Commentary for Kiddushin 103:6
ש"מ המקדש בפירות שביעית מקודשת ושמע מינה קידשה בגזל אינה מקודשת אפילו בגזל דידה ממאי מדקתני שלהם היתה ושל שביעית היתה טעמא דשביעית דהפקר הוא הא דשאר שני שבוע לא
- [i] If one betroths [a woman] with seventh year produce, she is betrothed;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though it is free to all.');"><sup>7</sup></span> [ii] If he betroth her with a stolen article, even her own, she is not betrothed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Even her own' - and we do not say that her acceptance proves that she has forgiven him and renounced her rights therein, so that it ceases to be stolen property.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Rav also learns from the story that one cannot betroth with stolen goods. In the story, the man uses something he took from the women and it was sabbatical produce. The kiddushin are valid only because the produce he stole was sabbatical produce which is considered ownerless. During the sabbatical year, anyone can take the produce from the field. Had it not been the sabbatical year, they would not have been betrothed because one cannot use stolen goods to betroth.
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