Difficulty with the Consolation Formula on Shabbat

Comforting mourners

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Question

I always forget the formula said on Shabbat when comforting mourners. Is it possible to comfort as usual?

Answer

There is a disagreement on whether it is permissible to say "May the Omnipresent comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem" as usual, or if it is obligatory to say "Shabbat is for comfort, and consolation is near to come." Try to remember the formula similar to "Shabbat is for not crying out, and healing is near to come," but if you do not remember it, you can rely on those who permit saying "May the Omnipresent comfort you."

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 287, Paragraph 1) Mishnah Berurah (Subparagraphs 1; 2; 3; Biur Halacha on "and also").

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