He did so by focusing his attention on the decree he could most easily influence ​ — the one that required obedience on the part of man.
فَقَدْ أَغْوَى ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَى حَوَّاءَ أَنْ تَعْصِيَ أَمْرَ ٱللهِ ٱلنَّاهِيَ عَنِ ٱلْأَكْلِ مِنْ شَجَرَةِ مَعْرِفَةِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ .‏