Mesorat%20hashas for Chagigah 4:3

חוץ מחרש שוטה וקטן כו': קתני חרש דומיא דשוטה וקטן מה שוטה וקטן דלאו בני דעה אף חרש דלאו בר דעה הוא וקא משמע לן כדתנן חרש שדיברו חכמים בכל מקום שאינו שומע ואינו מדבר הא מדבר ואינו שומע שומע ואינו מדבר חייב

Except a deaf man, a mentally ill person, and a child etc. It was taught in a Baraita, A deaf man is like a mentally ill person and a child. Just as a mentally ill person and a child are not considered capable of awareness [i.e responsible for their actions], so too a deaf man is not considered capable of awareness [i.e responsible for his actions]. And it is teaching us as we are taught by a Mishnah, The deaf man that the Sages referred to in every place, is one who does not hear and does not speak. Implying, he who speaks and does not hear, or he who hears and does not speak, is obligated [to appear at the Temple during the holidays]?

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