Parsa-Peyvand
14-02-07, 10:48 PM
A great 12th century Sufi Mystic by the name of Shams-e-Tabrizi in his discourses mentions a Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him), which may or may not be authentic, since I am not aware of it being included in any of the authentic compilations of Hadiths, but it very well may be authentic, Allah knows best.
Here is what the Hadith says:
“My outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created.”
This Hadith means that many of the people, who may look pious on the outside, or who ARE pious on the outside, inside they are full of deceit and their hearts are full of hypocrisy, but the Prophet’s outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created, meaning that he was who he was, even on the outside, or that he was not able to hide any hatred or deceit towards anyone in his heart even if he tried, for it would be noticeable since his outward self was equal to the inward self of others, and where do "others" hide their innermost secrets? Within themselves, and the Prophet’s within was apparent to all.
This could also mean that what the people hid within themselves, the Prophet (peace be upon him) made apparent upon himself, since their inward self was equal to his outward self. And the outward self of the people, their showing off of their good intentions and displaying of their good deeds, and piety, was the Prophet’s inward self which at many times he kept hidden. That is one main reason why he did not tell anyone to write down his notable deeds, rather it was others who by observing the Prophet’s actions wrote and passed on what we have today as Hadiths.
The Hadith also means that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was upfront with people and that he wasn’t two faced, he showed his intentions towards people for he had no bad intentions towards anyone, and he showed his real self for he did not care what people thought of him, and he allowed people to see his inner self and his intentions so that they would not doubt him or become suspicious towards him about something.
This is what we should try to do with ourselves, we should bring our inward self out for all to see, for we should not be embarrassed of any of our intentions and innermost thoughts, and we should hide our outward self, which is our good charitable deeds, or our piety and etc...
However this is a long process, the Prophet was so pure that he had nothing to hide (but his good deeds). However we do have a lot to hide, and we want so much to show, but we should at least work on ourselves to purify our intentions and thoughts, for if we hide our inner most thoughts now in this world, we would not be able to do so in the next, for Allah almighty will bring the most secret thoughts and intentions to light on that Day (The Day of Judgment).
And Allah knows best, salam (peace)
By: Ali Abdul Rahman Homami
*The explanation of the Hadith according to Shams-e-Tabrizi himself:
“My outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created.” By these others he meant the saints and the prophets. In other words, “what they knew in their hearts and innermost minds I knew outwardly just like that.”
Taken from:
http://islamanswersback.phpbbnow.com/viewtopic.php?t=176
(IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANY AUTHENTIC REFERENCES TO THIS HADITH, PLEASE FORWARD IT TO ME, THANK YOU)
Here is what the Hadith says:
“My outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created.”
This Hadith means that many of the people, who may look pious on the outside, or who ARE pious on the outside, inside they are full of deceit and their hearts are full of hypocrisy, but the Prophet’s outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created, meaning that he was who he was, even on the outside, or that he was not able to hide any hatred or deceit towards anyone in his heart even if he tried, for it would be noticeable since his outward self was equal to the inward self of others, and where do "others" hide their innermost secrets? Within themselves, and the Prophet’s within was apparent to all.
This could also mean that what the people hid within themselves, the Prophet (peace be upon him) made apparent upon himself, since their inward self was equal to his outward self. And the outward self of the people, their showing off of their good intentions and displaying of their good deeds, and piety, was the Prophet’s inward self which at many times he kept hidden. That is one main reason why he did not tell anyone to write down his notable deeds, rather it was others who by observing the Prophet’s actions wrote and passed on what we have today as Hadiths.
The Hadith also means that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was upfront with people and that he wasn’t two faced, he showed his intentions towards people for he had no bad intentions towards anyone, and he showed his real self for he did not care what people thought of him, and he allowed people to see his inner self and his intentions so that they would not doubt him or become suspicious towards him about something.
This is what we should try to do with ourselves, we should bring our inward self out for all to see, for we should not be embarrassed of any of our intentions and innermost thoughts, and we should hide our outward self, which is our good charitable deeds, or our piety and etc...
However this is a long process, the Prophet was so pure that he had nothing to hide (but his good deeds). However we do have a lot to hide, and we want so much to show, but we should at least work on ourselves to purify our intentions and thoughts, for if we hide our inner most thoughts now in this world, we would not be able to do so in the next, for Allah almighty will bring the most secret thoughts and intentions to light on that Day (The Day of Judgment).
And Allah knows best, salam (peace)
By: Ali Abdul Rahman Homami
*The explanation of the Hadith according to Shams-e-Tabrizi himself:
“My outward self was created of what the inward self of others was created.” By these others he meant the saints and the prophets. In other words, “what they knew in their hearts and innermost minds I knew outwardly just like that.”
Taken from:
http://islamanswersback.phpbbnow.com/viewtopic.php?t=176
(IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANY AUTHENTIC REFERENCES TO THIS HADITH, PLEASE FORWARD IT TO ME, THANK YOU)