Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And sometimes the opposite of the original is used *** And sometimes the object comes before the verb."
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The Shaykh : He said: "And sometimes the opposite of the original is used". Sometimes the opposite of the original is used, where the subject is delayed and the object is brought forward. So if you say: "The man rode the car," this is the original. "The car was ridden by the man," is this correct?
The student: It is the opposite of the original.
The Shaykh : This is the opposite of the original, and it is permissible, and it is common in the Arabic language. For this reason, they said: "And sometimes the opposite of the original is used". The "qad" here indicates realization and is not for minimization, because that is common. "And sometimes the object comes before the verb". So you would say, for example: "The car, the man rode it." Here, what was brought forward?
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The object. If someone were to ask: Can the subject be brought forward?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : We say: The author mentioned this earlier in his statement: "And after a verb, the subject", that the subject must necessarily be delayed after the verb and cannot be brought forward. We mentioned a disagreement regarding this. Now, if I say: "The house, Zayd bought it," is this correct?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Here we brought the object forward before the verb, which is the meaning of his statement: "And sometimes the object comes before the verb".
The student: It is the opposite of the original.
The Shaykh : This is the opposite of the original, and it is permissible, and it is common in the Arabic language. For this reason, they said: "And sometimes the opposite of the original is used". The "qad" here indicates realization and is not for minimization, because that is common. "And sometimes the object comes before the verb". So you would say, for example: "The car, the man rode it." Here, what was brought forward?
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The object. If someone were to ask: Can the subject be brought forward?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : We say: The author mentioned this earlier in his statement: "And after a verb, the subject", that the subject must necessarily be delayed after the verb and cannot be brought forward. We mentioned a disagreement regarding this. Now, if I say: "The house, Zayd bought it," is this correct?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Here we brought the object forward before the verb, which is the meaning of his statement: "And sometimes the object comes before the verb".