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Being mevatel a keli on Shabbos

Question:

Is it permitted on Shabbos for a sick person to vomit into a bowl (for example, the negel vasser basin)? Why would this not be considered “nullifying a vessel from its preparedness,” as the vomit is muktzah and the bowl becomes muktzah?

Answer:

It is permitted and it isn’t a problem of nullifying a vessel from its preparedness because this halacha does not apply if what we are doing is in order to prevent a disgusting situation, which is what would happen if he wouldn’t do it into the bowl.

Sources:

Tehila L’dovid 35-7, Nachlas Yisroel 11-10.

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