See No Evil
It is reported on the authority of Al-Walīd b. Mazyad that he said:
I heard Al-Awzāʿī say, when I asked him, “Who is a fool?” He replied, “One who is blind to what is wrong (evil), [though] he has insight into what is good.” Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 7:116.
Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 7:116.
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