Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim Siman 260

Siman 260

Presented here for study, not as a practical ruling. The Shulchan Aruch rules by Sephardi custom, the Rema's glosses by Ashkenazi custom, and the Kitzur follows Ashkenazi custom. For a practical question, ask your rabbi.

א מִצְוָה לִרְחֹץ הַגָּה: כָּל גּוּפוֹ. וְאִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹ, יִרְחֹץ (טוּר) פָּנָיו יָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו בְּחַמִּין בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת; וּמִצְוָה לָחֹף הָרֹאשׁ וּלְגַלֵּחַ הַצִּפֹּרְנַיִם בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת. הַגָּה: וְאִם הָיוּ שַׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ גְּדוֹלוֹת, מִצְוָה לְגַלְּחָן (אוֹר זָרוּעַ פ' אֵלּוּ מְגַלְּחִין). וּכְשֶׁנּוֹטֵל צִפָּרְנָיו לֹא יִטֹּל אוֹתָן כְּסִדְרָן. וְיַתְחִיל בִּשְׂמֹאל, בַּקְּמִיצָה; וּבְיָמִין, בָּאֶצְבַּע. וְסִימָן לָזֶה: דבהג"א, בִּשְׂמֹאל; ובדאג"ה, בְּיָמִין (אַבּוּדַרְהַם וְסֵפֶר הַמּוּסָר).
1 Laws Governing [Preparations for] the Onset of Shabbos, 2 Seifim: It is a mitzvah to wash Rema: one's whole body. If it is not possible he should wash (Tur) his face, hands and legs with warm water on Erev Shabbat. It is a mitzvah to wash one’s head and trim one’s nails every Friday. Rema: If one’s hair [has grown] too long, it is a mitzvah for him to cut it. And when one trims one's nails one should not grab hold of them in order. One should begin trimming the nails of his left hand with [those of] the kami­tzah, (i.e., the fourth finger, the one next to the pinky). On the right hand, [one should start] with the index finger, the second finger, the one next to the thumb. Thus, a memory cue for the order is בדאג"ה (2, 4, 1, 3, 5) on the right hand and דבהג"א (4, 2, 5, 3, 1) on the left. (Avudraham in the Sefer HaMussar)
ב כְּשֶׁיִּהְיֶה סָמוּךְ לַחֲשֵׁכָה יִשְׁאַל לְאַנְשֵׁי בֵּיתוֹ בְּלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה: עִשַּׂרְתֶּם? עֵרַבְתֶּם? הִפְרַשְׁתֶּם חַלָּה? וְיֹאמַר לָהֶם: הַדְלִיקוּ אֶת הַנֵּר. וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין מְעַשְּׂרִין, אֵין צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר: עִשַּׂרְתֶּם (טוּר).
2 When it is close to nightfall, one asks of the members of his household in a gentle tone, have you tithed? Have you established the Eruv? Have you separated Challah? And he says to them, 'light the candle'. In a place where one does not tithe, it is not necessary to ask if one tithed (Tur)