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Answering Amen with Unclean Hands

Question

Is it permissible for a person who has not washed his hands, in the morning or after leaving the restroom, to answer Amen to blessings?

Answer

Shalom and blessings 

It is permissible to answer Amen when one’s hands are not clean. 

Source

Tiferet Adam (by Rabbi Chaim Avraham ben David).

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