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The halakha is that a moribund person who transfers all of his property to others without leaving anything for himself can retract his bequest upon regaining his health. This is due to the assumption that one would give away all his possessions only if he believes he is going to die, and the bequest
He is able to remove his property held by others from their possession without needing to bring proof that he was moribund at the time, and they may not remove the property from his possession, if he still is in possession of the property, without proof that he was healthy. This is the statement of
The Talmud suggests: Let us say that Rav spoke in accordance with the opinion of R' Natan that one’s current status is paramount, and Shmuel spoke in accordance with the opinion of R' Ya’akov, who holds that the question of whether he was moribund remains a matter of uncertainty, and they may not c
And Shmuel could have said: I spoke even in accordance with the opinion of R' Natan, since R' Natan states his opinion that the current state is paramount only there, as everyone has a presumptive status of being healthy. Consequently, if a person removes himself from this presumption by claiming
The Talmud further suggests: Let us say that this dispute between Rav and Shmuel is parallel to a dispute between these tanna’im: With regard to a case where her father betrothed her on the way, when he was traveling, and in the meantime she betrothed herself in the city, and she is now a grown wo