Sleeping in Sukkah: Difference between revisions

# It’s forbidden to sleep outside a Sukkah whether it’s a fixed sleep or a short nap. <Ref> S”A 639:2; Yalkut Yosef, Moadim, laws of dwelling in the Sukkah, 10 </ref> (however, it's not even considered a nap if it's less than 53.7 seconds and many poskim hold that it's permissible while some forbid even that). <ref> Mishna Brurah 639:11 writes that even though one may not take a short nap outside the Sukkah one may take a nap that's less than the time it takes to walk 100 steps. Mishna Brurah 44:4 defines this time as around 1/67 of an hour (which is 53.7 seconds). Kaf HaChaim 639:27, Pri Megadim (M"Z 639:5), and Natai Gavriel 59:2 (as first stam-anonymous opinion) agree with Mishna Brurah. However, Bikurei Yacov 639:12 and Hilchot Chag BeChag (pg 44) argue on Mishna Brurah and forbid for any amount of time. </ref> Additionally, Hacham Ovadia Yosef provides a leniency for anyone who is prone to sickness to take naps outside of the Sukkah. <ref> Yalkut Yosef, Moadim, laws of dwelling in the Sukkah, 10 </ref>