Sitting on a Chair Designated for Father
Question
A chair that my father used to sit on, but now is only used when my grandfather visits, and my father does not sit on it. Is it permissible for me to sit on it?
Answer
Hello,
If currently the chair is not designated for your father, it is permissible for you to sit on it.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Laws of Honoring Father and Mother, Siman 240, Se'if 2
And do not sit in the place designated for him in the house
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