Must one prevent a non-Jew from extinguishing a fire on Shabbat? What about a Jewish minor?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one need not stop a non-Jew from extinguishing a fire (since they act for their own reasons), but one must stop a Jewish minor since the minor acts on behalf of his father.
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