Grammatical question regarding Qassas Al-Nabieen

[MTA]

Assalamu Alaikum,

In the story of Hud in Qassas Al-Nabieen, we find the following line:

هل الإنسان أذلّ من الحيوان ,أم هو أجلّ من الحياوان؟

I was under the impression that when asking question prompting selection between two choices, the hamza of istifham should be used (not hal). Is my understanding incorrect? Are there exceptions?

Wa'Salam

[MullaG1]

In كافية it is mentioned that و ام المتصلة لازمة لهمزة الاستفهام
Then between the lines it is written احتراز عن ام المنقطعة
This shows that ام منقطعة is not exclusive to همزة الاستفهام but it does not prove هل
The proof that ام منقطعة comes after هل is found in the quraan
In the verse هل يستوي الاعمى و البصير ام هل تستوي الظلمات و النور ام جعلوا لله شركاء

[MTA]

Assalamu Alaikum,

Jazaka Allahu Khayran for the replies. I will research these nahw points further.

Wa'Salam