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אבן העזר מ״טEven HaEzer 49

Siman 49 of 178 in Even HaEzer — 3 se'ifim

הלכות קידושיןLaws of Kiddushin· siman 49

Se’if 1א׳

הַמְקַדֵּשׁ אַחַת מֵחָמֵשׁ נָשִׁים וְכָתַב לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה, וְאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזוֹ הִיא, וְכָל אַחַת מֵהֶן אוֹמֶרֶת: אֲנִי הִיא, אָסוּר בִּקְרוֹבוֹת כֻּלָּן וְנוֹתֵן גֵּט לְכָל אַחַת וְאַחַת וּמַנִּיחַ כְּתֻבָּה בֵּינֵיהֶם וּמִסְתַּלֵּק. וְאִם קִדֵּשׁ בְּבִיאָה, קָנְסוּ אוֹתוֹ חֲכָמִים שֶׁיִּתֵּן כְּתֻבָּה לְכָל אַחַת וְאַחַת:

If a man is mekadesh (that is, betroths) one of five women, and he writes and delivers to her a ketuba (that is, a marriage document guaranteeing a certain amount of money to the women should the husband die or divorce her), and he does not know which one [of the five women] he married, and each [woman] says, "I am the one," he is forbidden to marry the relatives of all of them [as if each one is the "true" wife] and he gives a get (that is, a bill of divorce) to each one of them and he gives the ketuba money (that is, money given to a divorcee by the husband) between all of them and leaves [i.e., he leaves it up to the women to decide who was the "true" wife and, therefore, who has rights to the ketuba money]. If he was mekadesh her through engaging in sexual relations, the Sages punished him and he must give the ketuba money to each of the women.

Se’if 2ב׳

הַמְקַדֵּשׁ אִשָּׁה וְחָזַר בּוֹ מִיָּד, וְאָמַר שֶׁהַמָּעוֹת יִהְיוּ מַתָּנָה, אֲפִלּוּ תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי דִּבּוּר, אֵין חֲזָרָתוֹ כְּלוּם וּצְרִיכָה גֵּט:

Someone who marries a woman, and retracts immediately, and says that the money is a gift, even saying so in the same breath, his retraction is meaningless, and he thus requires a bill of divorce.

Se’if 3ג׳

כָּל מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ בָּקִי בְּטִיב גִּטִּין וְקִדּוּשִׁין לֹא יְהֵא לוֹ עֵסֶק עִמָּהֶם לְהוֹרוֹת בָּהֶם, שֶׁבְּקַל יָכוֹל לִטְעוֹת וְיַתִּיר אֶת הָעֶרְוָה וְגוֹרֵם לְהַרְבּוֹת מַמְזֵרִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל:

Anyone who is not an expert in the make-up of divorces and marriages should not deal with them to teach (about them, because it is easy to err and to permit an erva [that is, a forbidden woman] and cause an increase in mamzerim [that is, children born from illicit relationships] in Israel.

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Shulchan Aruch, Even HaEzer — Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

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