יב עֲצֵי סֻכָּה, בֵּין מֵהַדְּפָנוֹת בֵּין מֵהַסְּכָךְ, אֲסוּרִין בַּהֲנָאָה עַד לְאַחַר שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה, כֵיוָן שֶהֻקְצוּ לַמִּצְוָה. וַאֲפִלּוּ לִטֹּל מֵהֶם קֵיסָם לַחֲצֹץ שִׁנָּיו, אָסוּר. וַאֲפִלּוּ אִם נָפְלוּ, אֲסוּרִין, וְלָא מַהֲנֵי בְּהוּ תְּנָאי. וְאִם חָל שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, אֲסוּרִין גַּם בַּשַׁבָּת. וְכֵן נוֹיֵי סֻכָּה אֲסוּרִין בַּהֲנָאָה אֲפִלּוּ אִם נָפְלוּ. וְכֵיוָן שֶאֲסוּרִין בַּהֲנָאָה, לָכֵן בְּשַׁבָּת וּבְיוֹם טוֹב, אֲסוּרִין בְּטִלְטוּל מִשׁוּם מֻקְצֶה. וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם אֶתְרוֹג הַתָּלוּי בַּסֻּכָּה לְנוֹי, מֻתָּר לְהָרִיחַ בּוֹ, דְּלֹא הֻקְצָה מֵרֵיחַ. וּבַנוֹי הַתָּלוּי בַּסְּכָךְ, נוֹהֲגִין שֶאֲפִלּוּ תְנַאי לָא מַהֲנֵי. אֲבָל בְּנוֹי הַתָּלוּי בַּדְּפָנוֹת, מַהֲנֵי תְּנָאִי. וְהַסְדִינִין הַמְצֻיָרִים שֶׁתְּלוּיִים בַּסֻּכָּה לְנוֹי, נוֹהֲגִין לְטַלְטְלָן, שֶׁלֹּא יִתְקַלְקְלוּ מִן הַגְשָׁמִים, וַאֲפִלּוּ לֹא הִתְנָה בְּפֵרוּשׁ, כִּי מִסְּתָמָא מִתְּחִלָּה אַדַּעְתָּא דְהָכִי תְּלָאָן. וּמִכָּל מָקוֹם טוֹב לְהַתְנוֹת תְּחִלָּה בְּפֵרוּשׁ, דְהַיְנוּ קֹדֶם בֵּין הַשְׁמָשׁוֹת הָרִאשוֹן יַעֲמֹד שָׁם וְיֹאמַר, אֲנִי מַתְנֶה שֶׁאֱהֵא מֻתָּר לֶאֱכֹל וּלְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּנוֹי סֻכָּה זוֹ מָתַי שֶׁאֶרְצֶה. וְצָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר בְּנוֹי סֻכָּה אֲשֶׁר בְּדַעְתּוֹ לִטְּלוֹ בְתוךְ יוֹם טוֹב, שֶלֹּא לְקָשְׁרוֹ בְקֶשֶׁר, אֶלָּא בַעֲנִיבָה (עַיֵן לְעֵיל סִימָן פ סָעִיף מ"ה, מ"ו).
12 The wood of the sukkah, either of the walls or of the sechach, is forbidden to be used [for any purpose] until after Simchas Torah, because they were set aside for the performance of a mitzvah. Even to take a splinter from it to use as a toothpick is forbidden. Even if [a piece of wood] fell down you are forbidden to use it; and it is of no avail [if you had made] a stipulation [before Yom Tov] [to use such wood.] If Simchas Torah occurs on Friday, the wood is forbidden also on Shabbos. The sukkah decorations are also forbidden to be used, even if they fell down. Since it is forbidden to derive any benefit from them, consequently, on Shabbos and Yom Tov it is forbidden to handle them because they are muktzeh. Nevertheless, if an esrog is hanging in the sukkah as a decoration, you are permitted to inhale its fragrance, for it was not set aside in regard to its fragrance. With regard to decorations hanging from the sechach, it is generally accepted that even if you made a stipulation [to use them on Yom Tov], it is of no avail. However, regarding decorations hanging on the walls, this stipulation is effective. Tapestries that are hung in the sukkah as decorations, it is the accepted practice to remove them so that they should not get ruined by an impending rain, even if you had made no express stipulation; for we assume that initially you had that in mind when you hung them. Nevertheless, it is best to express prior stipulation, that is, before twilight on the eve of Sukkos, you should stand [in the sukkah ] and say, "I hereby stipulate that I am permitted to eat, and to use the decorations of this sukkah whenever I wish." You must be careful about those sukkah decorations that you intend to remove during Yom Tov, not to tie them with a knot, but only with a loop, (see chapter 80:45, 46 above).