وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِذْنُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ»
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The ear is put in the place of the eye.”
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1074, Book 43, Asking Permission, Hadith 21. 1 min read