Validity of Sefer Torah Written by Fraudulent Sofer

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Yaakov Ber

Description

A scribe who sold tefillin with missing or incomplete parshiyos was later disqualified; the question arose whether a Sefer Torah he had previously written must also be invalidated retroactively. The Chasam Sofer rules the Sefer Torah remains valid, arguing that as a sinner motivated by profit, the scribe has no incentive to compromise the Sefer Torah, and a single known incident is insufficient to establish mumar status.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §7

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