Is it permitted to sit on a basket full of figs or dried figs?

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Synopsis

Sitting on a wicker basket full of soft figs or dried figs is prohibited because the weight crushes and ruins the food. Sitting on a firm pressed cake of figs (iggul shel deveilah) or on a basket of legumes is permitted.

Early Acharonim
Late Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
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