May one place a vessel beneath a muktze item on Shabbos to catch it when it falls?
Synopsis
Placing a vessel beneath a muktze item is forbidden because it renders the vessel itself muktze (bitul keli meheichano — nullifying the vessel from its proper use). Covering the muktze item with a vessel is permitted as long as the vessel doesn't touch it.
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