When urine is on the ground, must the revi'it of water reach all areas where the urine has spread (tofe'ach al menat lehatfi'ach)?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that the water must visibly spread over all areas of the ground that are moist from urine (tofe'ach al menat lehatfi'ach). The Biur Halacha raises a doubt whether indirect moisture connection is sufficient.
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