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# Even if taking upon oneself not to speak Lashon Hara will cause one to sustain financial loss such as the loss of one’s job (such as where the employer is very immoral and irreligious and considers one who is careful about this prohibition to be a fool and he’ll fire that person), nonetheless, it is forbidden to speak Lashon Hara. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:6) based on Rama YD 157:1 </ref> | # Even if taking upon oneself not to speak Lashon Hara will cause one to sustain financial loss such as the loss of one’s job (such as where the employer is very immoral and irreligious and considers one who is careful about this prohibition to be a fool and he’ll fire that person), nonetheless, it is forbidden to speak Lashon Hara. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:6) based on Rama YD 157:1 </ref> | ||
# Even if it will cause one embarrassment not to say Lashon Hara one may not say Lashon Hara. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:7) </ref> Needless to say, such a heroic moral stance is rewarded exponentially, in line with the rabbinic dictum "Reward is in proportion to the effort."<ref>Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 5</ref> | # Even if it will cause one embarrassment not to say Lashon Hara one may not say Lashon Hara. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:7) </ref> Needless to say, such a heroic moral stance is rewarded exponentially, in line with the rabbinic dictum "Reward is in proportion to the effort."<ref>Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 5</ref> | ||
# This prohibition includes any communication that is verbalized, written, or simply implied even in a silent manner.<Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:8) </ref> | # This prohibition includes any communication that is verbalized, written, or simply implied even in a silent manner.<Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:8). The Chafetz Chaim quotes Onkelos on Vayikra 19:16 who translates lo telech rachil as“lo teichol kurtzin.” Rashi explains that this refers to the way one motions with his eyes, even without speaking any words. </ref> | ||
# Even if while saying Lashon Hara one also degrades oneself it’s still forbidden. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:9) </ref> | # Even if while saying Lashon Hara one also degrades oneself it’s still forbidden. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:9) </ref> | ||
