Reason for Exemption from Wearing Tefillin at Mincha
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Question
In the Shulchan Aruch, Siman 37, S"B, it is written that the reason we do not fulfill the mitzvah of wearing tefillin all day today is due to our inability to keep our bodies clean all day, and therefore we only put on tefillin during Shacharit. It is also customary not to wear tefillin during the rest of the day. And in the Shulchan Aruch, Siman 80, Seif 1, it is written that one should not pray if the body is not clean, and one should not pass gas during prayer, and there is no distinction between Shacharit and Mincha prayers, so even during Mincha prayer, a person is obligated to keep their body clean. I wondered, if so, since we are obligated to keep our bodies clean during Mincha prayer anyway, what is the permission not to wear tefillin then? I would be happy to hear the words of the living God. Thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom Rav
The laws of bodily cleanliness for tefillin are more stringent.
Source
See Siman 37 and Siman 103