Commentary for Avodah Zarah 12:16

מתניתין דלא כר' יהושע בן קרחה דתניא ריב"ק אומר מלוה בשטר אין נפרעין מהן מלוה על פה נפרעין מהן מפני שהוא כמציל מידם

Our mishnah does not accord with [the opinion of] R. Joshua b. Korha. For it is taught: R. Joshua b. Korha says: One may not recover a loan made through a document, but one may collect a loan made by word of mouth, since this is as if he is rescuing it from their hands.

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