Instructing a Non-Jew - In Matters of Dispute
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Question
Hello, Honorable Rabbi, Is the rule that instructing a non-Jew on Shabbat, in a matter where there is a dispute among the poskim, is permitted, agreed upon by all? For example, can one ask a non-Jew to place and heat on Shabbat, on the hotplate, a liquid dish, regarding which there is a dispute among the poskim, since the poskim have disagreed whether there is cooking after cooking in a liquid? With blessings and thanks.
Answer
Shalom Rav
The rule is correct; when there is a dispute among the poskim, it is permitted to instruct a non-Jew to do it.
Source
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Ovadia Fried, shlita
According to Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 314, Seif 7