Magnet on a Refrigerator

Building on Shabbos

Question

Greetings and blessings! Is it permissible to attach a magnet to a refrigerator door on Shabbat, and if not, what prohibition is there in this, and is it also forbidden to move the magnet because it’s 'muktzeh'? Also, how is this different from a refrigerator door that also closes with a magnet, and we have not found that there is a prohibition in this.

Answer

Shalom and a happy new year!
There is no prohibition in attaching a magnet to a refrigerator on Shabbos.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Section Orach Chaim, chapter 314

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