Commentary for Avodah Zarah 103:17
אליבא דמאן אילימא אליבא דר"ע השתא היא גופה לא מיתסר' עד שתעבד משמשיה מיבעיא ואלא אליבא דרבי ישמעאל דאמר אסורה מיד
If I say it is according to R. Akiva, since the idol itself is not prohibited until it is worshipped do I even need to ask about its accessories? Rather [it is asked] according to R. Ishmael who said that [the idol of an
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud finally arrives at what the question really is. R. Yishmael holds that an idol made by an Israelite is prohibited immediately. So if we derive the rule regarding this accessory from the idol itself, it too should be prohibited immediately. Alternatively, we might say that it is like accessories to idols owned by non-Jews. Just as those accessories are prohibited only once they are used, so too this accessory is prohibited only once it is used.
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