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When a wife claims she was raped (not unfaithful), is this a monetary case or a pure issur determination? The Rosh develops a sophisticated analysis showing that asuring an isha to her baal falls between monetary law and pure issur. The resolution affects what level of proof is required.
This shiur analyzes a complex piece in the Rosh regarding the nature of prohibiting a wife to her husband when she claims to have been raped rather than unfaithful. The Gemara (גמרא) discusses whether her testimony (bari) can be believed against statistical probability (rov). The Rosh initially approaches this as a monetary case (dinei mamonot), where one needs strong proof like a bari supported by a chazaka to extract money. He argues that since there's no chazakas haguf helping the bari here, her testimony shouldn't be believed. However, the Rosh then reconsiders this classification.
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Kesubos 9a
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