Question: Can one tie tzitzis at nighttime?
Answer: The Gemara (Menachos 40b) teaches that if one
tied the tzitzis onto a garment before it was completed with four
corners, it is not kosher following the rule of ta'aseh
velo min ha'asui - it needs to
be made, and not just appear. The Pri Megadim (Mishbetzos Zahav OC 18:1) writes
that if one tied tzitzis onto a garment at nighttime when one is not
obligated to wear tzitzis, the tzitzis are kosher and we
are not concerned for ta'aseh velo min ha'asui. R’ Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss (Minchas Yitzchak 9:8) writes that
this implies that it is not ideal to do so.
Nonetheless,
R’ Weiss concludes that one may tie tzitzis at night. R’
Shlomo Kluger (Chochmas Shlomo OC 18:1) explains that one does not perform the mitzva
of tzitzis by tying them. Rather, doing so is a necessary step in
preparing for the mitzva. R’ Moshe Stern (Baer Moshe 8:47) compares
tying tzitzis to closing a sukka roof, preparing the lulav
and esrog, fashioning a shofar, and adjusting tefillin
straps, all of which may be performed at night. Likewise,
the Ben Ish Chai (Lech Lecha 1:18)
explains that ta'aseh velo min ha'asui does not apply to actions
performed at a different time. R’ Ovadia Yosef (Yabia Omer OC 8:3) notes that
while women are not obligated to wear tzitzis, they are able
to tie them (according to the Shulchan Aruch OC 14:1). Clearly, tzitzis do
not need to be tied under the same conditions as wearing them.
Likewise, the Aruch Hashulchan (OC 14:7), Kaf
Hachaim (OC 18:2) and R’ Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichos Shlomo, Tefilla 3:23)
write that one may tie tzitzis at nighttime.
In
conclusion, one may tie tzitzis onto a begged at nighttime.
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