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SECTION 4: Speak no evil

	" ... backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul." " Breath not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner." " Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great..." " O Son of Being! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.
1)	What effect does backbiting have on the one who backbites?
2)	What should we be aware of before thinking about other people's sins?
3)	What will happen to us if we magnify the faults of others?
4)	What should we remember when we think of other people's faults ?
5)	What happens to the progress of the soul of a person who focuses other people's faults?
6)	What effect does backbiting have on the Baha'i community?
7)	What do you do when a friend starts to talk about another person's faults?
8)	a)	If we talk about someone's real faults, we are not backbiting	True False
	b)	If we talk about a person's good qualities and his faults as the same time we are not backbiting	True False
	c)	Backbiting has become a custom in our society and we should develop the discipline to avoid it	True False
	d)	If the listener promises not to repeat what we say about another person, there is no harm in backbiting	True False
	e)	Backbiting is one of the greatest enemies of unity	True False
	f)	If we acquire the habit of talking about other people all the time, we are in danger of falling into backbiting	True False
	g)	When the capacities of different people are discussed in a Local Spiritual Assembly meeting in order to assign certain tasks, this is backbiting	True False
	h)	When we feel the urge to backbite, we should think about our own faults	True False
	i)	When we know a person is doing something which harms the Faith or the community, we should only inform the Local Spiritual Assembly	TrueFalse
	j)	It is not wrong for a married couple to talk about other people's faults since they should not have secrets from each other	True False
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