It was said to Iblis, “Why did I refuse to prostrate?” He said, “O Lord, if you had wanted me to prostrate, I would have prostrated.” He said to him, “When did you know that I did not want you to prostrate after the abjuration and violation occurred, or before that?” He said, “O Lord, after the abjection occurred, you knew,” so he said, “With that, I will take you.”