Commentary for Pesachim 137:5

השיב ר"ע ואמר הזאה תוכיח וכו': תניא אמר לו ר' אליעזר עקיבא בשחיטה השבתני בשחיטה תהא מיתתו אמר לו ר' אל תכפירני בשעת הדין כך מקובלני ממך הזאה שבות היא ואינה דוחה את השבת

Now, what is the reason that haza'ah does not override the Sabbath; consider, it is mere handling, [then] let it override the Sabbath on account of the Passover sacrifice? - Said Rabbah, It is a preventive measure, lest he take it [the water of purification] and carry it four cubits in public ground. But according to R. Eliezer, let us [indeed] carry it, for R. Eliezer ruled, The necessary adjuncts to a precept override the Sabbath? I will tell you: that is only when the man himself is fit [to perform the precept] and the obligation lies upon him; but here that the man himself is not fit, the obligation does not lie upon him.

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