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# Someone who sees his friend who sinned, or who is walking in a bad path—it is a Mitzvah to return him to good, and to know that he is sinning in his evil ways, as it is written: “You shall surely rebuke your friend” <ref> Vayikra 19:17, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 29:15 </ref>. | # Someone who sees his friend who sinned, or who is walking in a bad path—it is a Mitzvah to return him to good, and to know that he is sinning in his evil ways, as it is written: “You shall surely rebuke your friend” <ref> Vayikra 19:17, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 29:15 </ref>. | ||
# Primarily, the biblical mitzvah of rebuke still applies nowadays. <ref> The Rambam in Sefer Hamitzvot (Asin 205) considers this a Biblical Mitzvah, and the Sefer HaChinuch (239) adds that it applies to all Jews for all times. </ref>. | # Primarily, the biblical mitzvah of rebuke still applies nowadays. <ref> The Rambam in Sefer Hamitzvot (Asin 205) considers this a Biblical Mitzvah, and the Sefer HaChinuch (239) adds that it applies to all Jews for all times. </ref>. | ||
# One who rebukes a friend <ref> whether between matters between himself and the friend, or between the friend and God </ref>, must rebuke him privately and gently, and must tell him that he is only rebuking him for his own good, and to bring him to life in the World to Come. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch | # One who rebukes a friend <ref> whether between matters between himself and the friend, or between the friend and God </ref>, must rebuke him privately and gently, and must tell him that he is only rebuking him for his own good, and to bring him to life in the World to Come. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 29:15. </ref>. | ||
# Anyone who is in a position to rebuke, and does not rebuke, is punished for that very sin <ref> [[Shabbos]] 55a </ref>. | # Anyone who is in a position to rebuke, and does not rebuke, is punished for that very sin <ref> [[Shabbos]] 55a </ref>. | ||
# One may only rebuke if he thinks that if his friend will listen. If he knows that he won’t listen, it is forbidden for him to rebuke him <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 29:16 </ref>. | # One may only rebuke if he thinks that if his friend will listen. If he knows that he won’t listen, it is forbidden for him to rebuke him <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 29:16 </ref>. | ||
