Do Jewish guests (orchim) who arrive in a walled city on Shabbat and stay in a separate courtyard prohibit the permanent Jewish residents from carrying throughout the city?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that transient Jewish guests do not prohibit the permanent Jewish residents; the guests are treated as subordinate (batel) to the permanent resident. A dispute exists between the Magen Avraham and Mechaber about whether the guests themselves may carry.
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