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חושן משפט צ״זChoshen Mishpat 97

Siman 97 of 427 in Choshen Mishpat — 30 se'ifim

הלכות טוען ונטעןPlaintiff and Defendant· siman 97

Choshen Mishpat is set from the Lemberg 1898 edition, which is unpointed, so the vowels switch has nothing to remove here.

Se’if 1א׳

להלוות לעני ושלא לנגשו ושלא לחבול כלי אוכל נפש ואלמנה והשבת העבוט ודין הסידור. ובו ל סעיפים: מצות עשה להלוות לעניי ישראל והיא מצוה גדולה יותר מהצדקה וקרובו עני קודם לעניים אחרים ועניי עירו קודמים לעניי עיר אחרת ואפילו עשיר שצריך להלוות מצוה להלוותו לפי שעה ולההנותו אף בדברים וליעצו עצה ההוגנת לו:

Lending to the poor, and not pressing him, and not taking in pledge utensils used in preparing food, nor from a widow; and the return of the pledge; and the law of the arrangement (the necessities the court sets aside for a debtor); it contains thirty se'ifim. It is a positive commandment to lend to the poor of Israel, and it is a greater mitzvah than charity; and one's poor relative comes before other poor, and the poor of his city come before the poor of another city. And even a rich man who needs to borrow — it is a mitzvah to lend to him for the time being, and to benefit him even with words, and to advise him with counsel that is fitting for him.

Se’if 2ב׳

אסור לנגוש את הלוה לפרוע כשיודע שאין לו ואפי' להראות לו אסור מפני שהוא נכלם בראותו למלוה ואין ידו משגת לפרוע:

It is forbidden to press the borrower to pay when one knows that he has nothing; and even to show oneself to him is forbidden, because he is ashamed on seeing the lender when his hand cannot reach to pay.

Se’if 3ג׳

אסור ללוה לכבוש ממון חבירו ולומר לו לך ושוב ומחר אתן ויש אתו:

It is forbidden for the borrower to withhold his fellow's money and say to him, "Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it", when he has it with him.

…and 25 more se'ifim in this siman.

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Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat — Lemberg 1898 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0

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