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אורח חיים פ״זOrach Chayim 87

Siman 87 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 3 se'ifim

הלכות קריאת שמעLaws of Reciting Shema· siman 87

Se’if 1א׳

גְּרָף שֶׁל רְעִי וְעָבִיט שֶׁל מֵי רַגְלַיִם שֶׁל חֶרֶס אוֹ שֶׁל עֵץ, צָרִיךְ לְהַרְחִיק מֵהֶם כְּמוֹ מִצּוֹאָה, אֲפִלּוּ הֵטִיל בָּהֶם מַיִם. אֲבָל אִם הֵן שֶׁל מַתֶּכֶת אוֹ שֶׁל זְכוּכִית, אוֹ שֶׁל חֶרֶס מְצֻפֶּה, מֻתָּר אִם הֵם רְחוּצִים יָפֶה.

How Much One Needs to Distance at the Time of the Recitation of the Sh'ma from a Chamberpot Used for Excrement, containing 3 s'ifim A chamberpot used for excrement and a receptacle used for urine, [whether made] of earthenware or wood - one needs to distance from them as from excrement, even if one poured water into them. But if they are of metal, glass, or coated earthenware, it is permitted if they are washed well.

Se’if 2ב׳

גְּרָף וְעָבִיט שֶׁל חֶרֶס אוֹ שֶׁל עֵץ שֶׁכְּפָאוֹ עַל פִּיו, יֵשׁ מַתִּירִים וְיֵשׁ אוֹסְרִין, וַהֲלָכָה כְּדִבְרֵי הָאוֹסְרִים.

A chamberpot or receptacle of earthenware or wood that is upturned on its opening, there are those who permit and there are those who forbid, and the halakhah (law) is like those who forbid.

Se’if 3ג׳

מֻתָּר לִקְרוֹת קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע בְּבַיִת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ צוֹאָה וּמֵי רַגְלַיִם, אוֹ גְּרָף וְעָבִיט, כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִרְחִיק מֵהֶם כַּשִּׁעוּר שֶׁנִּתְבָּאֵר בְּסי' ע"ט, וְכֵן אִם כָּפָה עֲלֵיהֶם כְּלִי, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵם עִמּוֹ בַּבַּיִת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כִּקְבוּרִים, וּמֻתָּר לִקְרוֹת כְּנֶגְדָּן:

It it permitted to recite the Sh'ma in a house in which there is excrement or urine or a chamberpot [used for excrement] or receptacle [used for urine] as long as one has distanced from them the amount that was clarified in Siman 79. And similarly, if one inverts a vessel over them, even though they are with him in the house, behold it is as if they are buried and it is permitted to recite opposite them.

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