Responsa for Ketubot 127:13

אמר ליה רבי חייא בר יוסף לשמואל מאי שנא איהו דיהבינן ליה דשבת ומאי שנא איהי דלא יהבינן לה דשבת איהי דמיפחת קא פחית לא מיחזי כשכר שבת איהו דאוסופי קא מוספא

Hiyya b. Joseph asked Shmuel: Why is he different [from his wife] that he is allowed [a reduction] for the Shabbat, and how is she different [from him] that she is not allowed [an addition] for the Sabbath? In her case, since it is a reduction, it does not look like wages on Shabbat. In his case, however, since it is addition,

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