Commentary for Kiddushin 119:9
אלא אמר אביי התם טעמא מאי גזירה משום מהיום אם מתי הרי זה גט
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Abaye says that in principle R. Yohanan would hold that if he says “From today and when I die” this would not be a valid get and she could have yibbum (because she would be a widow). But he does not allow her to undergo yibbum lest people think that the same would be true if he says, “From today if I die” which is definitely a valid get, since this is certainly a stipulation.
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