Belittling acts in the Sukkah:[1]
One may not do any belittling acts inside the Sukkah. Thus one may not clean the dishes inside the Sukkah, although drinking cups may be washed down.
Q&A
May one use a Sukkah as a short cut?
No. One is not to make his Sukkah into a shortcut to reach another area.
May one hang laundry in the Sukkah?[2]
No.
May one allow a gentile to enter one’s Sukkah?[3]
One should not invite a gentile into the Sukkah as this causes the holiness to leave. Therefore one should have a gentile maid clean the Sukkah inside.
May one urinate in a Sukkah?
It is forbidden to urinate in a Sukkah.[4] Nevertheless certain Tzadikim were accustomed to urinate in the Sukkah in a time of need.[5]
May one have marital relations in a Sukkah?
Some Poskim[6] rule it is permitted. Other Poskim however rule it is forbidden have marital relations in the Sukkah.
May one wash Neigel Vaaser inside the Sukkah?[7]
Yes.
[1] 639/2
[2] Lev Chaim 3/140
[3] Shach Emor; Midrash Pinchas; Divreiy Yatziv 2/274
[4] M”B 639/9
[5] Minchas Elazar 4/73
[6] M”B in Biur Halacha 639 “Vial”
[7] Piskeiy Teshuvos 639/4
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