Asking a Jew to Work on Shabbat

Just as Jews are oligated to not violate the Shabbat themselves, they are similarly required to prevent other Jews from transgressing the Shabbat laws when possible. One may not encourage Shabbat transgression, even by non-observant Jews who are going to violate the Shabbat anyway. Asking a non-observant Jew to do something forbidden is much more severe than asking a non-Jew. In addition to causing real sin to occur, the instigater himself violates "lifnei iver lo titen michshal" for beng the cause of someone else's demise.

Asking a non-observant Jew to do work on Shabbat

• It is forbidden to ask a Jew to do forbiden work.