Commentary for Avodah Zarah 30:6
רבה זבין ההוא חמרא לישראל החשיד למכור לעובד כוכבים א"ל אביי מ"ט עבד מר הכי א"ל אנא לישראל זביני א"ל והא אזיל ומזבין ליה לעובד כוכבים לעובד כוכבים קא מזבין לישראל לא קא מזבין
Rabbah once sold a donkey to a Jew who was suspected of selling to idolaters. Abaye said to him: “Why have you acted thus?” He replied, “I sold it to a Jew.” He said back, “He will go and sell it to an idolater!” [He replied], “He will sell it to an idolater and he won’t sell it to a Jew.”
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Rabbah defends his sale of a donkey to a Jew known to sell to idolaters by pointing out that it is not certain that the Jew will sell it to an idolater. He might sell it to a Jew.
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