Borrowed Car Parked in an Undesirable Location
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Question
Hello, A person lent his car to a neighbor, and the neighbor parked the car on the sidewalk in a place where the lender would have preferred it not to be parked. 1. The lender's wife asks if the borrower returned the car and where it was parked. If the lender tells his wife where the car was parked and shows his disappointment about it, is this considered lashon hara (prohibited speech)? 2. Can the lender tell the borrower, if he lends him the car again, that he requests it to be parked in a specific place and not on the sidewalk, or would this cause the borrower distress by implying he made a mistake last time?
Answer
Hello
Even if the borrower returned the car to a place the lender does not like, it is not a fault of the borrower, as he is not supposed to know the lender's preferences.
Therefore, it is not considered lashon hara to tell where the borrower returned the car. However, it is forbidden to say anything derogatory about it to his wife.
There is no problem with a person politely telling his friend what he prefers and what is good for him.