After his birth, his father and mother raised him in the fear of God, in piety, and in knowledge until he was seven years old.

After his birth, his father and mother raised him in the fear of God, in piety, and in knowledge until he was seven years old. When he was seven years old, his eyes were blinded so that he could not see the passing and perishing world. On the day their son lost his sight, his mother and father were sad; and he lived in their house for a year blind. When he was seven years old, he began to fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. When his mother and father saw him fasting at the age of seven, their sadness turned to joy.