Must one avoid praying in a place or at a time that impairs concentration?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one must avoid praying where or when concentration is impaired, but then acknowledges that nowadays we are not careful about this because we cannot concentrate so deeply anyway. The MB and Aruch HaShulchan clarify that even so, one must still remove obvious distractions before praying.
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