Yitay: I never understood why or how the Mechaber brought down those Halachos. The earlier Rishonim almost all omitted them for a reason-namely, that they’re against P’shat in the Gemara. I’ve had almost that entire Siman as a Tzarich Iyun for years. I have no real answer, especially as the Mechaber brings them down as Halacha and not Chumra/Middos Chassidus.
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