Responsa for Gittin 99:2
והילכתא בכולהו אע"ג דלית ליה משתעבד בר מערב דכתובה דאע"ג דאית ליה לא משתעבד
With regard to a surety for a debt and a kabbelan for a <i>Kethubah</i> there is a difference of opinion, some holding that even though [the debtor] had no property they become responsible, and others holding that if he had effects they become responsible, but if he had no effects they do not. The law in all these cases is that even if [the debtor] had no property [the surety or go-between] becomes responsible, save in the case of the surety for a <i>Kethubah</i>, who does not become responsible even if [the husband] has effects. The reason is that he performs a pious action,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By enabling a marriage to be consummated. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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