Cleaning Dishes on Shabbat
Question
Hello,
On Shabbat, after the meals, it really bothers my wife that the dishes and pots remain dirty on the countertop or in the sink.
Is it permissible to clean them on Shabbat even when they are not needed for another meal?
Answer
Hello and Happy Hanukkah!
If the cleaning of the dishes is intended for the needs of Shabbat itself, meaning that the dirty dishes are bothersome, it is permissible to wash them on Shabbat.
However, if the purpose is to expedite cleaning after Shabbat or to save work on Motza'ei Shabbat, it is forbidden.
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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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