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Prayer · Orach Chaim 92

Minimum Requirements for Prayer

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If one needed to relieve themselves (urinate or defecate) and prayed anyway — is the prayer valid?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Bodily Needs Before Prayer

Is one who needs to relieve themselves prohibited from Torah study as well as prayer?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Bodily Needs and Torah Study

If bodily urge arises in the middle of the Amidah, may one finish the prayer or must one stop?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Interrupting for Bodily Needs

If bodily urge arises during Shema and its blessings, may one continue reciting or must one stop?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Interrupting for Bodily Needs

Must one remove mucus and phlegm before praying?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Removing Distractions

How far must one travel to obtain water for handwashing before prayer?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Handwashing Before Prayer

If one washed hands in the morning and was then distracted (heseich hadaat), must one re-wash before prayer?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Handwashing — Heseich HaDaat

If one is in the middle of prayer and remembers touching a dirty place, what is required?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Touching Impure Place Mid-Pr…

What constitutes a 'dirty place' (makom metu'naf) that requires handwashing?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Definition of Dirty Place

How long must one wait after urinating before praying, and after praying before urinating?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Waiting After Urinating

How long must one wait after spitting before praying, and may one spit during or shortly after prayer?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Spitting Before and After Pr…

Is it a mitzvah to give charity before prayer?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Charity Before Prayer