Continuation of the explanation of the saying of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And decline with the fathah that which does not decline, *** unless it is made possessive or preceded by al with a suffix."

The Shaykh : All right, but Ibn Malik says: "unless it is made possessive or preceded by al with a suffix". If it is made possessive, it declines, but it does not take tanwin because of the possessive construction. So you say: "I passed by the best of the people," "I passed by the best of the people." You decline it with the kasrah because it is possessive. "or preceded by al with a suffix" means that al is attached to it. So you say: "I passed by the best," "I passed by the best." You decline it with the kasrah. Why? Yes, because it is adorned with al. So the indeclinable noun departs from the general rule of inflection in one aspect, which is what? The genitive case, where it is declined with the fathah. And this is on the condition that it is not made possessive and not adorned with al. If it is made possessive or adorned with al, it becomes declinable. The time has ended, I think. Yes.