Beitza 26b-27a
1- We continued last weeks discussion:
An object that was fit at the beginning of Shabbos, became unfit and then fit again. Is that object now muktzah?
We touched upon many ideas of muktzah.
2- When something which was muktza at the start of Shabbos it locks its status and remains that way even when the reason for it being muktza has passed.
For example: A candelabra. Even after the candles have extinguished it is not permissible to move the candelabra.
כל דבר שהיה אסור בטלטול בבין השמשות ובשבת הלך לו הדבר הגורם לו האיסורלט כגון דבר שהיה מוקצה בבין השמשות מחמת איסורמ דהיינו שמחמת איזה איסור שהיה אסור באכילה ולא היה ראוי לכלוםמא בבין השמשות היה מוקצה ואסור בטלטולמב ובשבת נסתלק ממנו האיסור ונעשה ראוי אעפ”כ אסור לטלטלו כל השבת כולה.
3- One that had the intention to remove the צuktza (i.e. thru a nochri) in the middle of Shabbos. Does the table (בסיס) lose its muktza status?
Two opinions. The AR rules to be stringent unless there is a great need.
ואפילו אם היה בדעתו שלא ישארו שם כל השבת כולה אלא בכניסת השבת בלבד דהיינו שהיה בדעתו שישארו שם עד לאחר בין השמשות בלבדפ שאז יסירם משם ע”י ניעור אין זה מועיל כלום
4- Similarly, if one made a תנאי to remove the muktza during Shabbos.
Two opinions. The AR rules to be stringent.
5- Our Gemara makes a difference between something that will surely lose its Muktza status, or a human can change its status and something that is beyond human control, such as the weather…
Such as a pot of cholent when at bein ha’shmoshos it is inedible because it it too hot. Why can we eat it the next day? Why is it not Muktza for the entire Shabbos. The answer is because one can always remove the pot off the fire and it will surely cool off.
On the other hand fruit that one is waiting for the sun to dry and is still moist and inedible at bein ha’shmoshos, even if it does happen to dry out by morning is still Muktza because tomorrow may be cloudy and it may not dry.
6- We touched upon a case of wet laundry at bein ha’shmoshos. In the morning it would surely be dry. Is it Muktzah after it dries out? See # 3 above.
7- We discussed the famous ‘lomdisher’ sefer Afikei Yam penned by Reb Yechiel Michel Rabinowitz of Slutzk who was murdered in WWII.
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In his Sefer (2,19) he discussed the Rashi that states that the reason for muktzah is because one needs to prepare everything prior to Shabbos.
This why Rashi writes on 2b that Muktza is prohibited Min Hatorah! As opposed to all other Rishonim (based upon a Gemore) that it is only Mi’Derabonon.
מוקצה הוא מה שלא הוכן לפני שבת.
See here.