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From the fact that he stated that 4 or 5 animals may always be purchased, conclude from it that R' Yehuda’s statement is referring to the latter clause, and his statement is a leniency. The Talmud affirms: Conclude from it that R' Yehuda intended his statement as a leniency.
§ The Mishnah teaches: And similarly, one may not purchase wood and produce from produce watchmen. The Talmud relates that Rava purchased grapevine branches from a sharecropper. Abaye said to him: But didn’t we learn in the Mishnah: And similarly, one may not purchase wood and produce from produce
The Talmud cites a baraita which discusses purchasing items from watchmen: A baraita states (Tosefta 11:8): With regard to produce watchmen, one may purchase produce from them when they are sitting and selling the produce, and the baskets are before them and the scales [veturtanei] are before them,
§ Having discussed the halakha pertaining to suspected theft, the Talmud proceeds to examine the halakha pertaining to purchasing items from a known robber. It was stated: With regard to a robber, from when is it permitted to purchase items from him? Rav says: It is prohibited until the majority o
The Talmud notes that Rav Yehuda instructed Adda, his attendant, in accordance with the statement of the one who says: It is permitted to purchase items from a known robber even if only a minority of his possessions are from his own property, i.e., in accordance with the opinion of Shmuel.