And the reason that Lubavitch (as well some other chassidim) do not learn Chayai Odom is because of the author’s role in the Misnaged movement. (Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that, but no need to speak of that now and here.) The Chassidus I belong to doesn’t learn it either, but we DO learn Chochmas Odom on Hilchos Availus and the like, where there is no other sefer that handles the Halachos as understandably. (I believe there is no Shulchan Aruch HaRav on that either.)
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