Commentary for Avodah Zarah 127:9
אמר להו רב נחמן מסתברא דמי עבודת כוכבים ביד עובד כוכבים מותרין מדהנהו דאתו לקמיה דרבה בר אבוה אמר להו זילו זבינו כל מה דאית לכו ותו איתגיירו
Nahman said to them: It seems reasonable that the proceeds from the sale of idol in the possession of an idolater are permitted. As can be seen from those who came before Rabbah b. Abbahu and he told them, “Go and sell all your possessions and then come to be converted.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Nahman says that such proceeds are permitted and proves this from a story of some non-Jews who come to convert in front of Rabbah b. Abbahu. The rabbi tells them to first sell of their possessions and then convert. Assumedly, their possessions include idols. So if they sell them first, then they can keep the proceeds. This proves that the proceeds of a sale of an idol by an idolater are permitted.
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