خَيْرُ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَنْفَعُهُمْ
The best of people are those who benefit others.
On its face this is a general maxim. Addressed to someone who harms others, however, it indirectly rebukes that person: their conduct fails the standard being praised. The rebuke comes from the situation and audience, not from an explicit accusation.
In a charitable setting the same statement might simply encourage service. This shows that in ta‘rid, the occasion materially determines the inferred message.
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Kinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical Modes
خَيْرُ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَنْفَعُهُمْ
The best of people are those who benefit others.
On its face this is a general maxim. Addressed to someone who harms others, however, it indirectly rebukes that person: their conduct fails the standard being praised. The rebuke comes from the situation and audience, not from an explicit accusation.
In a charitable setting the same statement might simply encourage service. This shows that in ta‘rid, the occasion materially determines the inferred message.