Tachanun in the House of the Deceased When There is No Mourner Praying
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Question
A man without sons passed away, and his daughter is sitting shiva. The comforters are praying Mincha in the house of the deceased, and the mourner is, of course, in another room. Should the prayers include Tachanun?
Answer
Tachanun is not recited.
Source
If sitting shiva in the house of the deceased, Tachanun is not recited, as written in Mishnah Berurah, Siman 131, Se'if Katan 20: "And see in Aruch HaShulchan, where he is uncertain, even when praying in the place of the deceased, if the mourner is not in his house, not to recite Tachanun." And since in Tachanun we lean towards leniency, it is not recited. Additionally, since the mourner is in another room in the same house, Tachanun is not recited in her house.