Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And in all of them, the placement of the predicate in the middle *** is permissible, and every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited."
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "And in all of them, the placement of the predicate in the middle *** is permissible"
"In all of them": a preposition and its object, and a possessive noun, attached to "permissible."
"Placement": a direct object, and its verb is "permissible," which is attached to "the predicate."
"Permissible": a verb of command, and its subject is hidden and obligatory, estimated to be "you."
"And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" Yes, "every" means among the grammarians. Yes, we parse before.
"Every": a subject.
"Preceded it": a fronted object for "prohibited," and it is attached to the pronoun, and the pronoun here is the subject, the subject of the verbal noun.
"Remained": a direct object for what? For the verbal noun.
"Prohibited": prohibited every [case], and the estimation is "every [case] where it preceded [the particle] remained," meaning every [case] where the predicate preceded [the particle] is prohibited.
Now, his saying: "And in all of them, the placement of the predicate in the middle is permissible" How many are they?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Thirteen.
The student: Thirteen.
The Shaykh : Thirteen, eight and four and one, thirteen, in all of them the placement of the predicate in the middle is permissible. You say: "Zayd was standing," and "The rain remained heavy," and "Khalid did not cease to be standing," and "So long as so-and-so is alive," and "The lazy one is not a success."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And "The lazy one is not a success," is that so? So in all these thirteen, it is permissible for the predicate to be placed in the middle. Good.
And is it permissible for the predicate to precede the particle? He says: "And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" "Every" means among the grammarians, "prohibited" means prevented it from preceding "remained." Is the meaning that it preceded "remained" such that it is placed in the middle between it and "ma," or such that it precedes "ma"? For example, let us make the example on "ma," we take the forms in it. "So long as Zayd is standing," correct, and it is in order. "So long as standing is Zayd."
The student: The placement of the predicate in the middle.
The Shaykh : The placement of the predicate in the middle is correct.
"Standing so long as Zayd remained," this is a possibility that it is not permissible by consensus.
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained": this is not permissible by consensus.
The issue now is transferring the consensus regarding when the predicate is between "ma" and "remained."
So the place of the predicate, the places of the predicate in "remained" are four:
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained," "So standing long as Zayd remained," "So long as standing is Zayd," "So long as Zayd is standing."
Two are permissible by agreement, and they are—Ahmad, where did you go?—and they are what? "So long as standing is Zayd," and "So long as Zayd is standing." Good.
One is prohibited by agreement, and it is the predicate preceding "so long as" entirely: "Standing, so long as Zayd remained."
And the fourth is that the predicate is placed in the middle between "ma" and "remained." This is a possibility in the words of Ibn Malik that it is prohibited, as is the apparent meaning of the text, but yes, that it is prohibited by consensus, as is the apparent meaning of the text, and the matter is not so; there is disagreement in it. Good.
"And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" So now, from the words of Ibn Malik, two forms are prohibited and two forms are permissible. What are the two prohibited forms?
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained," "So standing long as Zayd remained."
The apparent meaning of the words of Ibn Malik is that this is prohibited by consensus.
"So long as standing is Zayd," and "So long as Zayd is standing."
This is also permissible by consensus. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Be patient, may Allah reward you.
He said, and his saying: "Every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" The apparent meaning of his words is that in everything other than these, it is permissible for the predicate to precede the particle, but he said
"In all of them": a preposition and its object, and a possessive noun, attached to "permissible."
"Placement": a direct object, and its verb is "permissible," which is attached to "the predicate."
"Permissible": a verb of command, and its subject is hidden and obligatory, estimated to be "you."
"And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" Yes, "every" means among the grammarians. Yes, we parse before.
"Every": a subject.
"Preceded it": a fronted object for "prohibited," and it is attached to the pronoun, and the pronoun here is the subject, the subject of the verbal noun.
"Remained": a direct object for what? For the verbal noun.
"Prohibited": prohibited every [case], and the estimation is "every [case] where it preceded [the particle] remained," meaning every [case] where the predicate preceded [the particle] is prohibited.
Now, his saying: "And in all of them, the placement of the predicate in the middle is permissible" How many are they?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Thirteen.
The student: Thirteen.
The Shaykh : Thirteen, eight and four and one, thirteen, in all of them the placement of the predicate in the middle is permissible. You say: "Zayd was standing," and "The rain remained heavy," and "Khalid did not cease to be standing," and "So long as so-and-so is alive," and "The lazy one is not a success."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And "The lazy one is not a success," is that so? So in all these thirteen, it is permissible for the predicate to be placed in the middle. Good.
And is it permissible for the predicate to precede the particle? He says: "And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" "Every" means among the grammarians, "prohibited" means prevented it from preceding "remained." Is the meaning that it preceded "remained" such that it is placed in the middle between it and "ma," or such that it precedes "ma"? For example, let us make the example on "ma," we take the forms in it. "So long as Zayd is standing," correct, and it is in order. "So long as standing is Zayd."
The student: The placement of the predicate in the middle.
The Shaykh : The placement of the predicate in the middle is correct.
"Standing so long as Zayd remained," this is a possibility that it is not permissible by consensus.
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained": this is not permissible by consensus.
The issue now is transferring the consensus regarding when the predicate is between "ma" and "remained."
So the place of the predicate, the places of the predicate in "remained" are four:
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained," "So standing long as Zayd remained," "So long as standing is Zayd," "So long as Zayd is standing."
Two are permissible by agreement, and they are—Ahmad, where did you go?—and they are what? "So long as standing is Zayd," and "So long as Zayd is standing." Good.
One is prohibited by agreement, and it is the predicate preceding "so long as" entirely: "Standing, so long as Zayd remained."
And the fourth is that the predicate is placed in the middle between "ma" and "remained." This is a possibility in the words of Ibn Malik that it is prohibited, as is the apparent meaning of the text, but yes, that it is prohibited by consensus, as is the apparent meaning of the text, and the matter is not so; there is disagreement in it. Good.
"And every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" So now, from the words of Ibn Malik, two forms are prohibited and two forms are permissible. What are the two prohibited forms?
"Standing, so long as Zayd remained," "So standing long as Zayd remained."
The apparent meaning of the words of Ibn Malik is that this is prohibited by consensus.
"So long as standing is Zayd," and "So long as Zayd is standing."
This is also permissible by consensus. Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Be patient, may Allah reward you.
He said, and his saying: "Every [case] where it preceded [the particle] is prohibited" The apparent meaning of his words is that in everything other than these, it is permissible for the predicate to precede the particle, but he said