Commentary for Bava Metzia 37:11

בזמן שהרב מודה מיהא יחזיר לעבד ואמאי ניחוש שמא כתב ליתן לו בניסן ולא נתן לו עד תשרי ואזל עבדא וקנה נכסין מניסן ועד תשרי ואזיל הרב וזבנינהו ומפיק ליה לשחרור דכתב בניסן וקא טריף לקוחות שלא כדין

but according to him who says that the husband is entitled to the fruit [of her property] until the date on which he hands her [the bill of divorcement] — how is it to be explained? — When she comes to take away [the sold fruit] from the buyers we say to her: Bring proof when the bill of divorcement came to your hand. But why is [a bill of divorcement] different from notes of indebtedness, regarding which we have learnt: 'If one finds notes of indebtedness [the law is that] if they contain a clause pledging [the debtor's] property one shall not return them',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 12b. ');">¹⁰</span>

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