Do You Like Catching People Lying? AMAZING Chofetz Chaim Story (6 Minutes)

1:41So, he gives the rabbi, the rabbi of the kehillah, all of his money. Now, this is six months' worth of money, six months of parnassah. His family at home is waiting for this parnassah. The letters he sends to his wife include, "How's the cow doing?" It's not just about how the cow is doing; the cow is the parnassah. Why? Because he's selling books. He has to bring the parnassah home. So now, six months' worth of money, six months of parnassah, he just gave it to this rabbi. But since it's moments before Shabbat, there's no time to make him sign an agreement. So he says "Shabbat Shalom," gives him the money, prays. Motzei Shabbat, it's time for him to leave. The Chafetz Chaim packs up and leaves without the money. Without the money. So the rabbi is very excited that a Gadol HaDor came by, wow, what a great Shabbat. But he starts thinking, oh, wait a minute. I forgot the money with me. I forgot to give him the money. He starts running in the street, starts running, running, running. You took your shoes, you took your donkey, you took your books, took everything. Do you remember something else? Do you remember the money? Or did you forget the money? How can you forget about six months' worth of salary? I didn't forget about the money because once you get the money, I didn't have enough time.

3:03an agreement with you. You took ownership of the money you borrowed; you had possession of the money. Technically, I gave you the ability to lie because now it's your word, as there's no agreement that testifies that you actually took the money. If I ask you for the money and you say, "No, I didn't take the money," technically, I can't prove it. But it doesn't really make a difference; you are now able to lie, and... One lie, that one lie, and you know I enabled you to make that one lie I enabled you to make by not signing an agreement could actually create an angel big enough to destroy your entire city. So why should I put you in a position where you have to lie? That's why I said, you know what? It's better that I lose six months' worth of salary and... that puts you in a position where you have to fight your yetzer hara and lie once. We are often excited to find someone lying to us. Ah, I knew you were lying. Ah, you liar. I caught you. You were there on Tuesday, weren't you? Yeah, you ate. You didn't eat. We love to catch people lying. Oh, you said you didn't eat, but you ate. I see the ketchup on your cheek. I see it. Ah, you ate. We love to catch people lying. The reality of it is,

4:28Satan also loves to catch people lying. He says, "Oh, you like to catch people lying? Let me show you how I catch people lying." Don't catch people lying. You know they're going to lie to you. Don't say anything; don't put them in a situation to lie. Why? Because now you become like Machiavelli. If you know they're going to lie to you, don't say anything. Don't say anything; don't become a partner; don't enable them to lie to you. You know they're going to lie. Don't ask, don't ask, don't ask the question; there's no need, says sometimes the wives. The wives ask their husbands questions they know they're gonna lie sometimes. Husbands don't make stupid lies; They make stupid lies. Husbands don't lie about big things. Husbands lie about stupid things. Like, where were you? How come it took you so long to get home? In reality, he was just talking with the guys. He was talking with the guys for an extra hour. What did he say? Ah, it was traffic. Now, she knows there wasn't traffic. She saw on the news there's no traffic. But the husband's not going to say, I hung out with the guys and had a beer with the guys. He's not going to say it. He's going to lie to her. She knows he's lying. She's still going to ask him, why?

5:34Let me see him again. I love us showing him. You said, "Why are you asking him to lie? You know he's going to lie. Why do you feel like if you don't ask him, you're going to die?" If you have a condition, I'll pick you up anyway. It's not a problem.