Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: A servant has four eyes 4-90 ØدثÙا أب٠رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا سعد ب٠عبد اÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙÙاس٠د اÙاصبÙاÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø³ÙÙÙ ÙÙرÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø³ÙÙا٠ب٠عÙÙÙØ©Ø Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙزÙرÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ù٠ب٠اÙØسÙ٠عÙÙÙÙ Ùا٠ÙÙ ØدÙØ« Ø·ÙÙÙ ÙÙÙÙ ÙÙÙ: Ø£Ùا Ø¥Ù ÙÙعبد أربع أعÙÙ: عÙÙا٠Ùبصر بÙ٠ر دÙÙÙ ÙدÙÙاÙØ ÙعÙÙا٠Ùبصر بÙ٠ر آخرتÙØ Ùإذا أراد اÙÙ٠بعبد Ø®Ùرا ÙØªØ Ù٠اÙعÙÙÙ٠اÙÙتÙÙ ÙÙ ÙÙب٠Ùأبصر بÙ٠ر آخرت٠Ùإذا أراد ب٠غÙر Ø°Ù٠تر٠اÙÙÙب ب٠4-90 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Saâed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isfahani, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Davood al-Minqari, on the authority of Sufyan ibn Ayyineh, on the authority of Al-Zuhra that in part of a long narration, Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB) said, âGodâs servant has four eyes: two eyes with which he sees the affairs of this world and his religion; and two inner eyes with which he sees the affairs of the Hereafter.
When God wishes good for His servant, He opens the servants inner eyes which are in his heart, so that he can see the affairs related to the Hereafter. However, when God wishes anything else, He shall close his inner eyes. â