If a worker's wages are due on Erev Shabbat, must one pay the worker even at the expense of Shabbat provisions?
Synopsis
The Biur Halacha rules that paying a worker on time (a Torah obligation of 'on his day you shall give his wages') takes priority over purchasing Shabbat provisions.
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