Response to Receiving a Message on Shabbat | Sheilot

Response to Receiving a Message on Shabbat

Question

I received a question on WhatsApp on Shabbat, am I allowed to answer it?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

It is permitted to answer.

However, it is advisable to request that it not be sent again on Shabbat.

Answered 9 April 2025 How answers are reviewed
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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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