Chapter 22
General Principles Relating to Muktzeh on Shabbath and Yom Tov
MUKTZEH OBJECTS BELONGING TO A NON-JEW
53.a. 1) Similarly, merchandise which a non-Jewish shopkeeper takes from his stock, and whose use is a intended permitted one, may be moved and used by a Jew.
2) This is so in spite of the fact that the owner of the merchandise is particular not to use it even for his own purposes.
53.b. Still, the Jew must be careful not to infringe the prohibitions connected with buying and selling explained in Chapter 29, paragraph 17.
54.a. Food which a Jew is not permitted to eat and from which he is forbidden to derive benefit, such as chametz on clothing Passover or fruit which is orla, is muktzeh even if it belongs to a non-Jew
54.b. 1) However, food which a Jew is not permitted to eat but from which he is allowed to derive benefit is not muktzeh
2) Examples are
a) cooked meat that belongs to a non-Jew and does not comply with the halachic requirements for consumption by a Jew and
b) fruit of a non-Jew which still needs to have terumath and ma’aaroth separated from it
3) Likewise, the clothing of a non-Jew which contains a combination of wool and linen, and any other item which a Jew is not permitted to use for its normal purpose, but from which he is allowed to derive benefit, is not muktzeh.
