Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And if it is a verb and not a supplication *** and its conjugation is not impossible."
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The Shaykh :"And if it is a verb and not a supplication ***"
"And if it is": meaning the predicate is a verb, a verb that is the predicate of *yakun* (to be), whose subject is hidden.
"And not": meaning the verb is not a supplication. *Lam* is a particle that mandates the jussive case, and *yakun* is a present-tense verb in the jussive case due to *lam*, and its subject is hidden by necessity, estimated to be "he."
"Supplication": is the predicate of *yakun*. Its original form had a hamzah, but it was not a supplication; rather, the hamzah was deleted for the sake of poetic rhyme.
"*** and its conjugation is not impossible" He intends with this hemistich, yes, let us first parse it.
"And not": *yakun* is a present-tense verb in the jussive case by *in*? How?
The student: By *lam*.
The Shaykh : By *lam*. I have "and if" in my text, while you have "and not." And not, be patient. Okay, "and not" is in the jussive case by *lam*.
"Conjugation": is the subject of *yakun*.
"Impossible": is its predicate.
And the meaning of the verse: If the predicate is a verb. In this expression, there is a concession, because a verb does not become a predicate; rather, the predicate is the verbal sentence. So in his words (may Allah have mercy on him), there is a concession and leniency. And this is indicated by the fact that he said before this verse: "And make the predicate a sentence". And it is known that the verb itself, what is it? It is not a sentence. So in the expression, there is a concession and leniency.
And his saying: "And if it is a verb and not a supplication" excludes the case where it is a verb but it is a supplication.
"And its conjugation is not impossible" He intends by this that it was not a fixed verb. So beware, we have three precautions: that it is a verb, that it is a predicate, that it is not a supplication, that it is a conjugable verb and not a fixed one. "So the best is to separate with *qad*" to the end of it. So it is known from the author's words that if it is a supplicatory verb, then it is not obligatory to separate it with what he will mention.
And they gave as an example for this the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nur 24:9] on the reading, on this reading, yes.
The student:
The Shaykh :[An-Nur 24:9] [An-Nur 24:9] Here, *ghadiba* (was angry) is a supplicatory sentence, and for this reason, it was not separated from *an* by any of the following separators.
He said: "And its conjugation is not impossible" as a precaution against the case where it is a fixed verb that cannot be conjugated. In this case, it is not obligatory to separate it from any of the separators. And an example of this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Najm 53:39] [Al-A'raf 7:185] Here, *laysa* is a fixed verb, and *'asa* is also a fixed verb, and for this reason, it was not separated from this verb by any of the following separators.
"And if it is": meaning the predicate is a verb, a verb that is the predicate of *yakun* (to be), whose subject is hidden.
"And not": meaning the verb is not a supplication. *Lam* is a particle that mandates the jussive case, and *yakun* is a present-tense verb in the jussive case due to *lam*, and its subject is hidden by necessity, estimated to be "he."
"Supplication": is the predicate of *yakun*. Its original form had a hamzah, but it was not a supplication; rather, the hamzah was deleted for the sake of poetic rhyme.
"*** and its conjugation is not impossible" He intends with this hemistich, yes, let us first parse it.
"And not": *yakun* is a present-tense verb in the jussive case by *in*? How?
The student: By *lam*.
The Shaykh : By *lam*. I have "and if" in my text, while you have "and not." And not, be patient. Okay, "and not" is in the jussive case by *lam*.
"Conjugation": is the subject of *yakun*.
"Impossible": is its predicate.
And the meaning of the verse: If the predicate is a verb. In this expression, there is a concession, because a verb does not become a predicate; rather, the predicate is the verbal sentence. So in his words (may Allah have mercy on him), there is a concession and leniency. And this is indicated by the fact that he said before this verse: "And make the predicate a sentence". And it is known that the verb itself, what is it? It is not a sentence. So in the expression, there is a concession and leniency.
And his saying: "And if it is a verb and not a supplication" excludes the case where it is a verb but it is a supplication.
"And its conjugation is not impossible" He intends by this that it was not a fixed verb. So beware, we have three precautions: that it is a verb, that it is a predicate, that it is not a supplication, that it is a conjugable verb and not a fixed one. "So the best is to separate with *qad*" to the end of it. So it is known from the author's words that if it is a supplicatory verb, then it is not obligatory to separate it with what he will mention.
And they gave as an example for this the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her
والخامسة أن غضِبَ الله عليهاThe student:
And the fifth
والخامسةThe Shaykh :
And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her
والخامسة أن غضِب الله عليهاAnd the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her
والخامسة أن غضِب الله عليهاHe said: "And its conjugation is not impossible" as a precaution against the case where it is a fixed verb that cannot be conjugated. In this case, it is not obligatory to separate it from any of the separators. And an example of this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: