Does placing a garment on the corpse substitute for a loaf of bread or child when moving a corpse?
Synopsis
Seif 3 records an opinion that a garment the corpse is wearing functions like a loaf/child. Authorities debate whether garments worn by the corpse at death are nullified (batel) to the corpse.
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