Shabbat Clothes on Shabbat When Father is Sitting Shiva
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Question
When a father is sitting shiva, is it permitted to wear Shabbat clothes on Shabbat?
Answer
It is permitted to wear Shabbat clothes on Shabbat, as it is customary for the mourner himself to wear Shabbat clothes, and one may wear Shabbat clothes after bathing in honor of Shabbat without waiting for Mincha Ketana.
Source
In our times, it is customary that even the mourner wears regular Shabbat clothes, as otherwise, it would be public mourning since everyone has different clothes for Shabbat. As explained in Aruch HaShulchan, Siman 11, and similarly written in Birkei Yosef, this is the custom today.
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