If one is traveling after Tisha B’av and needs to do laundry, may he be lenient to do so before midday of the tenth?
Yes, you may do laundry prior to midday.[1] This especially applies in years that Motzei Tishe Beav falls on Erev Shabbos.[2]
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[1] Piskeiy Teshuvos 558:2 based on ruling of Mamar Mordechai that the prohibition only applies to meat and wine, and in a time of great need one may rely on their opinion.
[2] See M”A 558:1; P”M 558 A”A 1; M”B ibid; Kaf Hachaim 558:6; Orchos Chaim 558:1
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