Asking a Non-Jew to Turn Off the Light in the Refrigerator
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Question
I forgot to turn off the light in the refrigerator before Shabbat. Is it permissible to ask a non-Jew to turn it off? And why? Is it necessary to hint? Does the non-Jew need to benefit from it as well?
Answer
It is permissible to hint to a non-Jew to turn it off, and it is even permissible to explicitly ask (since it is considered asking a non-Jew in a case of 'psik reisha').
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 253, Se'if Katan 99
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