Quoting%20commentary for Shabbat 41:5

בעא מיניה אביי מרבה שמנים שאמרו חכמים אין מדליקין בהן בשבת מהו שיתן לתוכן שמן כל שהוא וידליק מי גזרינן דילמא אתי לאדלוקי בעינייהו או לא א"ל אין מדליקין מאי טעמא לפי שאין מדליקין

The oils which the Sages said you must not kindle therewith is because they do not flow [freely] to the wick.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And so one may trim the wick or tilt the lamp on the Sabbath; hence they are forbidden, Riban states the reason because the lamp may go out, thus destroying the cheerfulness of the Sabbath. ');">⁷</span> Abaye asked Rabbah: As to the oils which the Sages said you must not kindle therewith for the Sabbath, is it permissible to pour a little [good] oil into them and light [therewith]? Do we forbid it, lest one come to light therewith [the forbidden oil in its unmixed state, or not? He answered him, You must not light [therewith]. What is the reason? — Because you must not light.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: you must not light it when unmixed, and therefore when mixed too it is forbidden, as a preventive measure. The 'Aruk explains; Because etc., i.e., there is a tradition to that effect. But there is also another reading: because it cannot be lit., i.e., the mixture has the same defects as the forbidden oil itself. ');">⁸</span>

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