Chofetz Chaim Daily 5 Kislev 8:3 Asur to say LH about a child if it will put him in a bad light or cause him damage. 8:4 Asur to say LH about an am haaretz. Saying LH on a scholar can often be in the category of mivazeh Talmid Chacham which is a terrible sin. Someone who’s a Rav and toils in Torah is considered a Talmid Chacham.
Chofetz Chaim Daily 6 Kislev
8:5 Mitzvah to say LH about a known apikores* (one who denies anything of written or oral law)
8:6 If its a rumor, you can suspect and stay away, but do not believe it until you see it yourself or otherwise verify it. 8:7 Same laws above 8:5 apply for a rasha. Here again the Halachos are different for a Tinok Shenishba.
*The Poskim say that a Tinok Shenishba has a Halacha of a regular Jew and no LH should be said about him, unless it is LeToeles with all the conditions.
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