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# Gentiles are not obligated in [[Tefillah]] but if they do pray they fulfill a mitzvah like a person who | # Gentiles are not obligated in [[Tefillah]] but if they do pray they fulfill a mitzvah, and are considered to be like a person who is not commanded but volunteers to do so. <Ref>Sh”t O.C. Igrot Moshe 2:25 writes that non-Jews are not obligated to pray to Hashem but if they do they fulfill a mitzvah and receive reward as someone who is not commanded but nonetheless, volunteers. See Sh"t HaRambam 148 who writes even regarding [[Brit Milah]] that non-Jews can volunteer to perform a mitzvah.</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Prayer]] | [[Category:Prayer]] |