Do Muslims believe in the original sin?

[Marble]

Christians believ that once Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden without worries.
Than Eve disobeyed God and God sent Adam and Eve away from Paradise.
Do Mualims believe that too?

 

[beenie]

Here are some direct quotes from the Qur'an that relate to the sins of Adam and Eve:

And "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."
7:20
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But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
7:21

And he swore [by Allah ] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."
7:22

So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
7:23

They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
7:24

[ Allah ] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time."
7:25
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He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
7:26

O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember.
7:27

O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.

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What I derive from this is that BOTH Adam and Eve were held accountable for their disobedience to God. In Islam, we believe that people are born without sin, but we are tempted by sin all the time. In other words, Adam and Eve sinned, but were not formed with "original" sin.

 

[Badran]

What ssainhu said.

There is no inherent guilt in Islam, and both Adam & Eve made the mistake.

 

[Marble]

Thank you. :namaste

 

[beenie]

You're very welcome.

 

[TashaN]

Actually, it was so interesting to me that in Christianity, it was a very great sin which they were punished for harshly and hence the original sin theory which been developed later on.

Nevertheless, in Islam Allah describe what they did as a mere slip which God has forgave them for. One of God's names is "The Most Merciful".

36. Then the Shaitân (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We said: "Get you down, all, with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time."

37. Then Adam received from his Lord Words. And his Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful. (Quran 2:36-37)