Musar for Pesachim 47:11
אם אינו ענין לגופו דהא נפקא ליה מקל וחומר ממעשר הקל ומה מעשר הקל אמרה תורה (דברים כו, יד) לא בערתי ממנו בטמא בשר קדש חמור לא כל שכן
And if it is irrelevant in respect of eating, apply its teaching to the prohibition of benefit. If so, just as here [it must be destroyed] by burning, so all the forbidden things of the Torah must be destroyed] by burning? - Scripture saith, 'the [nothar] remainder'; 'nothar' requires burning, - but all [other] forbidden things of the Torah do not requires burning. R'Papa said to Abaye: Yet say that it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The verse 'it shall not be eaten' written here.');"><sup>16</sup></span>
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
[The author continues for several columns to discuss the pros and cons of how to interpret that particular discussion in the Talmud. The conclusion he comes to is that Maimonides can certainly claim to base his ruling not only on the Sifri but also on Rava in the section of the Talmud quoted. Ed].
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