Halachot and Customs
Is it permitted to take a baby out at night?
Question
Hello, is it permitted for a baby to go out at night forty days after birth? Thank you!!
Answer
Hello,
It is permitted to take a baby out of the house at night even before forty days have passed since birth.
Sources: שו"ת Maayan Omer, Volume 12 (Chapter 1, Siman 6), in the name of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, of blessed memory. See also Sefer Segulot Raboteinu (page 371).
With blessings, Hillel Meirs
