The Shulchan Aruch · Orach Chayim
אורח חיים תרכ״הOrach Chayim 625
Siman 625 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 1 se'if
הלכות סוכהLaws of Sukkot· siman 625
Se’if 1א׳
בַּסֻכּוֹת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְגו' כִּי בַּסֻכּוֹת הוֹשַׁבְתִּי אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵם עַנְנֵי כָּבוֹד שֶׁהִקִּיפָם בָּהֶם לְבַל יַכֵּם שָׁרָב וָשֶׁמֶשׁ וּמִצְוָה לְתַקֵּן הַסֻּכָּה מִיָּד לְאַחַר יוֹם כִּפּוּר, דְּמִצְוָה הַבָּאָה לְיָדוֹ אַל יַחְמִיצֶנָּה (מַהֲרִי"ל).
On Succot we shall dwell for 7 days etc. Because on Succot I protected the children of Israel. These refer to the clouds of glory who protected them from all the intense heat and the sun of the desert. And it is a Mitzvah to begin building the Succah immediately after Yom Kippur. For if a Mitzvah that comes to one's hands, one should not delay performing it.[Maharil]
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain
English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0