Credit Card On Shabbat
Question
Dear Rabbi Abadi, Thank you for the quick response! I may not have been clear in my previous question (posted below). Can I use (and provide) a credit card (visa, mastercard, etc.) on shabbat? The logic being, it acts in the same way a hotel's charge card would. Thank you. Robert Salame _________ Dear Rabbi Abadi, I am a bit confused about a response you provided to a question (posted below) regarding use of a credit card on Shabbat. It seems like the answer you provided is: credit cards are allowed on Shabbat so long as one does not sign for it. But you also say a credit card is muktzah. How could a credit card be muktzah but be allowed to be used? Am I misreading the question and answer? Thank you. Robert _______ Dear Rabbi Abadi, In previous posts it was mentioned that a person could charge food and drinks to a hotel room and pay for it later. Could I assume that it's okay to charge on a credit card, if I don't sign anything? Respectfully, Simon
Answer
Answered by Aaron AbadiYup Credit Card itself is Muktzah. AA