Midrash for Pesachim 189:12
בכלליה דמצות ומרורים מאי קא מרבי צלי אש בפרטיה מאי ממעיט ליה השבתת שאור איפוך אנא מצוה דגופיה עדיף
Also, I know it only of a negative precept modified to a positive precept;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A prohibition which if violated must be repaired by a positive act. Thus 'and ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning' (Ex. XII, 10) is followed by 'but that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire'. Technically such an injunction is less stringent than an ordinary negative precept and does not involve flagellation.');"><sup>16</sup></span> how do we know it of an absolute negative precept?
Sifrei Devarim
R. Yehudah says: I might think that "the small Pesach" (Pesach Sheini, viz. Bamidbar 9:10-12) also requires remaining overnight. It is, therefore, written "and you shall betake yourselves in the morning and go to your tents. (8) Six days shall you eat matzoth." What requires six days requires remaining overnight — to exclude the small Pesach, which requires only one day. The sages say: It (Pesach Sheini) is not worse than wood and frankincense. (i.e., Just as they require remaining overnight, so, Pesach Sheini.)
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