Sefaria Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 8
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Sefaria Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 8 Siman 8 מִשֶּׁעָלָה עַמּוּד הַשַּׁחַר שֶׁהוּא אוֹר הַנּוֹצֵץ מִן הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּמִּזְרָח, כֵּיוָן שֶׁאָז מַתְחִיל זְמַן הַתְּפִילָה (שֶׁאִם הִתְפַּלֵּל אָז בְּדִיעֲבַד יָצָא), לָכֵן אָסוּר לְאָדָם לְהַתְחִיל בִּמְלָאכָה אוֹ לְהִתְעַסֵּק בַּעֲסָקָיו אוֹ לֵילֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ קֹדֶם שֶׁיִּתְפַּלֵּל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, צֶדֶק לְפָנָיו יְהַלֵּךְ וְיָשֵׂם לְדֶרֶךְ פְּעָמָיו. צֶדֶק, זוֹ תְפִלָּה שֶׁמַּצְדִּיק לְבוֹרְאוֹ וַהֲדַר וְיָשֵׂם פְּעָמָיו לְדַרְכֵי חֶפְצוֹ (סִימָּן ע' פ"ט). As soon as the day dawns, when a ray of light shines from the sun in the east, since this begins the time when prayers may be said, (for if you had prayed then, your obligation, would have been fulfilled) it is forbidden to begin work or indulge in your affairs or set forth on a trip before praying, as it is said: "Righteousness will precede him and he will set his footsteps upon the way." "Righteousness" refers to prayer for we declare the righteousness of our Cr