[If] she performed chalitzah with a sandal that was not his, or with a wooden sandal, or with a left shoe [placed] on his right [foot], her chalitzah is valid. [If] she performed chalitzah with a [sandal] which was [too] large [for him, but] in which he could [still] walk, or with a [sandal] which was [too] small [for him, but] which covered most of his foot, her chalitzah is valid. [If] she performed chalitzah at night, her chalitzah is valid; but R' Eliezer invalidates [it]. On the left [foot], her chalitzah is not valid; but R' Eliezer validates [it].

[If] she removed [the shoe] and spat, but did not recite, her chalitzah is [nevertheless] valid. [If] she recited and spat, but did not remove [the shoe], her chalitzah is not valid. [If] she removed [the shoe] and recited, but did not spit —- R' Eliezer says: her chalitzah is not valid; [but] R' Akiva says: her chalitzah is valid. Said R' Eliezer: ... So should be done ... (Deut. 25:9) —- whatever is an action is indispensable. R' Akiva replied: Is that a proof? “So should be done to the man ...” —- whatever is an action involving the man [is indispensable].

[If] chalitzah was performed on a deaf-mute, or [if] a woman who was a deaf-mute performed chalitzah, or [if] a widow performed chalitzah on a minor, her chalitzah is not valid. [If] a minor girl performed chalitzah, she must perform chalitzah when she reaches adulthood, and if she did not perform chalitzah [again], her [first] chalitzah is not valid.

[If] she performed chalitzah before two [judges], or before three, but it was discovered that one was a relative or was disqualified, her chalitzah is not valid; [but] R' Shimon and R' Yochanan the Sandler validate [it]. It once happened that someone performed chalitzah when only he and she were present, in a prison, and the case came before R' Akiva, and he validated [it].