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Are you allowed to directly ask a non-Jew to do a Melocho for you on Shabbat?

Ð'„Z You are not allowed to because the fear of the Melocho will be diminished so you might end u doing the Melocho yourself. Meaning, it would be too easy to get a melocho done on shabbos.

Ð'„Z Also, when you ask someone to do the Melocho for you, it is like you are dong the Melocho yourself because the non-

Jew is an extension of you.

Are you allowed to indirectly ask (or hint) a non-Jew to do a Melocho on Shabbat that you would benefit from?

Ð'„Z No, you cannot ask the non-Jew to do a Melocho if it allows you to do something that you couldnÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦t have done without the help of the non-Jew.

Ð'„Z If the action makes it EASIER to do something, then it is permitted.

Ð'„Z Even if the non-Jew does a Melocho for you WITHOUT being asked, you are not allowed to benefit from it.

Ð'„Z But if the non-Jew does the Melocho for his/her own benefit, you are allowed to benefit from it.

How exactly are you allowed to hint to the non-Jew to do the Melocho?

Ð'„Z You are allowed to hint the need of the Melocho to be done, but not the need for the non-Jew to do it for you. He must figure it out on his own.

Ð'„Z You may not say the words Ð'ÐŽÐ'§youÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ё to the non-Jew or else it is not allowed.

Are you allowed to ask a non-Jew to ask another non-Jew to do a Melocho for you on Shabbat?

Ð'„Z It is a Machloket on whether or not you are permitted to ask a non-Jew to ask another non-Jew to do a Melocho for you.

If someone is sick, can they ask a non-Jew to do a Melocho for them?

Cases with involve children and sick people fall under the category of disabling illness.

Ð'„Z Yes.