Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Likewise, when it necessitates the fronting of the predicate *** Like 'Where' from whom you know a helper"
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The Shaykh :"Likewise, when it necessitates the fronting of the predicate":
"Likewise": This means that just as we stated regarding the obligation of fronting the predicate, the predicate must be fronted when it necessitates the fronting of the predicate. The word "when" here means "at the time that"; it is not a conditional particle, but rather means "at the time that" it necessitates the fronting of the predicate. That is, at the time that the predicate is from what has the precedence of the sentence, such as? Interrogation. "Where is Zayd?" Here, it is obligatory to front "Where," which is the predicate, and it is not permissible to say "Zayd where," even though some scholars use the delayed form in such cases. This passes by us frequently in *Al-Muhalla* by Ibn Hazm, and likewise in the writings of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), where he says: "Then what was it?"! He means: "Then what happened?!" And this is not correct according to the rules of Arabic grammar, because if the predicate has the precedence, it must be fronted. So, "Where is Zayd?" The predicate is "Where," and it has the precedence because it is an interrogative noun, so it is not permissible to say "Zayd where." From this is the example of the author: "Where is the one you know as a helper?" So "Where" is a fronted predicate, and "the one" is a delayed subject, and "you know" is a verb and its subject, and "him" is the first object, and "a helper" is the second object. "Where is the one you know as a helper": This means, where is the one who helps you?! So, what is the status of this location?
The student: The third.
The Shaykh : The third one.
"Likewise": This means that just as we stated regarding the obligation of fronting the predicate, the predicate must be fronted when it necessitates the fronting of the predicate. The word "when" here means "at the time that"; it is not a conditional particle, but rather means "at the time that" it necessitates the fronting of the predicate. That is, at the time that the predicate is from what has the precedence of the sentence, such as? Interrogation. "Where is Zayd?" Here, it is obligatory to front "Where," which is the predicate, and it is not permissible to say "Zayd where," even though some scholars use the delayed form in such cases. This passes by us frequently in *Al-Muhalla* by Ibn Hazm, and likewise in the writings of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), where he says: "Then what was it?"! He means: "Then what happened?!" And this is not correct according to the rules of Arabic grammar, because if the predicate has the precedence, it must be fronted. So, "Where is Zayd?" The predicate is "Where," and it has the precedence because it is an interrogative noun, so it is not permissible to say "Zayd where." From this is the example of the author: "Where is the one you know as a helper?" So "Where" is a fronted predicate, and "the one" is a delayed subject, and "you know" is a verb and its subject, and "him" is the first object, and "a helper" is the second object. "Where is the one you know as a helper": This means, where is the one who helps you?! So, what is the status of this location?
The student: The third.
The Shaykh : The third one.