Is it permitted to lend or rent one's animal to a non-Jew who will use it for work on Shabbat?
Synopsis
There is a biblical obligation for one's animals to rest on Shabbat. Therefore, lending or renting an animal for Shabbat labor is prohibited from the Torah. The debate concerns: which animals are covered, whether stipulating return before Shabbat is effective, and whether a non-Jew's promise about Shabbat is trusted.
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