Does adding a small amount of valid oil to forbidden oils make it permitted to kindle with the mixture?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that even adding olive oil to oils that do not flow (making them flow) does not permit them. There is a dispute about the ratio and whether a majority of valid oil would nullify the forbidden oil.
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