Commentary for Bava Metzia 48:6

רב יהודה הוה שקיל ואזיל בתריה דמר שמואל בשוקא דבי דיסא א"ל מצא כאן ארנקי מהו אמר ליה הרי אלו שלו בא ישראל ונתן בה סימן מהו א"ל חייב להחזיר תרתי אמר ליה לפנים משורת הדין כי הא דאבוה דשמואל אשכח הנך חמרי במדברא ואהדרינהו למרייהו לבתר תריסר ירחי שתא לפנים משורת הדין

and he asked him: What if one found here a purse?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Would he be entitled to keep it? ');">¹⁵</span> — [Mar Samuel] answered: It would belong to the finder. What if an Israelite came and indicated an identification mark? — [Mar Samuel] answered: He would have to return it. Both?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Do not the two views contradict each other? ');">¹⁶</span> — [Mar Samuel] answered: [He should go] beyond the requirements of the law.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in saying 'he would have to return it' R. Simeon b. Eleazar did not give a legal decision but indicated what he would regard as the proper action to take on the ground of morality. The term used ([H]) means literally 'within the line of justice,' i.e. performing a good action even if one is not compelled to do so legally. Cf. B.K. (Sonc. ed.) p. 584, n. 2. ');">¹⁷</span>

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