ثم الحقيقة أنواع ثلاثة: متعذرة، ومهجورة، ومستعملة
Literal meaning is then divided into three conditions: impossible, abandoned, and still used.
1. Mutaʿadhdhirah: the literal referent cannot be acted upon in this setting.
2. Mahjurah: the literal use is possible in theory but has been left aside in normal speech in favor of an established alternative.
3. Mustaʿmalah: the literal use remains viable and current.
The classification affects priority in interpretation. Impossibility, the force of convention, and competition between living literal and figurative usages must not be treated as the same situation.