Is one prohibited from reciting Shema or praying in a place with a bad smell that is not from typical filth (e.g., wine cellars, beer houses, strong fermented smells)?
Synopsis
The Rambam records that great scholars were careful not to pray in places with strong fermented or beer smells, treating this as a pious practice rather than strict law. The Aruch HaShulchan distinguishes this category from actual foul/filth smells.
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