What is the stronger position among the opinions regarding the ruling on adding *hitha* to clauses?
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The Shaykh : Ibn Malik’s statement indicates generality: “After a verb attached to the lam” is general. Yes.
The questioner : The stronger of the two opinions regarding the grammatical parsing of *hitha*.
The Shaykh : Not the stronger opinion, but the well-known one among the Arabs.
The questioner : That it is not added.
The Shaykh : That it is not added except to a clause. This is why, when you write a letter or something, you say *hitha fulanun fi al-bayt* (where so-and-so is in the house), not *hitha fulanin fi al-bayt*, because this is the well-known usage.
The questioner : *Idh*, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes, *idh* is like *hitha*.
“And make obligatory the addition to clauses for *hitha* and *idh* *** And if they are declined, it is possible to treat *idh* as singular”
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is permissible, correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We do not make *an* and what it entered upon the subject; we interpret them with a verbal noun.
The questioner : The stronger of the two opinions regarding the grammatical parsing of *hitha*.
The Shaykh : Not the stronger opinion, but the well-known one among the Arabs.
The questioner : That it is not added.
The Shaykh : That it is not added except to a clause. This is why, when you write a letter or something, you say *hitha fulanun fi al-bayt* (where so-and-so is in the house), not *hitha fulanin fi al-bayt*, because this is the well-known usage.
The questioner : *Idh*, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes, *idh* is like *hitha*.
“And make obligatory the addition to clauses for *hitha* and *idh* *** And if they are declined, it is possible to treat *idh* as singular”
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : how
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : It is permissible, correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We do not make *an* and what it entered upon the subject; we interpret them with a verbal noun.