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Two young engineers applied for one available position at a computer
company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine
which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by
the department manager.
Upon completion of the test, both men had each missed only one of the
questions. The manager went to the first applicant and said, ''Thank
you for your interest, but we've decided to give the job to the other
applicant.''
"And why would you be doing that? We both got nine questions correct,"
asked the rejected applicant.
"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the
question you missed," said the department manager.
"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?"
the rejected applicant inquired.
''Simple,'' said the department manager, ''For question number 5, your
fellow applicant wrote, 'I don't know.' You wrote, 'Neither do I.'
When we cheat during examinations or on other occasions, we sometimes
get caught out and sometimes, we don’t. However we should remember
that the All-observing Allāh is always watching and we will have to
account for each and every action. Rather get the answer wrong now and
suffer the consequences here, than having to suffer the disgrace of
the day of Qiyamah and the punishment of the hereafter.
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(Moulānā Ebrahim Muhammad) |