SEFER CHOFETZ CHAIM ?
Day 25 ¨C Harming the Wicked
? We have seen that it is permissible to speak disparagingly concerning a rasha, wicked individual.
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With regard to potentially harmful speech, it is obvious that one may not say anything that could cause physical, financial or psychological harm to any person unless the Torah permits harming him.? Just as it is forbidden to steal from a sinner, so too it
is forbidden to speak about him in a way that could cause him financial loss.
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? SEFER SHMIRAS HALOSHON ? Points to Ponder ?
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The following is drawn from the writings of the holy Alshich:
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How can one speak before the King of kings with a mouth which utters forbidden talk? Would not God, as it were, respond, ¡°Who is this shameful person who dares to beg forgiveness of his sins with a lowly tongue? Would he dare serve an earthly king with vessels
which are covered with grime? Surely the king would punish him severely for such disgraceful service!¡±
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How can one contemplate singing the praises of Psalms before the ¡°One Who spoke and the world came into being¡± with a tongue which speaks evil talk? Should not one refrain from bringing an unclean object into the Sanctuary of God ¡ª out of respect for the Glory
that dwells there? Can one not feel a sense of shame, having taken that which was given him to serve his Creator, and transformed it into something despicable? Can one hope to seek God¡¯s favor with a mouth that is impure? Can one transform an accuser into
an advocate?
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