Moving a Phone on Shabbat
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Question
A phone that also serves as an alarm clock and rings on Shabbat, is it permissible to move it to another place so it does not disturb?
Answer
In the definition of muktzeh, if it is given to a small child to play with, it is not considered muktzeh machmat chisaron kis, but only a kli shemelachto le'issur, and it is permitted to move it for its use or its place, thus it is allowed to move the phone. However, if it is not given to a child to play with, it is considered muktzeh machmat chisaron kis, and it is forbidden to move it for its use or its place, and it is only allowed by means of a change.
However, the ruling of our teacher Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita, is that one should not move a phone on Shabbat at all due to the desecration of Shabbat.
However, the ruling of our teacher Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita, is that one should not move a phone on Shabbat at all due to the desecration of Shabbat.
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