The King said: "If we see a man who acts according to what Allah has commanded and refrains from what Allah has forbidden, performing things in their proper manner and according to their rights, yet his Inward (Batin) is contrary to his Outward (Zahir)—what do we say of him?"

My Master said to him: "The wise man is he whose Outward does not contradict his Inward, nor his secret contradict his public... etc."

Similarly, there is what was mentioned in the Third Session (Al-Majlis al-Thalith) regarding the Noble One (Al-Sharif) to the Youth, which carries the same meaning. Part of it includes the Noble One's saying:

"The wise man is he who places things in their proper places."

This phrase has various meanings, none of which the actions of a wise servant exceed. Among these is that the one who places things in their proper places is he who worships Allah—the Mighty and Majestic—through a Gnosis (Ma'rifa) that he knows, is certain of, and has realized. Likewise, he does not say except what he knows.

With certain knowledge. Among that is that the one who "places things in their proper places" is the one who does not listen except to the knowledge mentioned by Our Master—peace be from him—and who does not take from things except their beauties and their essences. He is the one who does not look with his eyes except at the place where the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger lies in all his affairs, and who