Commentary for Sukkah 59:2

בשלמא לפני יאוש (ויקרא א, ב) אדם כי יקריב מכם אמר רחמנא ולאו דידיה הוא אלא לאחר יאוש הא קנייה ביאוש אלא לאו משום דהוה ליה מצוה הבאה בעבירה

It makes sense, to say before the owner's despair: "A person, when he brings from his," said the Merciful one, and it (the stolen animal) is not his. But after the owner's despair- hasn't he taken ownership when the owner despaired? Rather, it is for the reason that it is for him a commandment that is fulfilled through a transgression.

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