פירוש על שבועות 7:1

32. When does repentance for those that deal in shmitah fruits occur? Once shmitah occurs and they refrain. They cannot just repent with words. They must write, “I so and so the son of so and so, gathered 200 zuz of shmitah fruits and I am giving them away as a gift to the poor.”

A widow may only collect her Ketubah, both the primary portion and any additions, with an oath [that she has not yet been paid]. Properties that she brought into the marriage (whether dowry or not), or properties that were specified in the Ketubah, in the event that the particular items that she brought into the marriage are still extant or if we know what items were purchased with the proceeds from those items, may be collected without an oath. If the dowry properties are no longer extant and we cannot identify items that were purchased with the proceeds from them, and she now seeks reimbursement from his estate [for such properties] she may only collect with an oath. The same applies if [her late husband] designated movable properties in the Ketubah - these are subject to the same determinations as the dowry properties. If he designated land for her in the Ketubah, even if he only delineated one of its boundaries, she may collect it without an oath. If she died before taking the oath, her heirs do not inherit her Ketubah, for [the general rule is that] a person does not bequeath money that can only be collected with an oath. Rem"a: See the details of this rule in (Shulchan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 108). Some authorities say that though her heirs do not inherit her Ketubah, this is only true is she did not seize it. If she did seize it, the heirs do inherit it because the properties are possessed. Other authorities dispute this. See (Shulchan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 108). If the heirs say, "she took an oath," they must provide proof. If they paid part of her Ketubah and produced a contractual debt on the remainder, her heirs inherit this debt even though she took no oath. A widow that became mute and hinted before her death that she had not collected anything, this is sufficient to be considered an oath. Rem"a: If a woman became mute and was subsequently widowed, her heirs may not collect her Ketubah because she is unable to take the oath. See (Shulchan Arukh, Even HaEzer 105:3). If however, she was divorced and then died, her heirs may take the oath, "that we were not commanded [*verify*]." They may even collect form his heirs, if he died after her.

A widow who forgave the debt of her [late] husband's debtor, it is not valid.