Discussion from the end of the chapter on *la* that negates the genus.
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The Shaykh : With excellence until the Day of Judgment. It is *la* that negates, accompanied by the interrogative hamzah.
The student: *La* that negates.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Is there not a man and a woman in the house?
The Shaykh : Is there not a man in the house?
The student: Is there not a man in the house?
The Shaykh : Fine, and what does "Is there not a man in the house?" mean?
The student: This is an inquiry about negation.
The Shaykh : And what does it mean?
The student: It means, is it not the case that there is no man in the house?
The Shaykh : It means, as if he is asking, do you deny that the man is in the house?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like this.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you deny that the man is in the house?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, like this? This is what is understood from it.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, if I say, "There is no man," what do you say about this form?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah! "There is no man," what is it? What did we gain?
The student: There is no man, if there is evidence pointing to it.
The Shaykh : But I said, "There is no man."
The student: It is not permissible
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. You said...
The student: No, if there is evidence pointing to it.
The Shaykh : Fine, "There is no man," why is it not correct to delete the predicate here?
The student: There is no evidence for it.
The Shaykh : There is no evidence for it, so it does not allow you to say "There is no man standing," "There is no man understanding," "There is no man present," we do not know. Fine, Mansur, if you are asked: Is there a man in the house? And you say "There is no man," is that permissible or not?
The student: It is permissible...
The Shaykh : Permissible
The student: *La* that negates.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Is there not a man and a woman in the house?
The Shaykh : Is there not a man in the house?
The student: Is there not a man in the house?
The Shaykh : Fine, and what does "Is there not a man in the house?" mean?
The student: This is an inquiry about negation.
The Shaykh : And what does it mean?
The student: It means, is it not the case that there is no man in the house?
The Shaykh : It means, as if he is asking, do you deny that the man is in the house?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like this.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you deny that the man is in the house?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, like this? This is what is understood from it.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, if I say, "There is no man," what do you say about this form?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah! "There is no man," what is it? What did we gain?
The student: There is no man, if there is evidence pointing to it.
The Shaykh : But I said, "There is no man."
The student: It is not permissible
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. You said...
The student: No, if there is evidence pointing to it.
The Shaykh : Fine, "There is no man," why is it not correct to delete the predicate here?
The student: There is no evidence for it.
The Shaykh : There is no evidence for it, so it does not allow you to say "There is no man standing," "There is no man understanding," "There is no man present," we do not know. Fine, Mansur, if you are asked: Is there a man in the house? And you say "There is no man," is that permissible or not?
The student: It is permissible...
The Shaykh : Permissible