Continuation of the explanation of Ibn Malik’s (may Allah have mercy on him) saying: “And what indicates it may stand in its place, *** like the grief of every grieving one and the joy of every joyful one.”

The Shaykh : “Stand up”: this is a verb of command. “Standing”: this is an absolute object (maf'ul mutlaq). We do not call it a verbal noun (masdar), because “standing” is not the verbal noun of “stand up” in terms of its wording, but it is the verbal noun of it in terms of its meaning, so it becomes an absolute object. “Sit down, sitting.”
The student: What is suitable as a state (hal)?

The Shaykh : “Sit down, sitting,” it is the same thing. We say: “Sit down”: this is a verb of command, and “sitting”: this is an absolute object, in the accusative case, and the sign of its accusative is a visible fatha at the end of it. Is that clear?
The student: What is suitable as a state (hal)?

The Shaykh : No, it is not suitable as a state (hal). “Sit down, sitting” is not suitable. So, the rule is: whatever is added to the verbal noun stands in its place and is called an absolute object. Whatever comes with the meaning of the verbal noun... whatever comes with the meaning of the verb... did you complete it?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : It stands in the place of the verbal noun and is parsed as an absolute object.
The student: Can you repeat it?

The Shaykh : Huh? A second time, we say: whatever is added to the verbal noun is an absolute object, and whatever comes with the meaning of the verb, not its wording, is also an absolute object. Okay, “weep, the weeping of the bereaved”? Huh?
The student: A verbal noun (masdar).

The Shaykh : “Weep, the weeping of the bereaved,” is it a verbal noun or an absolute object?
The student: A verbal noun (masdar).

The Shaykh : Because it is taken from the verb itself, but it specifies the type, it specifies the type. If you said, “sit down, two sittings”?
The student: A verbal noun (masdar).

The Shaykh : Then it is a verbal noun specifying the number.