Why is the jussive form of the verb in the phrase of Allah the Exalted, “So eat from it...,” not clear?
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The student: Shaykh, regarding the phrase of Allah the Exalted: [Al-A'raf 7:73] Did He not say “ta’kulu” (you eat)?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Is this the sukun (stillness)?
The Shaykh : Ta’kal, yes.
The student: It is a present tense verb.
The Shaykh : Yes, but a factor requiring the jussive form has entered it.
The student: Where is the factor requiring the jussive form?
The Shaykh : What is the factor requiring the jussive form?
The student: The request.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is the answer to a command.
The student: The answer to a command.
The Shaykh : Yes, and if the present tense verb is in the answer to a command, it becomes?
The student: Jussive.
The Shaykh : Jussive if the fa’ is omitted, but if the fa’ is present, as in “fa-dhiruha fa-ta’kula,” it is in the accusative case.
So leave her to eat within Allah 's land
فذروها تأكل في أرض اللهThe Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: Is this the sukun (stillness)?
The Shaykh : Ta’kal, yes.
The student: It is a present tense verb.
The Shaykh : Yes, but a factor requiring the jussive form has entered it.
The student: Where is the factor requiring the jussive form?
The Shaykh : What is the factor requiring the jussive form?
The student: The request.
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is the answer to a command.
The student: The answer to a command.
The Shaykh : Yes, and if the present tense verb is in the answer to a command, it becomes?
The student: Jussive.
The Shaykh : Jussive if the fa’ is omitted, but if the fa’ is present, as in “fa-dhiruha fa-ta’kula,” it is in the accusative case.