Definition of the Mourning of the Nine Days
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Question
Why is it that during the Nine Days, meat and wine are forbidden, but studying Torah is allowed, whereas for a mourner, it is the opposite: meat and wine are allowed, but studying Torah is forbidden?
Answer
Shalom Rav
The mourning of Tisha B'Av is like the mourning of the seven days for a close relative, where studying Torah is forbidden.
However, the Nine Days are not considered as the days of the seven, but they have certain mourning customs.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, Siman 551.