Hearing the Megillah by heart from several readers who fulfilled their obligation
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Question
A person who hears the Megillah from several readers, and from each reader, he heard what was read by heart, as the reader fulfilled his obligation since he read most of it from the text. Does he fulfill his obligation because he heard everything, or does he not fulfill it because he heard most of it by heart?
Answer
In practice, since he heard most of it by heart, he does not fulfill his obligation, as it was not the majority, unlike other people who heard the Megillah from different readers, for them it was the majority, and although for them it helps, and the rule of 'hearing is like responding' does not apply, as in the case of Kiddush over the cup and hearing from the text, but here, even if it relates to him, and since it is mostly hearing by heart, but in practice, he heard most of the Megillah by heart, although in the end, it relates to him.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 690
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