Telling a non-Jew to turn off the light in the refrigerator
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Question
I forgot to switch off the refrigerator bulb on Friday evening, on the eve of Shabbat. May I tell a non-Jew to turn it off? And why? Do I have to hint? And does the non-Jew also have to benefit from it?
Answer
It is permitted to hint to a non-Jew to turn it off, and one may even be lenient and tell him explicitly (since this is considered telling a non-Jew in a case of "pesik reisha").
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, siman 253, s"k 99
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