File Written on Shabbat

Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos

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Question

I employ a Jew who does not observe the Torah, and he sent me a file on Shabbat, heaven forbid, which he apparently worked on during Shabbat. This person receives a monthly salary from me, and the main part of his earnings is a percentage based on success. Am I allowed to open this file and use it?

Answer

Shalom Rav

It is permitted to use the work on Motzei Shabbat.

The ruling is that work done on Shabbat intentionally is permitted for others to benefit from on Motzei Shabbat. Some say that a Jew who does not observe the commandments must wait to benefit from the work for the time it would take to perform it on Motzei Shabbat.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Siman 318, Seif 1 and PMG, Siman 335

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