Chapter 22
General Principles Relating to Muktzeh on Shabbath and Yom Tov
MUKTZEH OBJECTS BELONGING TO A NON-JEW
51.a. On the other hand, an item which, if it belonged to a Jew, on Shabbath would be muktzeh because its owner put all thought of moving it on Shabbath out of his mind (due to the possible involvement of a prohibition) is not muktzeh if it belongs to a non-Jew.
51.b. In the same way, an item intended for sale (see Chapter 20, paragraph 21) by its non-Jewish owner is not muktzeh
52.a. Likewise, a table belonging to a non-Jew, on which he put a muktzeh object at the commencement of Shabbath (not for a Jew), may be moved by a Jew
1) once the non-Jew has removed the muktzeh object from it or
2) once the Jew has removed it, for instancea)
a) in a manner, and with a part of the body, which he would not normally use for that purpose (as to which see paragraph 34 above) or
b) by means of another article held in his hand (as to which see paragraph 35 above).
52.b. 1) This is not the case if the non-Jew put the muktzeh object there for the Jew.
2) For example, if he put his own candlestick on his own table to provide light for the Jew, the table is muktzeh and remains so, even after the candlestick has been removed.
