One Hundred Blessings on Shabbat

Honoring Shabbos

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Question

I have returned to faith and have a big exam. If I don't study with digital devices on Shabbat, there will be a big argument at home. A rabbi told me not to argue with my father about religious matters, but to study on Friday until Shabbat begins, and then it's permissible to rest on Friday night. On Shabbat morning, first wake up late, and then when he wants me to study, tell him: 'You know I am religious, and if I study, I will have a guilty conscience and fear I won't remember anything for the exam. But I don't want to neglect the exam, so I'm going to sleep now to have the strength to study on Saturday night until the early hours.' The idea is brilliant and ingenious, but I have a problem: I read that it's forbidden to say on Shabbat that I'm sleeping to have the strength to study on Saturday night. What should I do?

Answer

Much respect, I was truly moved by the question, but in your case, since your entire statement is in honor of Shabbat so that you can observe Shabbat without disturbance, it is a great mitzvah to respond this way, and this is the honor of Shabbat. Fortunate is your portion.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 290, Se'if 1) Mishnah Berurah (Subparagraph 4).

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