A common error is deciding whether indication is verbal by looking at the indicated meaning rather than the indicator.
Example 1: You see smoke and think the word “fire.” The indicator was smoke, so the indication is nonverbal-rational.
Example 2: You hear a person's spoken name and recognize the person. The indicator is a spoken expression, so the indication is verbal-conventional.
The fact that you can put an inference into words does not change the original sign.
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Do not classify by the indicated meaning
Dalālah, Waḍʿ and the Six Types of Indication
A common error is deciding whether indication is verbal by looking at the indicated meaning rather than the indicator.
Example 1: You see smoke and think the word “fire.” The indicator was smoke, so the indication is nonverbal-rational.
Example 2: You hear a person's spoken name and recognize the person. The indicator is a spoken expression, so the indication is verbal-conventional.
The fact that you can put an inference into words does not change the original sign.