Is an eruv valid when placed for a conditional contingency (e.g., 'if the scholar comes from the east, my eruv is eastward') even if the scholar was outside the 4,000-amah range at twilight?

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Synopsis

The Mishnah Berurah rules that such a conditional eruv is valid even if the scholar had not yet entered within 4,000 amot at twilight, applying bereirah retroactively to validate the eruv in whichever direction the scholar ultimately came from.

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