May a woman who forgot to cut her nails before Shabbat have them removed for her mikveh night that falls on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Magen Avraham permits asking a non-Jew to remove the nails by hand as a shevut d'shevut for the sake of a mitzvah. If impossible by hand, the non-Jew may even use a tool. If no non-Jew is available, she should clean carefully under the nails.
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