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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Vav - Halachah 9 ה הכלה - ו ללכ

based on what he said or did, because if there was a side to ,רבכמ עשר םדאל ריעב קזחתנ םאד ,דוע עדו
judge him favorably, what was the point of the circumstantial
evidence substantiating the gossip as being true? Even if it was ש"מכ ,תוליכר וילע לבקל רתומד רשפאד ד"נעלנ
true, the victim may not conclude a bad opinion about Plony, as .ש"יע ר"השל ןינעל ]ה"ס 'ז ללכ[ 'א קלחב ליעל
I explained above several times.

(2) The circumstantial evidence must strongly point to the gossip .לולא 'ו ,ןסינ ו"כ ,תבט ז"ט - תרבועמ הנש .לולא 'ט ,רייא 'ט ,תבט 'ט - הטושפ הנש :ימוי חול
as being true. It cannot be weak circumstantial evidence that
slightly suggests the gossip is true. םייחה רוקמ

(3) The victim must have seen the circumstantial evidence himself, הּל ןמיהְמדּ שׁיִאֵמ וּלִּפא אוּה תוּליִכרְ תלבּקַ רוּסִּא .ה
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first hand, and not learn about it because someone else told
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him. תוּכז דצ םוּשׁ )ח( אוּהה רבדּבּ ןיא םִא וּלִּפאו ,םינְשִׁכּ
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(4) (The gossip is permitted) only if the victim could gain something הזּה ןינִע תעידִיִמ וֹל ןיאֶשׁ ,)םירִָבְדַּה הֶלֵּאְו( יֵלִּמ יֵנָהְו .ויָלָע
constructive as a result of knowing this gossip, because if that לע תלעוֹתּ הזִּמ וֹל שׁי )ט( םִא לָבֲא ,אָבַּהְל לַע תֶלֶעוֹתּ
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was not so, it would be forbidden to listen to what he had to say,
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as I wrote above in several places. וֹא וֹפוּגבּ וֹקיזּהל הצוֹר ינוֹלְפֶּשׁ ,וֹל רפִּסֶּשׁ ,ןוֹגכּ ,אבּהל
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רָתּמ ,וּנּמִּמ וֹמצע רֹמְשׁי ןכּ לעו ,הזבּ אצוֹיּכּ לכו וֹנוֹממבּ
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this circumstantial evidence only as a basis for believing the הז הלּגי אלֹ )י( לָבֲא .הֶזָבּ ןיִמֲאַהְלוּ וּנֶּמִּמ הֶז רָבָדּ לֵבּקְַל
gossip is true but not as a basis for repeating the gossip to other יוּלּגּהבּ וֹל שׁיֶּשׁ אלֹ םִא ,וֹתיבּ יֵשׁנאל וּלִּפאו ,םירִחאל
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people (19). In all circumstances (20) it is forbidden to use VOL-4
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circumstantial evidence as a basis for causing a monetary loss .אבּהל לע תלעוֹתּ אוּהה
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to Plony or to hit him because of it, G-d forbid. Please see that
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reference (the 7 Kelal of the Laws of Esurei Lashon Hara), the ,וֹמצעבּ הז רבדּ וּנּמִּמ עמָשֶּׁשׁ ,וֹל רפּסְמ אוּה םִא הז לָכְו
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12 through 14 halachot where the concept was explained at
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length. עמָשֶּׁשׁ ,וֹל רמאֶשׁ ,רחא שׁיִאֵמ עמָשׁ )אי( אוּה םִא לבא
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.םדא ראְשִׁמ ןוֹרְתי םוּשׁ וֹל ןיא ,וּנּמִּמ
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Be’er Mayim Chayim
םייח םימ ראב
(RK6/9/1)-(18).The circumstantial evidence must substantiate
the gossip as being true: If you want to know the source for these ול רפיסש ימ לע ונייהד .וילע תוכז דצ םוש )ח(
conditions, please see the first part of this sefer, the 7 Kelal, beginning אוה הזל םעטו ,ודגנ השעמ השע וא וילע רבידש 8
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with the 10 halacha and onward to the end of that Kelal and in the related
Be’er Mayim Chayim where you will find clear proofs for them. ק"ס ח"מבב 'ו ללכב 'א קלחב ליעל ונראיבש ומכ
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