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Is it Permitted to Say Lashon Hara L'Toeles if One is Not 100% Sure The Information is Correct?



Question: Is it permitted to share negative information l'toeles if one is not completely sure that the information is true? For example, Shimon and Levi are coworkers who don't get along and I personally believe that the discord is Shimon's fault, although I don't know that for a fact. If the boss is considering giving Shimon a promotion and asks for my input, am I allowed to tell him that I think he is to blame for the strife with Levi?   



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Answer: One of the seven conditions the Chofetz Chaim says have to be met before someone speaks Lashon Hara for a toeles is that one has to know that the information is true; however, he makes some exceptions to this rule. 
First of all, he says that it is only forbidden to say such Lashon Hara if it will have a negative impact on the one being spoken about. If it won't hurt him at all, it is permitted to give over the information, provided he tells the listener that he is not certain that what he is saying is true. 
To apply this to the case in question, if Shimon will get the promotion anyway, and your information will only help the employer to know how to better relate to him, it would be permitted to relate the information as long as you say that you aren't certain that it is true. 
If the information will cause real harm to the one being spoken about, it is forbidden to say it if you aren't sure that it is true. This would mean that if Shimon would receive a pay cut because of what you said, you would not be able to relate the information if you don't know for certain that it is true.  
There also is a middle area – where the one being spoken about will not lose anything he already has but he will lose a potential opportunity. This case falls into that category. Your words won't cause him to lose the job he has but may cause him to lose the opportunity to gain a promotion. The Chofetz Chaim says that he is uncertain about the halacha in such a case. 
Some contemporary Poskim say that the Chofetz Chaim's intent was that he is uncertain about the halacha in a case where the one being spoken about is seeking a job and will be unable to find any employment because of the information you said about him. If he will have other opportunities, however, they opine that the Chofetz Chaim would say that it is permitted to relate the information, provided you stipulate that you aren't sure it is true.  




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Please Tehilim for a girl in Israel, who has been sick for a long time and now is having complications 
Naomi bat Chana Ester
Thank you 
Much blessings 
Psalms/תהילים
                                             פרק 6/ו
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת עַל הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
 (ב) ה' אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי:
 (ג) חָנֵּנִי ה' כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי ה' כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי:
 (ד) וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹד וְאַתָּה ה' עַד מָתָי:
 (ה) שׁוּבָה ה' חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ:
 (ו) כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יוֹדֶה לָּךְ:
 (ז) יָגַעְתִּי בְּאַנְחָתִי אַשְׂחֶה בְכָל לַיְלָה מִטָּתִי בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׂי אַמְסֶה:
(ח) עָשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַס עֵינִי עָתְקָה בְּכָל צוֹרְרָי:
 (ט) סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי כָּל פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּי שָׁמַע ה' קוֹל בִּכְיִי:
 (י) שָׁמַע ה' תְּחִנָּתִי ה' תְּפִלָּתִי יִקָּח:
 (יא) יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲלוּ מְאֹד כָּל אֹיְבָי יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ רָגַע:

1) For the musician, with musical accompaniment on the sheminis instrument, a mizmor by David. (2) Hashem, don't rebuke me in Your anger. Don't chastise me in Your rage. (3) Grant me Your mercy, Hashem, for I have been cut down. (4) Heal me, Hashem, for my bones shake with terror. My soul is utterly terrified, and You Hashem — How long? (5) Turn back, Hashem, release my soul. Save me as befits Your kindness ... (6) for there is no mention of You in death. In the grave who will thank You? (7) I am exhausted from groaning; every night my bed is drenched; with my tears I soil the place where I have lain.  (8) My eye is dimmed from anger, aged by all my tormentors. (9) Depart from me all wrongdoers, for Hashem has heard the sound of my weeping. (10) Hashem has heard my plea; Hashem will accept my prayer. (11) They will be ashamed and will be utterly astounded. When all my enemies return, they will be ashamed for a while.
 פרק 20/כ         
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד:
 (ב) יַעַנְךָ ה' בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם אֱלֹקֵי יַעֲקֹב:
 (ג) יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָּ:
 (ד) יִזְכֹּר כָּל מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה:
 (ה) יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא:
 (ו) נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם אֱלֹקֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל, יְמַלֵּא ה' כָּל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ:
(ז) עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ ה' מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ:
 (ח) אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר:
 (ט) הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד:
  (י) ה' הוֹשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ: 

(1) For the musician, a mizmor by David. (2) May Hashem answer you on the day of distress. May the Name of Yaakov's G-d protect you. (3) May He send your help from the Mikdash; may He support you from Tzion. (4) May He give consideration to all your minchah-offerings. May He accept your olah-offerings, Selah. (5) May He grant you according to your heart. May He fulfill your every plan. (6) We will sing joyously because of your deliverance, and we will gather around banners in the Name of our G-d. May Hashem fulfill all your requests.  (7) Now I know that Hashem continues to save His anointed one. He will continue to answer from His holy heaven, with the mighty victories of His right hand. (8) Some [depend] on chariots, and some on horses. We call out the Name of Hashem, our G-d. (9) They slumped and fell, but we stood up and were empowered. (10) Hashem save! May the King answer us on the day we call. 

Psalms Chapter 130 תְּהִלִּים
א  שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת:
מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ    יְהוָה.
      1 A Song of Ascents. 
       Out of the depths have I called Thee, O LORD.
ב  אֲדֹנָי,    שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי:
  תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָקַשֻּׁבוֹת--    לְקוֹלתַּחֲנוּנָי.
      2 Lord, hearken unto my voice; 
       let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
ג  אִם-עֲוֺנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר-יָהּ--    אֲדֹנָימִי יַעֲמֹד.
       3 If Thou, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
ד  כִּי-עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה--    לְמַעַןתִּוָּרֵא.
        4 For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou may be feared.
ה  קִוִּיתִי יְהוָהקִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי;    וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָלְתִּי.
        5 I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.
ו   נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי--    מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶרשֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר.
        6 My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning; yea, more  than watchmen for the morning.
  ז  יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵלאֶל-יְהוָה:    כִּי-עִם-יְהוָה הַחֶסֶדוְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ   פְדוּת.
        7 O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD           there is mercy, and with Him  is plenteous redemption.
ח  וְהוּאיִפְדֶּה אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל--    מִכֹּלעֲוֺנֹתָיו.
        8 And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.



              Psalms Chapter 121 תְּהִלִּים
א  שִׁירלַמַּעֲלוֹת:
אֶשָּׂא עֵינַיאֶל-הֶהָרִים--    מֵאַיִןיָבֹא עֶזְרִי.
      1 A Song of Ascents. 
I      will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?
ב  עֶזְרִי