Explanation of the statement of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): The occupation of the operator from the operated-upon.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The occupation of the operator from the operated-upon" The operator includes the verb, the active participle, and everything that governs. The meaning of the operator being occupied from the operated-upon is that the operator is occupied with another operated-upon that refers back to what came before. This is because a verb cannot govern or exert authority over two things; there is no such thing as two subjects for one verb, nor two objects for one verb if it has a single meaning. For example, in "I struck Zayd," it is not possible for "struck" to govern both "Zayd" and the pronoun. However, it is possible to govern two objects, each of which is distinct from the other, as we have passed through with *dhan* (to think) and its sisters, and so on. The important point is the occupation of the operator from the operated-upon. By what is it occupied? It is occupied either by its pronoun or by something added to its pronoun. If you say, "I struck Zayd," here it is occupied by its pronoun. If you say, "I struck his boy," this is occupied by something added to its pronoun. The statement of Ibn Malik includes both of these. So, by what is the operator occupied from the operated-upon?
The student: By its pronoun.
The Shaykh : By its pronoun or by something added to its pronoun.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The occupation of the operator from the operated-upon" The operator includes the verb, the active participle, and everything that governs. The meaning of the operator being occupied from the operated-upon is that the operator is occupied with another operated-upon that refers back to what came before. This is because a verb cannot govern or exert authority over two things; there is no such thing as two subjects for one verb, nor two objects for one verb if it has a single meaning. For example, in "I struck Zayd," it is not possible for "struck" to govern both "Zayd" and the pronoun. However, it is possible to govern two objects, each of which is distinct from the other, as we have passed through with *dhan* (to think) and its sisters, and so on. The important point is the occupation of the operator from the operated-upon. By what is it occupied? It is occupied either by its pronoun or by something added to its pronoun. If you say, "I struck Zayd," here it is occupied by its pronoun. If you say, "I struck his boy," this is occupied by something added to its pronoun. The statement of Ibn Malik includes both of these. So, by what is the operator occupied from the operated-upon?
The student: By its pronoun.
The Shaykh : By its pronoun or by something added to its pronoun.