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Triple filter
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2. During the golden AbbasidDuring the golden Abbasid
period, one of the scholars inperiod, one of the scholars in
Baghdad, the capital of MuslimBaghdad, the capital of Muslim
caliphate at that time, wascaliphate at that time, was
reputed to hold knowledge in highreputed to hold knowledge in high
esteemesteem..
3. One day an acquaintance metOne day an acquaintance met
the great scholar and saidthe great scholar and said,,
""Do you know what IDo you know what I
just heard about yourjust heard about your
friend?friend?
4. Hold on a minute, beforeHold on a minute, before
telling me anything I'd liketelling me anything I'd like
you to pass a little test. It'syou to pass a little test. It's
called thecalled the Triple FilterTriple Filter
TestTest..
ScholarScholar
6. That's right, before you talkThat's right, before you talk
to me about my friend itto me about my friend it
might be a good idea to takemight be a good idea to take
a moment and filter whata moment and filter what
you're going to sayyou're going to say..
ScholarScholar
7. That's why I call it the tripleThat's why I call it the triple
filter test. The first filter isfilter test. The first filter is
TruthTruth. Have you made. Have you made
absolutely sure that what youabsolutely sure that what you
are about to tell me is trueare about to tell me is true??
Scholar continuedScholar continued
8. No, actually I just heardNo, actually I just heard
about it andabout it and......
The ManThe Man
9. All right, so you don't reallyAll right, so you don't really
know if it's true or not. Nowknow if it's true or not. Now
let's try the second filter, thelet's try the second filter, the
filter offilter of GoodnessGoodness. Is what. Is what
you are about to tell me aboutyou are about to tell me about
my friend something goodmy friend something good??
ScholarScholar
10. No, on the contraryNo, on the contrary......
The ManThe Man
11. So, you want to tell meSo, you want to tell me
something bad about him,something bad about him,
but you're not certain it'sbut you're not certain it's
true. You may still pass thetrue. You may still pass the
test though, because there'stest though, because there's
one filter leftone filter left::
ScholarScholar
12. TThe filter ofhe filter of UsefulnessUsefulness..
Is what you want to tell meIs what you want to tell me
about my friend going to beabout my friend going to be
useful to meuseful to me??
Scholar continuedScholar continued
14. Well, if what you want toWell, if what you want to
tell me is neither true nortell me is neither true nor
good nor even useful, whygood nor even useful, why
tell it to me at alltell it to me at all??
ScholarScholar
16. O you who believe! Avoid muchO you who believe! Avoid much
suspicions, indeed some suspicions aresuspicions, indeed some suspicions are
sins. And spy not, neither backbitesins. And spy not, neither backbite
one another. Would one of you like toone another. Would one of you like to
eat the flesh of his dead brother?eat the flesh of his dead brother?
You would hate it (so hateYou would hate it (so hate
backbiting) . And fear Allah. Verily,backbiting) . And fear Allah. Verily,
Allah is the One Who acceptsAllah is the One Who accepts
repentance, Most Mercifulrepentance, Most Merciful..
Surah 49 Al-Hujurat Ayah 12Surah 49 Al-Hujurat Ayah 12
Translation of the meaning:Translation of the meaning: