Commentary for Megillah 38:15

ואלא מאי ר' יהודה ואפי' לכתחלה אלא הא דתניא לא יברך אדם ברכת המזון בלבו ואם בירך יצא מני לא רבי יהודה ולא רבי יוסי אי ר' יהודה אפי' לכתחלה אי ר' יוסי אפי' דיעבד נמי לא

What then will you say? That it follows R. Judah, and that he allows it even ab initio? What about this which has been taught: One should not bless birkat hamazon in his heart, but if he does do so, he has fulfilled his obligation. Whose opinion is this? It is neither that of R. Judah nor that of R. Yose. For if it were R. Judah, it would allow this even ab initio, and if R. Yose, it would disallow it even ex post facto.

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