If one recited Shema in one's heart due to illness or unavoidable circumstances, did one fulfill the obligation?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that reciting Shema mentally (without speech) due to illness or unavoidable circumstances fulfills the obligation. The Rema extends this to unclean places l'chatchila. Commentators debate whether this is full fulfillment or a lesser credit when speech is impossible.
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