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# It’s forbidden to say Lashon Hara in front of one person and all the more so in front of many people. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:1) </ref> | # It’s forbidden to say Lashon Hara in front of one person and all the more so in front of many people. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:1) </ref> | ||
# It is only permitted to say negative information about a Jew in front of three people when the information can be understood in two ways, since it’s said in front of 3 people and word will spread to the one being spoken about, the speaker will be careful not to say bad about him. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:2) </ref> | # It is only permitted to say negative information about a Jew in front of three people when the information can be understood in two ways, since it’s said in front of 3 people and word will spread to the one being spoken about, the speaker will be careful not to say bad about him. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:2) </ref> | ||
# Some say that if someone said Lashon Hara before 3 people even though he certainly violated Lashon Hara, the | # Some say that if someone said Lashon Hara before 3 people even though he certainly violated Lashon Hara, the people who heard it are allowed to tell others as long as one doesn’t intend to spread the word and publicize it. Some say it’s forbidden except if it came up tangentially when speaking. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:3) </ref>. | ||
# Only those who heard it directly can repeat it, however, the one who heard from someone who heard it originally may not repeat it. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:4) </ref> | # Only those who heard it directly can repeat it, however, the one who heard from someone who heard it originally may not repeat it. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:4) </ref> | ||
# If one of the 3 original people who heard it were yireh Hashem who are careful on Lashon Hara then it’s forbidden to repeat it. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:5) </ref> | # If one of the 3 original people who heard it were yireh Hashem who are careful on Lashon Hara then it’s forbidden to repeat it. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 2:5) </ref> | ||
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# It’s forbidden even if one says it casually pretending not to know that one is saying Lashon Hara or that these are the deeds of that fellow. <Ref>Rambam Deot 7:4, Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 3:5) </ref> | # It’s forbidden even if one says it casually pretending not to know that one is saying Lashon Hara or that these are the deeds of that fellow. <Ref>Rambam Deot 7:4, Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 3:5) </ref> | ||
# One may not say any negative about one’s fellow even if it will not cause any bad to my fellow. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 3:6) </ref> | # One may not say any negative about one’s fellow even if it will not cause any bad to my fellow. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 3:6) </ref> | ||
# If one sees one’s fellow do a sin if he is | # If one sees one’s fellow do a sin if he is God fearing one must judge his favorably, if he is in between and the situation is unclear whether he was doing something wrong or not one must judge him favorably and even if the situation leans to the side that he was doing seomthing wrong it’s very proper to leave it as a doubt and not judge him negatively. If the situation is leaning to the side that he didn’t do something wrong it’s forbidden to judge him negatively. <Ref>Chafetz Chaim (Lashon Hara 3:7) </ref> | ||
==Saying Lashon Harah without conditions== | ==Saying Lashon Harah without conditions== | ||
# The prohibition of Lashon Harah includes speaking about any fellow person – including men, women, children, and relatives, and of any level of Jewish observance. However, if one is a heretic as defined by Jewish law,<ref>Cf. Maimonides, Sefer HaMadda, 3:6-9</ref> it is considered commendable to speak negatively about him in order to assure others disassociate themselves from him.<ref>Chofetz Chaim, Hilchot Lashon Harah 8:5</ref> Furthermore, if one sees that speaking negatively about someone will help to curtail the damage the subject is intending to bring about unfairly, doing so is permitted – perhaps required even.<ref>Chofetz Chaim, Hilchot Lashon Harah 8:8</ref> To be sure, there are three conditions for doing so: | # The prohibition of Lashon Harah includes speaking about any fellow person – including men, women, children, and relatives, and of any level of Jewish observance. However, if one is a heretic as defined by Jewish law,<ref>Cf. Maimonides, Sefer HaMadda, 3:6-9</ref> it is considered commendable to speak negatively about him in order to assure others disassociate themselves from him.<ref>Chofetz Chaim, Hilchot Lashon Harah 8:5</ref> Furthermore, if one sees that speaking negatively about someone will help to curtail the damage the subject is intending to bring about unfairly, doing so is permitted – perhaps required even.<ref>Chofetz Chaim, Hilchot Lashon Harah 8:8</ref> To be sure, there are three conditions for doing so: | ||
