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Loshon Harah is any form of speech or communication that may harm someone else emotionally, financially, physically or damage their general reputation.<ref>Rambam, Hilchot De’ot 7:5. Regarding reputation damage, cf. Chofetz Chaim, Hilchot Loshon Harah 1:1.</ref> | |||
==General guidelines== | ==General guidelines== | ||
# It’s forbidden to speak about anything negative about a fellow Jew even if it’s true. This prohibition is called Lashon Hara. If the negative information includes some falsehood | # It’s forbidden to speak about anything negative about a fellow Jew even if it’s true. This prohibition is called Lashon Hara. If the negative information includes some falsehood it is Motzei Shem Rah a much greater transgression. <Ref>Rambam Deot 7:2, Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:1) </ref> | ||
# It’s equally forbidden whether one volunteered or if one was asked for information where one will come to say Lashon Hara or Avak Lashon Hara. One should not listen to one’s father or Rabbi to say Lashon Hara or Avak Lashon Hara. (See circumstances where it is permitted in section Toelet). <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:5) </ref> | # It’s equally forbidden whether one volunteered or if one was asked for information where one will come to say Lashon Hara or Avak Lashon Hara. One should not listen to one’s father or Rabbi to say Lashon Hara or Avak Lashon Hara. (See circumstances where it is permitted in section Toelet). <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 1:5) </ref> | ||
# Even if taking upon oneself not to speak Lashon Hara will cause one to loose 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 loose 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> | ||
