Avi K: I have to say that’s a Mishna Berurah that has confused me for a long time; maybe someone can help me here. Depending on where you put your punctuation, the MB can come out l’chumra or l’kula.
The sources he quotes, however, are both l’chumra (as I understand them – see ?”? ??? ? ???? ? [almost quoted verbatim], and ??? ????? ??”? ??”?).
Also if we try to ignore the first half of the Pri Megadim and only take the second half as “psak” (d’hayinu l’kula), it seems he was chozer in seder chalitza – not so sure what to do with it.
Someone care to shed some light?