Does wearing a four-cornered garment without tzitzit violate a positive commandment?
Synopsis
The Mechaber states that covering oneself in a garment requiring tzitzit without attaching tzitzit nullifies a positive commandment. The Mishnah Berurah and Aruch HaShulchan clarify this is an obligation on the person (chovat gavra), not on the object — it only applies when one wears the garment, not when it sits in a drawer.
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