Dalaalat ul-Iqtidaa’ ni dalala (maana inayodokezwa) ya lafudhi juu ya jambo ambalo maana yake haisimami isipokuwa kwa kukadiriwa (taqdeer). Kukadiriwa huku kwa lazima kunaweza kuamuriwa na Shar’a, au kunaweza kuamuriwa (yaani kufanywa kuwa lazima) na ‘Aql, ama kwa sababu ya lazima ya ukweli (Sidq) wa Mutakallim (chanzo cha usemi/habari), au kwa sababu ya usahihi (Sihhah) wa kutokea kwa lafudhi kupitia hilo.

Dalaalat ul-Iqtidaa’ is the Dalaalah (indication) of the Lafzh upon a matter that its meaning does not stand up except by its Taqdeer (determination). This necessary Taqdeer (determination) could be dictated by the Shar’a or it could be dictated (i.e. made necessary) by the ‘Aql, either due to the Daroorah (necessity) of the Sidq (truthfulness) of the Mutakallim (source of speech/information) or due to the correctness (Sihhah) of the occurrence of the Lafzh (wording) through it.