Asking a Small Child to Violate Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible for me to ask a child who is not my son to bring me something in a place where there is no eruv? I should note that both the child and I are Sephardic.
Answer
Hello, even according to the Shulchan Aruch, which holds that the obligation of education lies only on the father, it is forbidden to ask a child to do something because it accustoms him to perform prohibited actions.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 307, סעיף 1) Mishnah Berurah (סק"ו).
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