סימן פ סעיף עג

אָסוּר לְכַבֵּד אֶת הַבַּיִת, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא מְרֻצָּף בַּאֲבָנִים אוֹ בִּנְסָרִים. וְעַל יְדֵי אֵינוֹ יְהוּדִי, מֻתָּר. וְאִם עוֹשֶׂה עַל יְדֵי שִׁנּוּי גָּדוֹל, כְּגוֹן עַל יְדֵי כְּנַף אַוָּז וְכַדּוֹמֶה, מֻתָּר אֲפִלּוּ עַל יְדֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל (של"ז).

It is forbidden to sweep the house even if the floor is made of stone or wood.¹⁸⁹Rema (337: 2). However, Biur Halachah rules that if your house and most of the houses in your city have floors (not dirt) you may sweep it with a soft bristled broom (whose bristles won’t break). But when a non-Jew does it, it is permitted.¹⁹⁰Even to sweep a dirt floor. Even though it inevitably will make grooves, since it is not your intent, it may be done by a non-Jew [Mishnah Berurah (313: 10)]. If you do it in an entirely unusual manner, such as using the feathers of a goose wing,¹⁹¹The Maharshal forbids this too. The Rema permits it since they are light and make no grooves. Biur Halachah rules that you may be lenient when doing so in an entirely unusual manner. or something similar, it is permitted even for a Jew.

תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)