A report may be followed by a request directed at someone. Leaving the second clause uncoordinated allows the first to remain a factual assertion and the second to function as a distinct directive.
The principle presumes that no special reason for joining the clauses exists. If the context supplies another compelling reason for wāw, the difference between reporting and directing does not by itself settle the issue. The basic rule must be read alongside its conditions.
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Cases of Faṣl: Clause Relations, Complete Disjunction and Complete Connection
A report may be followed by a request directed at someone. Leaving the second clause uncoordinated allows the first to remain a factual assertion and the second to function as a distinct directive.
The principle presumes that no special reason for joining the clauses exists. If the context supplies another compelling reason for wāw, the difference between reporting and directing does not by itself settle the issue. The basic rule must be read alongside its conditions.