A brief review of what has preceded?
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
We have presented to you that the letter alif is sometimes added as a necessary addition, such as in al-lāt, alladhīna, alladhīna, and the like. It may also be added out of necessity, such as in Banāt al-Ūbar and Tabt al-nafs yā Qays, and this is in the necessity of poetry. The third place: it is added to conceal the original, this is the third place: that it is added to conceal the original.
We have presented to you that the letter alif is sometimes added as a necessary addition, such as in al-lāt, alladhīna, alladhīna, and the like. It may also be added out of necessity, such as in Banāt al-Ūbar and Tabt al-nafs yā Qays, and this is in the necessity of poetry. The third place: it is added to conceal the original, this is the third place: that it is added to conceal the original.