May one recite Sh'ma adjacent to a pit-toilet designed so waste rolls immediately into the pit, when no one urinates outside the pit?
Synopsis
A well-designed pit toilet where waste falls immediately into the pit is treated as a closed (sealed) bathroom and Sh'ma may be recited next to it — provided no bad smell and no urination outside the pit.
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