Chofetz Chaim חפץ חיים

Part Two, The Prohibition Against Rechilut, Principle 3 · Seif 4

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1וְאִם כַּוָּנָתוֹ בְּסַפְּרוֹ אֶת הַדָּבָר לַחֲבֵרוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוֹכִיחַ אֶת רְאוּבֵן עַל שֶׁדִּבֵּר לָשׁוֹן הָרָע עַל שִׁמְעוֹן, עַיֵּן לְעֵיל בְּחֵלֶק א' בִּכְלָל י' סָעִיף ו'.
And if it were his intent in relating this to his friend to have him rebuke Reuven for speaking lashon hara against Shimon, see above, Part One, Principle X, section 6.

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