Commentary for Menachot 85:9

ואע"פ שאמרו אין אדם רשאי למכור טלית מצוייצת לעובד כוכבים עד שיתיר ציציותיה

And [this is so] not withstanding that they said, A man may not sell a garment furnished with zizith to a gentile unless he removed the zizith.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Nevertheless if one bought it from a gentile merchant it is valid, for it is almost certain that a Jew sold it to him.');">¹¹</span> What is the reason for this? - Here it was explained, on account of a harlot.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A gentile harlot, receiving this garment with the fringes from a gentile as hire, might spread an evil report against a Jew, producing the garment in support of her words.');">¹²</span>

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