لأن رعاية المطابقة لمقتضى الحال
Because observing conformity to the requirements of the occasion is essential.
Fitness to context is central to maʿani. Bayan adds varied methods of presenting one meaning, but it does not remove the requirement of appropriateness. An elaborate metaphor may be striking and yet rhetorically unsuitable in an emergency.
For a listener requiring urgent instructions, a plain command may work better than an extended analogy. Elegance must remain appropriate.
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ʿIlm al-Maʿani: Definition, Scope and Eight Chapters
لأن رعاية المطابقة لمقتضى الحال
Because observing conformity to the requirements of the occasion is essential.
Fitness to context is central to maʿani. Bayan adds varied methods of presenting one meaning, but it does not remove the requirement of appropriateness. An elaborate metaphor may be striking and yet rhetorically unsuitable in an emergency.
For a listener requiring urgent instructions, a plain command may work better than an extended analogy. Elegance must remain appropriate.