AL-SUNAN.org - 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)