Q&A: Accepting Harmful Speech (slander)
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Accepting Harmful Speech (slander)
Question
The prohibition against accepting harmful speech has already been explained by the author of Chafetz Chaim in his famous book. My question is: how can a person not accept it when he hears plausible things from a trustworthy person? Am I supposed to think that he suddenly started telling lies now, for the first time?
Answer
See here:
.https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9F/
It was also discussed in one of the columns.