Your Eyes and Ears....

[Umm Yoosuf]

Your Eyes and Ears....






سُئِل أبو حازم:ـ


Abu Haazim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:






ما شكر العينين

How does one thank for the blessings of eyes ?








قال: إذا رأيت بهما خيرا أذعته

He said: " When you see good you should spread it".









وإذا رأيت بهما شرا سترته

and when you see something which does not please you you should hide it.








وسُئِل : ما شكر الأذنين

And he was asked: How does one thank for the blessings of the ears ?








فقال: إذا سمعت بهما خيرا حفظته

He said " When you hear something good then you should memorize it.








وإذا سمعت بهما شرا نسيته

And if you hear something which does not please you then you should forget it.








(جَامِعُ ْبَيَانِ الْعِلْم وَ فَضْله)

http://www.albaseerah.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2723​

 

[Khayal]

Very good, jazaak ALLAH khayr.

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[Maimunah]

mashaAllah, jazakailah khayr ukhty.

 

[Devoted]

Mashallah, very lovely Allah ka Shukar for everything He has blessed us with.

 

[cute123]

Mashallah, that was really gr8

 

[piXie]

nice reminder, JazakAllaah Khayr..

 

[teen-omar]

Masha'allah, this is something that we should remember every time we encounter such situations
Jazakallhu Khayran

 

[AnonyMouse~]

JazakAllah Khair.

 

[laggitress]

mashallah! jazakallahu khair for posting this

 

[brotherubaid]

Veeeery Nice , May Allah rewad u

 

[Insecured soul]

jazak allah khair, very nice reminder

 

[Flame of Hope]

He said: " When you see good you should spread it".
and when you see something which does not please you you should hide it.

I don't quite agree. The statements are too general. Different situations demand different reactions. For example, one shouldn't hide an evil that one sees if it's going to harm others. The right course of action would be to expose that evil so that people might be warned about its danger.

And if you hear something which does not please you then you should forget it.

I hope I do not follow this advice. Because if I hear someone criticizing me, that would certainly displease me. It would be wonderful to forget what I heard. But if I were to forget what I heard, I would fall into a greater calamity. Of not trying to correct myself and benefiting from that criticism.