In the book’s rule, explanatory an does not follow a plain qāla (“I said”) in the same way it follows a verb containing the sense of saying. This does not deny every other possible use of an after qāla.
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Literal Qāla and the Source Rule
The Two Explanatory Particles: Ay and An
In the book’s rule, explanatory an does not follow a plain qāla (“I said”) in the same way it follows a verb containing the sense of saying. This does not deny every other possible use of an after qāla.