Additional words that serve no relevant rhetorical benefit are distinguished from purposeful expansion and called ḥashw (padding). They lengthen the utterance without justifying the increase.
Two defects must be distinguished: (1) the surplus distorts or spoils the meaning, and (2) it leaves the meaning intact but contributes no real benefit. The former is more serious, but neither is the same as useful iṭnāb.
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Ījāz, Iṭnāb and Musāwāt: Standards of Expression and Their Distinctions
Additional words that serve no relevant rhetorical benefit are distinguished from purposeful expansion and called ḥashw (padding). They lengthen the utterance without justifying the increase.
Two defects must be distinguished: (1) the surplus distorts or spoils the meaning, and (2) it leaves the meaning intact but contributes no real benefit. The former is more serious, but neither is the same as useful iṭnāb.