Lighting Candles When the Wife Has Gone to the Hospital
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Question
My wife has gone to the hospital with our daughter (it's Friday, an hour before Shabbat). We don't know if she will return home on Shabbat night. Who should light the Shabbat candles and where?
Answer
Shalom Rav and a speedy recovery
You should light the candles at home and fulfill the obligation on behalf of your wife.
[Your wife has no place to light candles since she does not have a fixed room at the onset of Shabbat, and in most cases, there is no place in the hospital to light with a blessing according to the law].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 263.