Priority of Mincha over Megillah
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Question
If a person has the option to either pray Mincha first or read the Megillah, which should take precedence?
Answer
If both are before him, he should first pray Mincha and then read the Megillah. If he can pray Mincha later, he should first read the Megillah.
Source
According to Siman 286 regarding Mincha and Musaf, Mincha comes first, followed by Musaf, based on the principle of 'frequent and infrequent, frequent comes first'.
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