Musar for Pesachim 47:7
אמר אביי לעולם מקרא קמא ואיפוך דליכתוב באש תשרף ולא בעי לא תאכל מה תלמוד לומר לא תאכל אם אינו ענין לגופו דנפקא ליה מדרבי אלעזר תנהו ענין לכל איסורין שבתורה ואם אינו ענין לאכילה תנהו ענין לאיסור הנאה
then why is 'it shall not be eaten' stated? If it is irrelevant in respect itself, seeing that it is written, 'then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire' apply its teaching to the othe interdicts of the Torah. And if it is irrelevant in respect of eating, apply its teaching to the prohibition of benefit.
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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