Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "If it is lengthened, connect it, and if it is not lengthened *** then omission is rare, and he disliked that it be contracted."
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The Shaykh :"If it is lengthened, connect it": You must say: "The one who came," what?
The student: He is standing.
The Shaykh : He is standing, okay, "The one who came is riding his camel," "The one who came is riding his camel," is the relative clause long or short?
The student: This one is long.
Another student: Short.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Long.
The Shaykh : And what do you want the length of this to be, all the way to Makkah?! The important thing is that it is more than a single word. "The one who came is riding his camel," the relative clause is long, because: "his camel" is the object, and it is permissible for you to say: "The one who came is he who is riding his camel." The omission was permissible in this relative clause because it is long. Okay, so this topic is also easy, if Allah wills.
The student : Yes
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Why can it not be: "Riding he his camel"?
The Shaykh : No, "he his camel he"?
The student: "Riding his camel," meaning he is riding he his camel.
The Shaykh : He might become a camel; a human is a human, he is not a camel!!
The student: "Riding," the pronoun refers back to him.
The Shaykh : But the pronoun with the active participle is not a sentence; the pronoun with the active participle is not a sentence.
The student: This is a problem.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is easy. The question: Is the beginning of the relative clause omitted with anything other than "ayy" (whoever)?
The student: If the relative clause is long.
The Shaykh : If the relative clause is long, it is omitted; and if it is not long, it is rare.
The student: The rule, O Shaykh, if it becomes one word?
The Shaykh : Okay, the rule: if it becomes one word, it means it is not long. If it is a word with a dependent, it is long. "The one who came is he who is sitting with you," yes, this is long. It is permissible to say: "The one who came is sitting with you," you omit it, because the relative clause is long. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:154] What? A reading, and there is a reading: [Al-An'am 6:154] Is this reading from the rare or from the common?
The student: From the common.
Another student: Rare.
The Shaykh :[Al-An'am 6:154] ؟!
The student: Rare.
The Shaykh : This is from the rare, because it contains only one word, and the full meaning is: "completely upon the one who is best," and "he" was omitted, but on the basis of rarity.
The student: Even though it is rare.
The Shaykh : Even though it is rare, but the famous reading is:[Al-An'am 6:154], [Al-An'am 6:154]. Okay, now do we know the ruling or not? Question: Is the beginning of the relative clause omitted if the relative pronoun is other than "ayy"? The answer: If the relative clause is long, then yes; and if the relative clause is not long, then omission is rare. We return to the complex words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), yes, he said:
"And in *** this omission, other than 'ayy' follows", "In this omission" "this" is a demonstrative noun, and what is indicated is the omission of the beginning of the relative clause, which is the pronoun. "Ayy" is the fronted object of "follows," and "other than 'ayy'" is the subject, and the sentence "follows" is its predicate. The full meaning of this verse is: "And other than 'ayy' follows 'ayy' in this omission," and "other than 'ayy'"
The student: He is standing.
The Shaykh : He is standing, okay, "The one who came is riding his camel," "The one who came is riding his camel," is the relative clause long or short?
The student: This one is long.
Another student: Short.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Long.
The Shaykh : And what do you want the length of this to be, all the way to Makkah?! The important thing is that it is more than a single word. "The one who came is riding his camel," the relative clause is long, because: "his camel" is the object, and it is permissible for you to say: "The one who came is he who is riding his camel." The omission was permissible in this relative clause because it is long. Okay, so this topic is also easy, if Allah wills.
The student : Yes
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Why can it not be: "Riding he his camel"?
The Shaykh : No, "he his camel he"?
The student: "Riding his camel," meaning he is riding he his camel.
The Shaykh : He might become a camel; a human is a human, he is not a camel!!
The student: "Riding," the pronoun refers back to him.
The Shaykh : But the pronoun with the active participle is not a sentence; the pronoun with the active participle is not a sentence.
The student: This is a problem.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is easy. The question: Is the beginning of the relative clause omitted with anything other than "ayy" (whoever)?
The student: If the relative clause is long.
The Shaykh : If the relative clause is long, it is omitted; and if it is not long, it is rare.
The student: The rule, O Shaykh, if it becomes one word?
The Shaykh : Okay, the rule: if it becomes one word, it means it is not long. If it is a word with a dependent, it is long. "The one who came is he who is sitting with you," yes, this is long. It is permissible to say: "The one who came is sitting with you," you omit it, because the relative clause is long. Allah the Exalted said:
Then We gave Moses the Scripture, making complete [Our favor] upon the one
ثم أتينا موسى الكتاب تمامًا على الذيis best
أحسنَupon the one who did good
على الذي أحسنُThe student: From the common.
Another student: Rare.
The Shaykh :
making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good
تمامًا على الذي أحسنُThe student: Rare.
The Shaykh : This is from the rare, because it contains only one word, and the full meaning is: "completely upon the one who is best," and "he" was omitted, but on the basis of rarity.
The student: Even though it is rare.
The Shaykh : Even though it is rare, but the famous reading is:
making complete [Our favor] upon the one who did good
تمامًا على الذي أحسنَupon the one who did good
على الذي أحسنَ"And in *** this omission, other than 'ayy' follows", "In this omission" "this" is a demonstrative noun, and what is indicated is the omission of the beginning of the relative clause, which is the pronoun. "Ayy" is the fronted object of "follows," and "other than 'ayy'" is the subject, and the sentence "follows" is its predicate. The full meaning of this verse is: "And other than 'ayy' follows 'ayy' in this omission," and "other than 'ayy'"