Commentary for Shabbat 100:11
ואינהו כמאן סברוה כי הא דתניא רוחץ אדם פניו ידיו ורגליו בכל יום בשביל קונו משום שנאמר (משלי טז, ד) כל פעל ה' למענהו:
He answered them: Who permitted it then on weekdays? (He holds [that it is forbidden] on account of the destruction of food).<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He regarded it as wanton waste. ');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Rashi on Shabbat
For his Possessor - For his Possessor's honor, as it is written (Genesis 9:6) "that He made...in the Divine image." And further, when one sees beautiful creatures, one says, "Blessed is the One who has such things in His world."
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