Hadith 21

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Book 43: Asking Permission

Chapter 495

Asking permission without looking

بَابُ الاسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ النَّظَرِ

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