Is a person with intestinal illness (choleh me'ayim) exempt from tefillin even when not in active pain?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that one with intestinal illness is categorically exempt from tefillin. The Rema clarifies that other sick people are only exempt if they are in pain and their mind is unsettled; if not, they remain obligated. The Magen Avraham and Mishnah Berurah add that a choleh me'ayim is exempt even while walking in public, and it is forbidden for him to be stringent on himself (outside Shema/Tefillah).
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