Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 215:3

ומחזיר לו אבידתו נמי מצוה קעביד אלא פורע לו את חובו הא קמשתרשי ליה

And one who returns to him a lost object is also performing a mitzvah. But “repay his debt”—is this not providing him with a direct benefit?

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