charlie: We do that out of respect for the Shittah of the Bahag. For some reason, we respect his opinion even K’negged the Gemara. All of the explanations as to why have something to do with the fact that he had a direct traceable chain from the Amoraim so even if he had Shittos outside Shas, they were still from Chazal. If any other Rishon said such a thing against the Gemara, we would reject them or at least only treat it as a weak Chumra, not Halachah. (And even Ashkenazim hold that a woman can Mei’Ikar HaDin.)
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