Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1071
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Arabic hadith text
وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِذْنُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ.
Translation
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The ear is put in the place of the eye."