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Sefer Chafetz Chayim םייח ץפח רפס
Hilchot Esurei Rechilut תוליכר ירוסיא תוכלה
Kelal Tet - Halachah 12 ה הכלה - ט ללכ

(R9/11/2)-(30) .. from one person to another: Because even if one רוסא ,דחא דע ראשי אוה כ"א רבדב דע תויהל לוספ
witness goes to Beit Din to testify against Plony, if this witness knows
from the outset that his testimony will not be admitted into court, even 'ב יפ לעכ ןיד תיב וקספיש םורגי יכ ומע דיעהל ול
in (monetary) matters that would (ordinarily compel an) oath, and this קר ןאכ ןיא תמאבו ,הז רובע עבתנהל ובייחיו םידע
can be illustrated with several examples, then it is forbidden for this
solitary witness to approach the court with his testimony, and if he does שיאהש ,ןדיד ןודינב ש"כו .םש י"שריפדכ דחא דע
(attempt to) give testimony he transgresses the Torah’s Lav of “a single וניא אוהש י"ע ןידכ אלש השעי אוה ול רפסמ אוהש
witness may not testify against his fellow Jew” as this is brought down in
Choshen Mishpat, section #28 (in the Hagahah of the first paragraph) in םורגל רוסא אוהש יאדוב ,דיחימ קר רבדה תא עמוש
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the commentary of the Vilna Gaon there (the 8 and 9 notations) quoting .)הז רבד
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the Sifri, and his testimony is characterized as Lashon Hara as is evident
to anyone who goes through this analysis carefully and we have already
elaborated above on this subject.
תשרופמ ארמג יתאצמו יניע ךרבתי 'ה ריאהו
(RK9/11/3)-(31) .. Reuven should not tell Shimon: As we have .ןידה יטרפ לכ עדיל לכונ ז"יעש ,שממ וננינעכ
explained above in several places that the esur of Rechilut applies even
when Shimon pressures Reuven to tell him if Plony did something to him רב יאה אבר זירכמ )ב"ע ג"יק( ק"ב ארמגה ל"זד
or said anything about him as long as nothing useful can come from that היל דיהסאו לזאו ,ידוהי וניאל אתודהס עדיד לארשי
response.
ןניתמשמ ,הירבח לארשי לע םידוהי םניאד ינידב
(RK9/11/4)-(32) .. to tell Shimon the truth: A proof to this statement
comes from Gemara Babba Metziah (51a) “We only learn this (a time limit דחד אמופא אנוממ יקפמ והניאד אמעט יאמ ,היל
for someone who has been defrauded) with respect to the buyer...Why, ןייעו ,אל ירתב לבא דחב אלא ןרמא אלו ,אדהס
what is the reason it applies only to a buyer? (Answer) Wherever he goes
he shows off his purchase and people will tell him whether or not he made ,ןידכ אלש ודיספהש אצמנו דחד אמופא ה"ד י"שרב
a mistake.” From here we can see that it is permitted to tell him. And do אוה תמאבש ומצעב עדוי דעהד ףא אמלא .ןאכ דע
not challenge what we have said above regarding sale charges of less than
one-sixth above market value because it is well known that this gemara ןויכ הז רובע דעל ןניתמשמ ויה כ"פעא ןוממ ול בייח
quoted above in Babba Metziah (51a) applies only to excess sales charges הבוג היה אל לארשי לש ןיד תיבל ומע אב היה םאד
that are one-sixth or more above market value. But if the excess sales
charge is less than one sixth, that “excess” is immediately “forgiven” (i.e., םשד תוחדל ןיאו .ורובידב ודיספמ אוהד אצמנ ונממ
the sale stands and the “excess” need not be returned) as both Rashi and לש תואכרעב ידוהסאל ליזאד םושמ רוסיאה םעט
the Tosafot explain there. Please see that reference. Understand further
that in all circumstances where it is permissible for Reuven to convey his ירתבד ארמגב םש חכומ אהד ,תחא ,םיבכוכ ידבוע
report to Shimon, that report is permitted even if it is unsolicited, as we ,אל יאמא תואכרע םושמ יאו היל ןניתמשמ אל
wrote above at the beginning of this Kelal. (Please see that reference).
לארשי ינייד יפ לע ירתבד ןויכו ,ל"נכ םעטה אלא

.םולכ והודיספה אל ,ןהירבד יפ לע הבוג היה ימנ
Mekor Hachayim
ח"כ ןמיסב מ"חל ג"הנכב שרופמ יתאצמ הז ןמ דבלו
RK9/ 2. (1) One may not exaggerate the problem or the דחא אוה ןידה ילעבד ןויכ ב"נ ןמיס א"מר תובושתבו
deficiency any more than it actually is.

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