Commentary for Pesachim 117:16

והאיכא עולה וכ"ת עולה לא מעכבא והתניא ר' ישמעאל בנו של רבי יוחנן בן ברוקה אומר כשם שחטאתו ואשמו מעכבין אותו כך עולתו מעכבתו

But according to R'Ishmael the son of R'Johanan B'Beroka, wherein is this affirmative precept stronger than the other affirmative precept? - Said Rabina in R'Hisda's name: We treat here of a sin-offering of a bird, the blood of which alone belongs to the altar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ishmael, in speaking of one who lacks atonement during the rest of the year, refers to a poor leper, who brought a bird for his sin-offering. This was eaten by the priests, and nothing of it was burnt on the altar, whereas the affirmative precept of 'completion' is written in reference to burning on the altar (v. Lev. VI, 5: and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings) . and hence applies only to animal sacrifices, the fat of which was burnt on the altar.');">¹⁸</span> R'Papa said: You may even say [that we treat of] an animal sin-offering: he takes it up and keeps it overnight on the top of the altar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He slaughters the sacrifice after the evening tamid, but carries the animal on to the top of the altar and leaves it there overnight, postponing the burning of the fat until after the tamid of the following morning.');">¹⁹</span>

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