Jewish%20thought for Yevamot 206:19

אמר רבא הלכתא אחד סנדל המוסגר ואחד סנדל שמוחלט ואחד סנדל של עבודת כוכבים לא תחלוץ ואם חלצה חליצתה כשרה של תקרובת עבודת כוכבים

Raba stated: The law is that [a sister-in-law] may not perform <i>halizah</i> either with a sandal under observation,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 712, n. 13. ');">⁶⁰</span> or with a sandal of confirmed leprosy, or with a sandal belonging to an idol;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is put on the idol when it is moved from place to place (Rashi). ');">⁶¹</span> if, however, she has performed <i>halizah</i> [with either of these], her <i>halizah</i> is valid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the sandal under observation is not doomed to destruction; the sandal of confirmed leprosy is regarded as a garment despite its doom, (as deduced supra from Lev. XIII, 52); while the sandal of the idol, being only an accessory to it, is not doomed to burning. Though no benefit may be derived therefrom it is admissible for halizah, because the fulfilment of a precept is not regarded as a 'benefit'. ');">⁶²</span> [With a sandal] that was offered to an idol<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As part of its worship, and which must consequently be destroyed. ');">⁶³</span>

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