«يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ»
They put their fingers into their ears.
In ordinary physical action, fingertips enter the ears rather than entire fingers. The word denoting the whole is used for the relevant part; this relationship is kulliyyah (whole-for-part).
This supports majāz mursal rather than a similarity-based metaphor. The imagery also conveys a forceful response to what is heard.
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«يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ»
They put their fingers into their ears.
In ordinary physical action, fingertips enter the ears rather than entire fingers. The word denoting the whole is used for the relevant part; this relationship is kulliyyah (whole-for-part).
This supports majāz mursal rather than a similarity-based metaphor. The imagery also conveys a forceful response to what is heard.