Commentary for Ketubot 167:6

אלא הלכה כרבן שמעון בן גמליאל דאמר אם מתה יירשנה ולאו מטעמיה דאילו רבן שמעון בן גמליאל סבר ירושת הבעל דאורייתא וכל המתנה על מה שכתוב בתורה תנאו בטל ורב סבר ירושת הבעל דרבנן וחכמים עשו חיזוק לדבריהם כשל תורה

Rather, “The halakhah is in agreement with R. Shimon b. Gamaliel” who said “when she dies, he inherits her,” but not “because of the reason he gave,” for whereas R. Shimon b. Gamaliel holds that a husband’s right to inherit is from the Torah and that [it is invalid because] wherever one makes a condition which is contrary to what is written in the Torah, his condition is null and void, whereas Rav holds that a husband’s right of inheritance is only a rabbinic enactment and [that the condition is nevertheless null because] the sages strengthened their enactments to be like those from the Torah

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