Halakhah for Shabbat 234:3

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מכדי בהיתרא קטרח נציל טפי אמר רבא מתוך שאדם בהול על ממונו אי שרית ליה אתי לכבויי א"ל אביי אלא הא דתניא נשברה לו חבית בראש גגו מביא כלי ומניח תחתיה ובלבד שלא יביא כלי אחר ויקלוט כלי אחר ויצרף התם מאי גזירה איכא ה"נ גזירה שמא יביא כלי דרך רה"ר

in that which is permissible;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Food may be handled on the Sabbath, and he carries it out into a courtyard provided with an 'erub (infra 120a), whither carrying is permitted in any case. ');">⁶</span> then let us save more? — Said Raba: Since a man is excited over his property, if you permit him [to save more], he may come to extinguish [the fire]. Said Abaye to him, Then as to what was taught: If one's barrel [of wine] is broken on the top of his roof he may bring a vessel and place (it] underneath, provided that he does not bring another vessel and catch (the dripping liquid]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As it falls through the air. ');">⁷</span> or another vessel and join it (to the roof]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., set it near the roof, so that the liquid may flow along the roof and into the vessel. These are forbidden because it is manifest that the vessels are brought in order to save the wine or oil. ');">⁸</span>

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