Seclusion, Privacy
قَالَ: أَ فَتُقِرُّونَ أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَ لَيْلَةٍ دَخْلَةً وَ خَلْوَةً، إِذَا سَأَلْتُهُ أَعْطَانِي، وَ إِذَا سَكَتْتُ ابْتَدَأَنِي؟. قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ
(Imam Ali-asws Ibn Abi Talib-asws asked in a sermon from people – to establish his-asws closeness to Rasool Allah-saww): He-asws said: ‘Are you acknowledging that there used to be for me-asws from Rasool-Allah-saww, every day and night, an audience and ‘خَلْوَةً’ a private session. Whenever I-asws asked him-saww, he-saww gave (answered) me-asws, and whenever I-asws was silent, he-saww would initiate (a discussion with) me-asws?’ They said, ‘O Allah-azwj, Yes!’[1]
[1] بحار الأنوار (ط – بيروت)، ج31، ص: 430