Saving lives takes precedence over Shabbat. (Saving lives takes precedence over all sins besides for idolatry, adultery and murder.)
Even if the danger is not certain, one must transgress Shabbat - if needed - and take care of the potential danger.
When a potential life threatening situation arises on Shabbat, one first takes care of the danger - and later one can ask questions for future reference.
Even if a non-Jew is available, one desecrates Shabbat and does not waste time trying to get the non-Jew to avert the danger.
Even if many people desecrated Shabbat to avert a danger, and they unnecessarily duplicated each others efforts, they all get rewarded for their efforts to save a life.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 92:1
Shabbat Shalom,
- Danny
8 Kislev 5773
Even if a non-Jew is available, one desecrates Shabbat and does not waste time trying to get the non-Jew to avert the danger.
Even if many people desecrated Shabbat to avert a danger, and they unnecessarily duplicated each others efforts, they all get rewarded for their efforts to save a life.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 92:1
Shabbat Shalom,
- Danny
8 Kislev 5773
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