Telling a Sick Mother about a Sibling's Illness
Question
My mother is very elderly and now my sister has fallen ill. I fear that if we tell her, she may not survive. Is it permissible to lie to her and hide my sister's illness? Currently, my sister cannot visit our mother, and our mother asks about her from time to time.
Answer
It is forbidden to tell her.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah, Chapter 337, Paragraph 1).
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