If one prayed the weekday Amidah on Shabbat (without Shabbat) or did not pray at all, and heard the chazan recite Magen Avot from beginning to end — has he fulfilled his obligation?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that hearing Magen Avot from the chazan from beginning to end fulfills one's Maariv obligation, because Maariv is voluntary. The Biur Halacha qualifies this for Yom Tov on Shabbat.
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