Is the person who holds the object while someone else takes it from them (the 'passive' person) guilty of assisting a transgression (lifnei iver)?

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Synopsis

The person whose hand held the object while another took it is labeled 'exempt but permitted' by the Talmud; Rishonim question why there is no lifnei iver prohibition.

Early Acharonim
Late Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
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