[Avodah] Rambam Hilchot Qriyat Shema

[Ben Waxman via Avodah]

Yes, for a mitzva he cites part of the pasuk. Here he not only cites the 
Midrash but quotes it at length, using much more verbiage than in other 
places.

I have been doing my own Rambam Yomi and what I have seen is that he 
often says something like "al pi shemoah" or "Moshe tikkein" or "pashat 
haminhag" to explain why we do certain things. But quoting a Midrash? 
This one stands out.

On 6/9/2017 9:07 PM, Zev Sero wrote:
> I don't understand the question.  The Rambam always gives reasons and 
> sources, and this chapter is a perfect example.  He's spent the 
> previous three halachos giving the source for the mitzvah, the reasons 
> for the selection of these three parshios, the reason we say the third 
> parsha at night and the source for that reason, and now in halacha 
> four he adds the final detail, and its reason and source.