Mesorat%20hashas for Avodah Zarah 92:7

א"ל רב פפא לרבא וכל היכא דאיכא קולא וחומרא לקולא לא פרכינן והא הזאה דפסח דפליגי ר' אליעזר ור"ע דר' אליעזר סבר לחומרא וקא מחייב ליה לגברא ור"ע לקולא ופטר וקא פריך ר"ע לקולא

R. Papa said to Rava: But is it true that where it is possible to reason to both a lenient and a stringent position, we do not reason to a lenient position? Behold there is the example of the sprinkling on Pesah over which R. Eliezer and R. Akiva dispute; for R. Eliezer holds the strict view and makes the man liable [to bring the pesach sacrifice] and R. Akiva holds the lenient view and exempts him. And R. Akiva argues for the lenient conclusion;

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