Musar for Chagigah 32:12
פשיטא שבות מצוה אצטריכא ליה
It is obvious [that one should not violate the principle of rest]! [Rather,] regarding rest that precludes [the performance of] a commandment, [this statement] is necessary.
Mesilat Yesharim
Even matters of Shevut (Resting), despite that they are Rabbinical, are nevertheless important principles as the Sages said: "Never let [the principle] of Shevut (Rest) be light in your eyes. For the laying on of the hands [on a sacrifice for a Festival-day] is [prohibited] only on account of Shevut, yet the greatest men of the age debated therein" (Chagigah 16b).
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