LessonsTawjīh, Serious Intent in Jest, Feigned Ignorance, Qawl bi-l-Mūjib and IṭrādQuiz

In the second form, a word in someone else’s speech is taken in a different meaning from that speaker’s intention, provided the expression can genuinely bear that meaning. Often the difference appears when the respondent supplies a different complement or relation.

First, the original speaker intends complaint, blame, or accusation. Second, the respondent reuses the word under another plausible relation. The resulting answer preserves the wording while redirecting its force.

An arbitrary misreading would not qualify; the alternative must be linguistically credible.

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Second form: a different plausible meaning

Tawjīh, Serious Intent in Jest, Feigned Ignorance, Qawl bi-l-Mūjib and Iṭrād

In the second form, a word in someone else’s speech is taken in a different meaning from that speaker’s intention, provided the expression can genuinely bear that meaning. Often the difference appears when the respondent supplies a different complement or relation.

First, the original speaker intends complaint, blame, or accusation. Second, the respondent reuses the word under another plausible relation. The resulting answer preserves the wording while redirecting its force.

An arbitrary misreading would not qualify; the alternative must be linguistically credible.