sight. O my Lord! Now I fear that if I do not gain my sight back, it may become a cause of tribulation and disgrace for me. As I am not able to see anything, a dangerous animal may harm me, and I am constantly in need of turning to others to fulfil my needs, which is a cause of anguish for me. O my Lord! Restore my sight, so that I am saved from disgrace and dependence on others.”

Sayyiduna Malik ibn Anas رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

That pious man had not yet completed his supplication that he regained his sight, and without anyone’s help, returned to his home. I have seen him in both states, in the state of blindness, and then through the blessing of supplication, the state in which his eyesight was restored. He would then go to the masjid by himself and worship his Lord.       

Dear Islamic brothers, you have heard how our pious predecessors were fearful of Allah Almighty, modest, punctual in prayers, grateful and mustajab al-da’wat (those whose supplications are accepted). They understood the real meaning and value of the blessings bestowed by Allah Almighty. If their eyes unintentionally fell upon an ajnabi (non-mahram) woman, rather than succumbing to the temptation of Shaytan and losing themselves in her beauty, wandering after her and have indecent thoughts about her, like immodest people, they would feel very ashamed because they were aware of the reality of the eyes being a great blessing.

They knew that using these eyes in permissible acts was gratitude for this blessing and using them for impermissible acts, alongside being foolishness and ungrateful, would make them deserving of Hell. When they saw themselves unable to fulfil the right of this blessing, they would supplicate in the court of Allah Almighty for its removal, so that their eyesight would not fall upon a non-mahram woman again.