If the prayer leader is in a smaller adjacent space and the congregation in the larger space, does he fulfill their obligation?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that if the leader is in the small and congregation in the large, he fulfills their obligation (leader drawn after congregation). Reverse: congregation in small, leader in large — he does not fulfill their obligation.
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