Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): . . . . . .
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "And the *laba'* may be seen for the like of *hab*". How many ways are there for the *laba'*? Three: *kasr*, *ishmam*, and *damm*. He says: "It may be seen for the like of *hab*". This applies to every triliteral verb with a shaddah, such as *habb* (love), *shadd* (tightening), *shadd* (deviating), and the like. In these, what the author mentioned is permissible: *kasr*, secondly: *ishmam*, and thirdly: *damm*. So, if you want to state that Zayd is loved, what do you say?
The student: *Hab* Zayd.
The Shaykh : *Hibb* Zayd, meaning: he became loved. And you say: *Hubb* Zayd, with *ishmam*. But he says: "And the *laba'* may be seen for the like of *hab*". Otherwise, the original rule is that for *habb*, one says: *Hubb* Zayd, *Shudd* al-habl (the rope was tightened), *Shudd* 'an al-jaddah (he deviated from the straight path). This is the original rule. However, it may be treated like a triliteral verb with a known middle letter. It may be treated this way, and this is in the language of the Arabs. But in the standard language, the original rule is to say: *Hubb*. If someone says: *Hubb* may be confused with the noun (masdar)[Al-'Adiyat 100:8], meaning: for the love of good, we say: what specifies the meaning?
The student: The context.
The Shaykh : The context specifies it.
The student: *Hab* Zayd.
The Shaykh : *Hibb* Zayd, meaning: he became loved. And you say: *Hubb* Zayd, with *ishmam*. But he says: "And the *laba'* may be seen for the like of *hab*". Otherwise, the original rule is that for *habb*, one says: *Hubb* Zayd, *Shudd* al-habl (the rope was tightened), *Shudd* 'an al-jaddah (he deviated from the straight path). This is the original rule. However, it may be treated like a triliteral verb with a known middle letter. It may be treated this way, and this is in the language of the Arabs. But in the standard language, the original rule is to say: *Hubb*. If someone says: *Hubb* may be confused with the noun (masdar)
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
وإنّه لحبّ الخير لشديدThe student: The context.
The Shaykh : The context specifies it.