he (s) told himself, “Has God created any humans nobler than me?”The Honorable the Exalted God knew what Adam (s) thought and called out, “O Adam! Raise your head up. Look at the base of the Throne.” Then Adam (s) raised his head up and looked at the base of the Throne where he found the following written, “There is no god but God. Muhammad is the Messenger of God. Ali ibn Abi Talib (s) is the Commander of the Faithful. His wife (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (s) is the Master of the Women of the Two Worlds. Al-Hassan (s) and Al-Hussein (s) are the two Masters of the Youth in Paradise.” Adam (s) said, “O Lord! Who are they?” The Honorable the Exalted God said, “They are your offspring. They are better than you and better than all My creatures. Were it not for them, I would neither have created you, nor would I have created the heavens, the Earth, Paradise and Hell. Do not ever look upon them with jealousy since I will then send you away from My proximity.” However, Adam (s) became jealous of them and wished to have had their rank. Thus Satan overwhelmed Adam (s) and he ate of the forbidden tree. Then Satan also overwhelmed Eve because she was jealous of (the Blessed Lady) Fatima (s). She also ate of that forbidden tree. The Honorable the Exalted God sent them away from His Paradise and sent them away from His proximity down to the Earth.”