Related for Sanhedrin 95:19
ור"מ מספקא ליה אי תפיס אי לא תפיס הלכך לא יגע בהן עד שיבא אליהו ור' נתן פשיטא ליה דודאי תפיס הלכך יעשה דימוס על קברו
Come and hear! 'If one hews a grave for his [dead] father and then goes andburies him elsewhere, he [himself] may never be buriedtherein'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 315, n. 12. ');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Tosefta Shekalim (Lieberman)
The surplus of wine [is to be] used for wine, the surplus of oil for oil, the surplus of salt for salt, the surplus of wood for wood, the surplus of incense for incense, the surplus of [frankincense] husks for [frankincense] husks, the surplus of lepers for lepers, and the surplus of Nazireans for Nazireans; if he said: "This is for this one Nazirean" or: "For this leper" then their surplus is a donation. The surplus of poor [is to be] for the poor, the surplus of captives for captives; but if he has said: "For this poor man" or: "For this prisoner", then their surplus belongs to him. The surplus of the dead [is to be] used for the dead; a dead man's surplus is for his heirs. R.Me'ir says: The surplus of a dead man is to be put aside until Elijah comes. R. Natan says [Of] a dead man's surplus, a memorial is built on his grave, or perfumes his bier. One must not spend [money collected for a certain] article of clothing on another article of clothing, and one may not ransom a prisoner in place of another prisoner, however, one may not offend the stewards regarding this matter.
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