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==Applications==
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#For example, it is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57), Rambam (Melachim 6:10)</ref>
#It is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.<ref>Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57), Rambam (Melachim 6:10)</ref>


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The primary source in the Torah not to waste is derived from the passage that forbids cutting down a fruit tree when putting a city under siege. Yet, Chazal understand that any form of wasting a useable item is included in this prohibition, generally called Baal Tashchit.[1]

Applications

  1. It is forbidden to burn a useable shirt or break a vessel for no reason.[2]

Sources

  1. Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57)
  2. Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot (Lavin n. 57), Rambam (Melachim 6:10)