Regarding the Verse: "Verily! The worst of beasts in the Sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb---- those who understand not." (8.22) (The people referred to here) were some persons from the tribe of Bani ʿAbd-Addar.
هُمْ نَفَرٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ