In Balāghah, explicit mention (Dhikr, ذكر) can be appropriate in one setting, while omission (Ḥadhf, حذف) is better where context supplies the omitted part clearly.
If someone asks مَنْ حَضَرَ؟
Who attended?
The answer “Zayd” may be sufficient; the full proposition need not be repeated. Yet omission becomes harmful when it leaves the intended referent unclear. Neither mentioning nor omitting is intrinsically superior: the circumstance decides.
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Introduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three Disciplines
In Balāghah, explicit mention (Dhikr, ذكر) can be appropriate in one setting, while omission (Ḥadhf, حذف) is better where context supplies the omitted part clearly.
If someone asks مَنْ حَضَرَ؟
Who attended?
The answer “Zayd” may be sufficient; the full proposition need not be repeated. Yet omission becomes harmful when it leaves the intended referent unclear. Neither mentioning nor omitting is intrinsically superior: the circumstance decides.