Commentary for Shabbat 45:1
עששית שהיתה דולקת והולכת כל היום כלו למוצ"ש מכבה ומדליקה אי אמרת בשלמא הדלקה עושה מצוה שפיר אלא אי אמרת הנחה עושה מצוה האי מכבה ומדליקה מכבה ומגביהה ומניחה ומדליקה מיבעי ליה ועוד מדקא מברכינן אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להדליק נר של חנוכה ש"מ הדלקה עושה מצוה ש"מ
With regard to a lantern which was burning the whole day [of the Sabbath],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Having been lit on the Sabbath eve as a Hanukkah lamp, ');"><sup>1</sup></span> at the conclusion of the Sabbath it is extinguished and then [re-]lit.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a Hanukkah lamp for the next day. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> Now, it is well if you say that the kindling constitutes the precept: then it is correct. But if you say that the placing constitutes the precept, is this [merely] extinguished and [re-]lit: surely it should [have stated], It must be extinguished, lifted up, replaced and then relit? Moreover, since we pronounce a benediction, 'Who sanctified us by His commandments and commanded us to kindle the lamp of Hanukkah,' it proves that the kindling constitutes the precept. This proves it. And now that we say that the kindling constitutes the precept, if a deaf-mute, idiot, or minor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These three are frequently grouped: their actions have no legal or religious validity. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>