Purchase by a Gentile on Shabbat

Work performed by a gentile on Shabbos

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Question

This coming Shabbat, there is a car auction abroad, and I am interested in buying there. Is it permissible to ask a Gentile before Shabbat to purchase for me there on Shabbat?

Answer

It is forbidden to send a Gentile to purchase on Shabbat for a Jew, and even before Shabbat, it is forbidden to send him. However, if he can purchase before or after Shabbat, it is permissible to send him, and if he then chooses to purchase on Shabbat of his own accord, it is allowed.

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