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Or, is the halakha in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon, who ruled that one who is destructive in causing a wound on Shabbat is liable if he did so intentionally?
With regard to the halakha of having sex with one’s virgin bride on Shabbat, it was stated that in the school of Rav they say: Rav permitted doing so and Shmuel prohibited doing so. In Neharde’a, where Shmuel lived, they say: Rav prohibited doing so and Shmuel permitted doing so. Rav Naḥman bar Yit
The Talmud asks: And did Rav permit having sex in those circumstances? But didn’t Rav Shimi bar Ḥizkiyya say in the name of Rav: In the case of this cloth stopper of a jug [nazyata], it is prohibited to insert it tightly in the spout of the jug on a Festival, because in the process liquid will be
The Talmud answers: In the case of the jug, even R' Shimon concedes, as it is Abaye and Rava who both say: R' Shimon concedes in the case of: Cut off its head and will it not die, i.e., a case that involves inevitable consequences like the decapitation of an animal, that the action is forbidden. He
The Talmud asks: But didn’t Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi say that Rav said with regard to unintentional acts: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, and Rav Ḥanan bar Ami said that Shmuel said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon. And Rav Ḥiyya bar Avin taught these