Sitting on a Recliner Sofa
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Question
Can a couple who are prohibited from sitting together sit on a "recliner" sofa, where the base is not one and each side has its own metal parts, and you don't feel the sofa sinking when the other sits on the adjacent seat of the sofa? Regarding the lifting of the "recliner" for the legs, is it permissible to lift when the couple sits together on the sofa, or is it like lying down? And what about when one of them also lowers the back part, which is then really full lying down, is it permissible for the woman to sit when the husband is lying like that? And vice versa. Thank you!
Answer
Hello,
It is permissible to sit on one sofa when you do not really feel the other sitting.
If the base is divided, it is permissible for one to be in a reclining position while the other part is in a sitting position, and it is not considered 'one bed'.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 195