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Halachot and Customs
Is it permissible to recite Tehillim during the Nine Days?
Question
To the esteemed rabbis of Hidabrut, I know that on Tisha B'Av we do not recite Tehillim, but during the eight days leading up to Tisha B'Av, is it permissible to recite Tehillim, since I am accustomed to reading all of Tehillim? I await your prompt response. Yehudit
Answer
Hello,
It is permissible to recite Tehillim in the days leading up to Tisha B'Av without concern.
On Tisha B'Av itself, one should not recite Tehillim; however, those who are lenient, especially after midday, have grounds for their leniency. For the sake of a sick person, it is permitted, as it is a form of request.
Sources: See Mishnah Berurah (Orach Chaim 554:7), Sha'ar HaTziyon (554:8), Chazon Ovadia on the Four Fast Days (p. 371), Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Yalkut Yosef 554:19), and Nechamat Yisrael (Chapter 34, Note 142:17).
Best regards,
Hillel Meirs
