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אורח חיים ש״זOrach Chayim 307

Siman 307 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 22 se'ifim

הלכות שבתLaws of Shabbat· siman 307

Se’if 1א׳

וְדַבֵּר דָּבָר (יְשַׁעְיָה נח, יג): שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא דִּבּוּרְךָ שֶׁל שַׁבָּת כְּדִבּוּרְךָ שֶׁל חֹל; הִלְכָּךְ אָסוּר לוֹמַר: דָּבָר פְּלוֹנִי אֶעֱשֶׂה לְמָחָר אוֹ סְחוֹרָה פְּלוֹנִית אֶקְנֶה לְמָחָר, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּשִׂיחַת דְּבָרִים בְּטֵלִים אָסוּר לְהַרְבּוֹת. הַגָּה: וּב"א שֶׁסִּפּוּר שְׁמוּעוֹת וְדִבְרֵי חִדּוּשִׁים הוּא עֹנֶג לָהֶם, מֻתָּר לְסַפְּרָם בְּשַׁבָּת כְּמוֹ בַּחֹל; אֲבָל מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִתְעַנֵּג, אָסוּר לְאָמְרָם כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּתְעַנֵּג בָּהֶם חֲבֵרוֹ (ת"ה סי' ס"א).

The Laws of Shabbat as it relates to Speech, 22 Seifim: “Ve’daber davar” (teaches us) that one’s manner of speech on Shabbos must not be the same as one’s manner of speech on a weekday. Therefore, it is prohibited to say 'I will do such and such tomorrow' or 'I will purchase this and this merchandise tomorrow'. Even idle talk should be curbed. Rema: People who enjoy hearing stories or the latest news may speak these things on Shabbos but one who does not enjoy them may not speak them for the sake of giving pleasure to someone else.

Se’if 2ב׳

אָסוּר לִשְׂכֹּר פּוֹעֲלִים וְלֹא לוֹמַר לְעַכּוּ"ם לִשְׂכֹּר לוֹ פּוֹעֲלִים בְּשַׁבָּת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין הַיִּשְׂרָאֵל צָרִיךְ לְאוֹתָהּ מְלָאכָה אֶלָּא לְאַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת, שֶׁכָּל מַה שֶּׁהוּא אָסוּר לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ אָסוּר לוֹמַר לְעַכּוּ"ם לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ; וַאֲפִלּוּ לוֹמַר לוֹ קֹדֶם הַשַּׁבָּת לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ בְּשַׁבָּת, אָסוּר; אֲבָל מֻתָּר לוֹמַר לוֹ אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת: לָמָּה לֹא עָשִׂיתָ דָּבָר פְּלוֹנִי בְּשַׁבָּת שֶׁעָבַר, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמֵּבִין מִּתּוֹךְ דְּבָרָיו שֶׁרְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂנּוּ בְּשַׁבָּת הַבָּאָה.

It is prohibited to hire workers or to ask a Gentile to hire workers on Shabbos, even if the Jew only requires the work to be done after Shabbos. This is because everything that one is forbidden to do it is forbidden to tell a Gentile to do. It is also prohibited to ask a Gentile before Shabbos to do something on Shabbos. Nevertheless one is permitted to say to him after Shabbos “why did you not do so and so last Shabbos”, even though he will understand that one wishes he should do that particular Melacha next Shabbos.

Se’if 3ג׳

אָסוּר לִתֵּן לְעַכּוּ"ם מָעוֹת מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת לִקְנוֹת לוֹ בְּשַׁבָּת, אֲבָל יָכוֹל לוֹמַר לוֹ: קְנֵה לְעַצְמְךָ וְאִם אֶצְטָרֵךְ אֶקְנֶה מִמְּךָ לְאַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת.

It is prohibited to give money to a Gentile before Shabbos for him to make a purchase on Shabbos but one may say to him “purchase it for yourself and if necessary I will buy it from you after Shabbos.”

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