Grain Planted Before Pesach That Sprouted

Date: 13 Shevat 5598

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Yaakov Ehrlich

Description

A man forgot to sell his planted wheat to a non-Jew before Pesach, and the grain subsequently grew and produced a crop. The Chasam Sofer rules leniently, invoking a double doubt (safek sfeka).

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §104

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