1.
Menachem Weiman asks:
The Rashbam says Abaye was best friends with this magician who is degrading the Jewish cadavers by removing their clothing. It seems odd that a tzaddik like Abaye would be close friends with such a lowly individual and come to his aid while the magician is doing a despicable act. Why?
Menachem Weiman, St. Louis
2.
The Kollel replies:
Shalom Rav,
Who knows how many lives Abaye saved and how much anguish he spared his fellow Jews through his friendship with the Amgushi?
Kol Tuv,
Eliezer Chrysler