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According to the laws of repentance, is one obligated to ask forgiveness for interpersonal sins the victim is unaware of?

For instance, suppose someone cursed their fellow "behind their back", and in private. Is that person obligated to inform the person of his deeds and ask forgiveness?

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    This is a machlokes between the MB and forgot who the other one is ,maybe Netziv . Have to find source – sam Sep 06 '19 at 17:31
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    @sam - The other is Reb Yisroel Salater who is reported to not have given a Haskama on Sefer Chofetz Chaim because this requirement was written in it. – פרי זהב Sep 06 '19 at 19:41
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    We must have this question already – Double AA Sep 06 '19 at 19:47
  • This story is brought is Sefer Perach Mateh Aharon pg 88, in the name of Rav Hunter. Also requoted in Sefer Kedosh Yisroel pg. רכז. – פרי זהב Sep 06 '19 at 19:51
  • @פריזהב pretty close ,now rings a bell ,tx – sam Sep 06 '19 at 19:58
  • Opposite question: https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/85034/ – DonielF Sep 06 '19 at 20:35
  • @donielf The question isn’t about winning against someone you don’t know, it’s sinning against someone who doesn’t know you sinned against them. In theory you can inform them, but is that a mitzvah? – Fei23 Sep 08 '19 at 04:08
  • @Fei23 You can inform them on an anonymous site also. https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/q/4754/ – DonielF Sep 08 '19 at 13:03

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