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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Zayin - Halachah 4 ה הכלה - ח ללכ

Understand clearly that this particular halacha is applicable even if the םייחה רוקמ
speaker’s gossip contains no denigration, neither of Plony nor of Reuven
(the victim), for example that each of them was justified in what they ךְרֶדּ וֹרבח וֹל הלּגי רֶשׁא ,דוֹסּה ריִתּסהל םדא ביּחו )ז( .ה
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or said and this speaker went and conveyed this gossip to “someone”). ,תוּליִכרְ ןינִע אוּהה דוֹסּה יוּלּגבּ ןיאֶשׁ יִפּ לע ףא ,רֶתס
This had to be the case because if it was not, the speaker’s comments are
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blatantly Lashon Hara and his conveying that gossip would be forbidden ,וֹתּבַשׁחמ רפהל הבִּסו וילעבִל קזנ דוֹסּה יוּלּגבּ שׁי יִכּ
in all circumstances even if he conveyed it to “someone” else. Please תעדּ לע ריִבֲעמ אוּהו ,תוּעינצּה ךְרֶדִּמ אצוֹי אוּה הזבּ םגּ
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reference above in the 3 Kelal, in the 3 halacha there and in the related
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Be’er Mayim Chayim where this was all clearly explained. .דוֹסּה לעבּ
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Mekor Hachayim
םייח םימ ראב
RK7/4. Similarly, the law makes no distinction and gossip about
a Jew is forbidden whether it is conveyed to a Jew or conveyed to רמאמב ת"שב הנוי 'ר ןושל אוה .'וכו םדא בייחו )ז(
non-Jews. When one carefully analyzes this law, he will realize .ש"יע איזר ילג ןיד )א"ל ףד( ןירדהנסו ,ש"יע ה"כר
that conveying gossip to a gentile is a significantly greater sin ר"השל קבא םתסמ רתוי הברה רומח אוה הז רבדו
than conveying it to a Jew. Because of his gossip, that Plony did
something to him (did something to this non-Jew) or said something .ש"ע םש הנוי 'רב חכומ ןכ ,תוליכרו
about him, most certainly the result could be a loss or harm to the
Jew (for this reason as well as other reasons, as I explained at length
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in the first part of this sefer in the 8 Kelal, in the 12 halacha).
Yet there are many men who make this very serious mistake and
they point out to this gentile any defects or problems with the
merchandise he bought from a Jew or in the quality of work a Jew
did for a gentile (and anything else that is comparable). (Please see
the following Hagahah). This becomes the source of great loss and
suffering and often the gentile will steal away the livelihood of the
Jew because of this.
Hagahah
Meaning, here we are addressing a libel that is a lie. But if the comment is
true, just as it would be permitted to tell it to a Jew it would be permitted
to tell it to a gentile, as the Torah instructs us (Devarim 16:20) “pursue
justice, pursue justice” and Jews, who are a holy people, are especially
cautioned in this regard. [Editor’s note, Agudat Nautzrei Lashon 13
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