المعنى الاصطلاحي :

"Iqtibās" is when the speaker quotes – whether it is prose or poetry – text from the Qur’an or Hadith without saying: "Allah said," or "the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, said," in his speech.

الشرح المختصر :

"Iqtibās" (excerption) is of two types: 1. When the original meaning of the excerpted text is retained, such as saying: "Our wait was only as long as a glance of the eye." "A glance of the eye" is an excerpt from the Qur’anic verse: {And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer.} [An-Nahl: 77] 2. When the original meaning of the excerpted text is altered, such as saying: "I put down my needs in an uncultivated valley." The speaker means to say that he relied on a useless person to fulfill his needs. However, the uncultivated valley in the Qur’an refers to Makkah: {Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House.} [Ibrāhim: 37]

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :

"Iqtibās": seeking a "qabas" (a portion of fire). In usage, it was meant extracting fire, then it was used to mean benefiting from something.