What is the authenticity of the hadith: "I was a hidden treasure that was not known, so I loved to be known, so I created creation to know Me"?
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The questioner: My master, I heard a sacred hadith, and I want to verify it... if you please.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: "I was a hidden treasure that was not known, so I loved to be known"?
The Shaykh: In short, the written text is clear from its title.
The questioner: "So I created creation to know Me."
The Shaykh: This hadith has no basis; may Allah relieve you of it [The Shaykh laughs!].
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: "I was a hidden treasure that was not known, so I loved to be known"?
The Shaykh: In short, the written text is clear from its title.
The questioner: "So I created creation to know Me."
The Shaykh: This hadith has no basis; may Allah relieve you of it [The Shaykh laughs!].
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