Does grain that was wet but did not split open become forbidden as chametz?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that even unsplit grain that was submerged or got wet is forbidden, since grain at rest comes to leavening. The Rema agrees and adds practical implications for grain stored in attics where rain leaked.
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