Commentary for Shevuot 35:12

אמר ליה אביי לעולם אימא לך המשמש מת בעריות חייב והכא מאי טעמא פטור משום דאנוס הוא והא דאמרת כי פריש מיד אמאי חייב שהיה לו לפרוש בהנאה מועטת ופירש בהנאה מרובה

Raba said: From this we may deduce that he who commits incest<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cohabits with a woman forbidden to him owing to consanguinity (Yeb. 2a, b) .');">²⁷</span> with membrum mortuum is exempt, for, if it will enter your mind to say that he is liable, what is the reason that he is exempt here? Because he has no alternative?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For he must not withdraw immediately and must perforce withdraw when it is passive; but if he commits incest even with membrum mortuum he is liable.');">²⁸</span>

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