Purchase by a Gentile on Shabbat
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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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