Respect for Parents

Honouring parents

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Question

Is it permissible to tell a friend that his father or mother made a mistake in something (not necessarily in Torah) if it is known that they won't mind?

Answer

Hello,

If it concerns something trivial, where there is truly no disgrace in having made a mistake, and it is also known that they do not mind if it is known they made a mistake, it is permissible.

However, generally, even a person who made a mistake in something trivial does not want their mistake to become a topic of conversation. In such a case, there is a prohibition of lashon hara (evil speech) regarding any person, and additionally, in the case of parents, there is also a prohibition of disrespecting parents.

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