Commentary for Bava Batra 269:3

ואשנויי ניקום ולסמוך א"ל רבא לרב נתן בר אמי חוש לה

Surely R. Hiyya b. Abba said in the name of R. Johanan [that] a husband who said, 'I divorced my wife' is believed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the reason stated supra. Similarly, here, since he said that she may marry anyone, i.e., that he had divorced her (or, owing to the non-fulfilment of the condition on which the marriage was contracted), he is believed. ');">⁵</span> Abaye said to him: But, surely, when R. Isaac b. Joseph came, he said in the name of R. Johanan [that] a husband, who said, 'I divorced my wife', is not believed! — He said to him: Is he not? Surely it has been explained that one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'here'. ');">⁶</span>

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