Commentary for Avodah Zarah 93:7
כי אתא רב דימי אמר באשירה שביטלה קמבעיא ליה יש דחוי אצל מצות או אין דחוי אצל מצות
When R. Dimi came he said: The question was asked in connection with an Asherah which had been annulled. Is there such a concept as “disqualified” with regard to commandments or not?
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
R. Dimi says that the question was asked with regard to an asherah, a tree that had been planted to be worshipped that was then annulled. The concept of “disqualification” is that once an object has been disqualified it cannot go back and become qualified again. If we apply this concept to the lulav, then since the lulav could not have been used when the tree was still an asherah, it cannot be used later when the tree is no longer an asherah.
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