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# One cannot pose questions from [[Tosafot]]'s logic against the Rambam. Gavra aGavra KaRamit?!<ref>Yad Malachi (Klalei HaRambam 8)</ref> | # One cannot pose questions from [[Tosafot]]'s logic against the Rambam. Gavra aGavra KaRamit?!<ref>Yad Malachi (Klalei HaRambam 8)</ref> | ||
# The [[Rivash]] and [[Rosh]] warn that one who attempts to rule on practical matters solely from Mishneh Torah without understanding its Talmudic context will likely mistake Assur for Muttar and Muttar for Assur, thinking he understands the material. At the same time, the Rambam's explicit intention was to write the Halacha so clearly that one need not be bogged down by the confusing Sugya and need only Mishneh Torah to know how to act, so some Acharonim, such as the Ohr HaChaim and Baal HaTanya are less concerned. While that is true, the Rambam himself explains in a letter that he did so for people for whom understanding the Gemara was beyond their reach.<ref>Shu"t HaRivash (Siman 144), Shu"t HaRosh (Klal 31 Siman 9), Rishon LeTzion (Berachot 60a, Sukkah 12b), Yad Malachi (Klalei HaRambam 20), Shulchan Aruch HaRav (Kuntress Acharon Hilchot Talmud Torah Perek 2), Iggerot HaRambam (Shilat Edition, page 439)</ref> | # The [[Rivash]] and [[Rosh]] warn that one who attempts to rule on practical matters solely from Mishneh Torah without understanding its Talmudic context will likely mistake Assur for Muttar and Muttar for Assur, thinking he understands the material. At the same time, the Rambam's explicit intention was to write the Halacha so clearly that one need not be bogged down by the confusing Sugya and need only Mishneh Torah to know how to act, so some Acharonim, such as the Ohr HaChaim and Baal HaTanya are less concerned. While that is true, the Rambam himself explains in a letter that he did so for people for whom understanding the Gemara was beyond their reach.<ref>Shu"t HaRivash (Siman 144), Shu"t HaRosh (Klal 31 Siman 9), Rishon LeTzion (Berachot 60a, Sukkah 12b), Yad Malachi (Klalei HaRambam 20), Shulchan Aruch HaRav (Kuntress Acharon Hilchot Talmud Torah Perek 2), Iggerot HaRambam (Shilat Edition, page 439)</ref> | ||
# | # The Rambam is drawn extremely after the [[Rif]]<ref>Yad Malachi (Klalei HaTalmud 148, 154, 301, 307, 330, 415, 550)</ref> and seldom disagrees with him, so one should not assume so unless there are already a great number of Rishonim for him to side with.<ref>Yad Malachi (Klalei HaRambam 29)</ref> | ||
== Mishneh Torah == | == Mishneh Torah == | ||
