Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Tawkidan aw naw'an yubinu aw 'add *** kasirta sayratayn sayr dhi rushd."
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The Shaykh : The author stated, in explaining what the masdar (verbal noun) conveys: "Tawkidan aw naw'an yubinu aw 'add". "Tawkidan" is a fronted object for the word "yubinu" (clarifies), and his phrase "aw naw'an" (or a type) is conjoined to "tawkidan." The question regarding this grammatical analysis is: is this from the category of tanaz'u (dispute over the object) or not?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Tawkidan or a type that clarifies?
The student: Tanaz'u.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: What is the question?
The Shaykh : The question now is: is this from the category of tanaz'u or not?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... because the verb is "yubinu" (clarifies), correct? And his phrase: "aw 'add" (or a number). "Aw" (or) is a conjunction, and it is conjoined to "tawkidan," meaning: or it clarifies a number. Here the author said: "number." It is known that when stopping on a noun in the accusative case, one stops with an alif. Either we say: for the sake of the rhyme, or we say: according to the language of Rabi'ah, who stop on the accusative with sukun. The general rule for this verse is that the masdar comes for purposes including tawkid (emphasis), clarifying the type, and clarifying the number. The author gave examples, saying: "kasirta sayratayn" (I walked two walks). "Kasirta sayratayn," what is this?
The student: Number.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The number.
The Shaykh : The number, twice. "Sayr dhi rushd" (the walk of one of sound judgment)?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : The type, because it clarified to us that his walk was the walk of one of sound judgment. And "rushd" (sound judgment) means: good conduct. And you also say: "I confronted him with the confrontation of the short-sighted." Does this masdar clarify?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : The type. And "thubba thub al-asad" (he leaped the leap of the lion)?
The student: Likewise.
The Shaykh : This also clarifies the type. "He struck him many strikes"?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? For the number?
The student: For the type.
The Shaykh : No, for the number. He specified "strikes." "Kasirta sayratayn" (I walked two walks). Now, the author did not mention tawkid (emphasis). Tawkid is like saying: "I struck a strike." And like the saying of Allah the Exalted: What is the benefit of the masdar of emphasis? Because the benefit of the one that clarifies the number is clear; the one that clarifies the number is clear, it clarifies the number. And the one that clarifies the type, its benefit is also clear, because it clarifies the type of the masdar. But what is the benefit of the one of emphasis? If I say: "I spoke to him a speaking," what is the benefit of "I spoke to him a speaking"? They say: its benefit is the negation of the possibility of metaphor... "I spoke to him a speaking" means: it was not other than speaking. Like if I did not say: "I spoke to him," I mean: no one else. So we benefit from this that the statement of one who says: "Allah spoke to Musa a speaking," is he criticizing it with the claws of wisdom, so his statement is rejected or not?
The student: Rejected.
The Shaykh : Rejected, because he emphasized the speech and this does not occur except in heard speech. Now, these are the benefits of the masdar.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Tawkidan or a type that clarifies?
The student: Tanaz'u.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: What is the question?
The Shaykh : The question now is: is this from the category of tanaz'u or not?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... because the verb is "yubinu" (clarifies), correct? And his phrase: "aw 'add" (or a number). "Aw" (or) is a conjunction, and it is conjoined to "tawkidan," meaning: or it clarifies a number. Here the author said: "number." It is known that when stopping on a noun in the accusative case, one stops with an alif. Either we say: for the sake of the rhyme, or we say: according to the language of Rabi'ah, who stop on the accusative with sukun. The general rule for this verse is that the masdar comes for purposes including tawkid (emphasis), clarifying the type, and clarifying the number. The author gave examples, saying: "kasirta sayratayn" (I walked two walks). "Kasirta sayratayn," what is this?
The student: Number.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The number.
The Shaykh : The number, twice. "Sayr dhi rushd" (the walk of one of sound judgment)?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : The type, because it clarified to us that his walk was the walk of one of sound judgment. And "rushd" (sound judgment) means: good conduct. And you also say: "I confronted him with the confrontation of the short-sighted." Does this masdar clarify?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The type.
The Shaykh : The type. And "thubba thub al-asad" (he leaped the leap of the lion)?
The student: Likewise.
The Shaykh : This also clarifies the type. "He struck him many strikes"?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh? For the number?
The student: For the type.
The Shaykh : No, for the number. He specified "strikes." "Kasirta sayratayn" (I walked two walks). Now, the author did not mention tawkid (emphasis). Tawkid is like saying: "I struck a strike." And like the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And Allah spoke to Moses with a direct speech
وكلم الله موسى تكليمًاThe student: Rejected.
The Shaykh : Rejected, because he emphasized the speech
