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Siman 14

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Not to marry a woman during the days of his mourning, and it contains 2 sectionsשלא לישא אשה בימי אבלו ובו ב' סעי'
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§ 1
The Tur wrote: It is forbidden for a person to perform erusin within thirty days of mourning, and one who has small children and has no one to serve him—it is permitted to enter into marriage even within seven, however, he may not have relations with her until after thirty days. And one who does not have children or who has not yet fulfilled the commandment of procreation is forbidden to enter into marriage within seven, but after seven it is permitted to enter into marriage and have relations even if he is mourning for his father or for his mother. And after thirty days, any person is permitted even if he fulfilled the commandment of procreation and does not have small children, even if he is mourning for his father or for his mother. Thus far his words. And the Rambam permits performing erusin even on the day of death, provided that he does not make a feast, as is written in Yoreh Deah siman 392.
כתב הטור: אסור לו לאדם לארס תוך שלשים יום של אבילות, ומי שיש לו בנים קטנים ואין לו מי ישמשנו – מותר ליכנס אפילו תוך שבעה, ומיהו לא יבא עליה עד לאחר שלשים יום. ומי שאין לו בנים או שלא קיים עדיין פו"ר אסור לכנוס תוך שבעה, אבל לאחר ז' מותר לכנוס ולבעול אפילו מתאבל הוא על אביו ועל אמו. ולאחר שלשים יום כל אדם מותר אפילו קיים פו"ר ואין לו בנים קטנים, אפילו הוא מתאבל על אביו ועל אמו, עכ"ל. והרמב"ם מתיר ליארס אפילו ביום המיתה, ובלבד שלא יעשה סעודה כמ"ש ביו"ד סי' שצ"ב.
§ 2
If one betrothed a woman and she became a mourner, and he has not fulfilled the commandment of procreation—it is permitted to marry her within the thirty days of her mourning [Tur], but if he has fulfilled the commandment of procreation—he must wait until after the days of her mourning. And regarding betrothal—it is permitted in any case, provided that he does not make a feast, and in Yoreh Deah there several more laws regarding this were explained; see there.
שידך אשה ואירעה אבל והוא לא קיים פו"ר – מותר לכונסה תוך שלשים לאבלה [טור], אבל אם קיים פו"ר – צריך להמתין עד לאחר ימי אבלה. ובשידוכין – מותר בכל עניין אלא שלא יעשה סעודה, וביו"ד שם נתבאר עוד כמה דינים בזה ע"ש.
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