The Mitzvah of Charity - Hospitality

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Question

Hello, if someone hosts a person who has no food and place to sleep, do they fulfill the mitzvah of charity?

Answer

Hello,

In this case, one fulfills the mitzvot of hospitality and charity. (Similarly, there are instances where transporting people in one's car fulfills the mitzvah of charity).


Source

See Rema, Orach Chaim, Siman 333, Seif 1. And Sefer HaChaim (brother of the Maharal, part Sefer Parnasa VeKalkala, chapter 3), and in Sefer Yesh Nochalin by the father of the Shlah (chapter 2, 7) and in the glosses of the son of the Shlah (there, letter 26). And see Ahavat Chesed by the author of Chafetz Chaim (part 3, chapter 1), and Pitchei Teshuva (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 69, Seif Katan 13). And see Peah, chapter 5, Mishnah 4, and Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 253, Seif 4. All this is explained in detail in Sefer Psakim VeHoraot at the end of the laws of charity.

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