Hearing Only One Megillah Reading

Question

I was able to hear an evening Megillah reading this year. But I missed the morning reading because I had to catch an early morning flight, which was unavoidable. I mentioned this to someone whom in turn told me that the mitzvah is to hear the reading twice, and if you listen to only one reading but not the other, you have not fulfilled any mitzvah at all. He said he learned that from his rabbi. Is that really true?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    I am not quite sure what the Rabbi he heard it from was basing his ruling on. As I am sure you know, Lechatchilah one needs to hear the Megillah both at night and in the morning. However, the Nodeh Beyehuda that one has fulfilled the obligation of hearing the Megillah at night even if they were not able to hear it during the day, and vice-versa.

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