正如《古兰经》描述耶稣告诉人们他们在家中隐藏于深处的秘密一样,先知穆罕默德ﷺ也常常说出与他交往之人的内心想法。例如,瓦比萨·伊本·马阿巴德传述说:我来到安拉的使者ﷺ那里,他说:“你是来询问善与恶的吧?”我说:“是的。”他ﷺ合起手掌,拍了拍我的胸口,说:“你要问问你的心。问问你的心。问问你的心。罪恶就是使你的灵魂不安、在你胸中游移的东西,即使人们仍然向你提出相反的建议。”同样,先知的妻子阿伊莎传述,先知ﷺ曾对她说:“你要么告诉我,要么至精细、至知者会告诉我……你以为安拉和祂的使者会亏待你吗?”她回答说:“人们所隐藏的,安拉都知道……是的,确实如此。”伊玛目纳瓦维评论说,所有的抄本都将“是的,确实如此”归于阿伊莎。换言之,这并不是先知所问而她以肯定作答的问题,因此她仿佛是在与自己认同她刚刚所证实的事实。313

Just as the Qur’an describes Jesus telling others about the secrets they concealed in the depths of their homes,310 it was common for the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to address the inner thoughts of those he interacted with. For instance, Wābiṣah ibn Ma‘bad  narrated: I came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and he said, “You came to ask about righteousness and sin?” I said, “Yes.” He صلى الله عليه وسلم closed his hand, tapped my chest, and said, “Consult your heart. Consult your heart. Consult your heart. Sin is what discomforts your soul and wavers in your chest, even if the people continue to advise you otherwise.”311 Similarly, ‘Āishah , the Prophet’s wife, reports that he صلى الله عليه وسلم once told her, “You will either tell me, or the Most Subtle, the Most Acquainted, will inform me… Did you think that Allah and His Messenger would shortchange you?” She responded, “Whatever people conceal, Allah knows... Yes, indeed.”312 Imam al-Nawawī comments that all the manuscripts attribute “Yes, indeed” to ‘Āishah . In other words, it was not an inquiry which the Prophet responded to in the affirmative, so it was as if she was agreeing with herself about the reality she had just attested to.313