"Zayd is a man": Does "man" carry a pronoun?
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The questioner : "Zayd hit the man," is this a pronoun?
The Shaykh : No, no, "man"!! In fact, "man" does not carry a pronoun. If you say, "A man stood up"—leave Zayd out—"a man stood up," is there a pronoun in it? Does it carry a pronoun or not? "A man stood up," that's all?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Okay, "the striker stood up"?
The questioner : It carries one.
The Shaykh : Does it carry a pronoun or not?
The questioner : It carries one; "the striker" is the striker!
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the striker, but there is "he" in it. Do you realize that there is a pronoun referring to the striking? I mean, not to the striking itself, but to the one who performed the striking.
The Shaykh : No, no, "man"!! In fact, "man" does not carry a pronoun. If you say, "A man stood up"—leave Zayd out—"a man stood up," is there a pronoun in it? Does it carry a pronoun or not? "A man stood up," that's all?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Okay, "the striker stood up"?
The questioner : It carries one.
The Shaykh : Does it carry a pronoun or not?
The questioner : It carries one; "the striker" is the striker!
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the striker, but there is "he" in it. Do you realize that there is a pronoun referring to the striking? I mean, not to the striking itself, but to the one who performed the striking.