Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And what for detailing is like 'either' from us *** its operator is deleted where it occurs."
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The Shaykh : His saying: "And what for detailing": "What" is the subject, meaning "that which," and the intended meaning is the verbal noun that came detailed. And his saying: "its operator is deleted": "Operator" is a second subject, and "is deleted" is the predicate of the second subject. The sentence consisting of the second subject and its predicate is in the position of the predicate of the first subject. We now have two subjects: the first is "what" in his saying: "what for detailing" and the second is "operator" in his saying: "its operator is deleted". The sentence "is deleted" is in the position of the predicate of the second subject, and the sentence consisting of the second subject and its predicate is in the position of the predicate of the first subject. And his saying: "where it occurs" means: where it appears, meaning where it comes. You say "it occurred to me such and such," meaning "it appeared to me." This is the meaning of the verse. He says: if the verbal noun comes detailed, then it is obligatory to delete its operator. It is obligatory to delete its operator. And from here the author began with what it is obligatory to delete the operator of among verbal nouns. So the verbal noun that came for detailing, it is obligatory to delete its operator. And the author (may Allah have mercy on him) combined the ruling and the example. Where is the example?
The student: Like "either" from us.
The Shaykh : Like "either" from us. He is referring to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Muhammad 47:4], where is the detailing?
The student:.
The Shaykh :[Muhammad 47:4] So if the verbal noun is detailed, then it is obligatory to delete its operator. You say, for example: if you meet Zayd, then either a beating or an honor, right?
The questioner : ... it is not correct.
The Shaykh : It is correct, it is correct. Is "either a beating or an honor" not correct? Right? The example is correct: "then either a beating or an honor." How is it "a beating or an honor"? It means: either I beat him a beating or I honor him an honor. If the man has neglected and failed in the obligatory duty, his reward is the first one; and if he has fulfilled the obligatory duty, his reward is honor. The important point here is that it is correct. We say: "then either you beat him a beating or you honor him an honor?"
The student: It is not valid.
The Shaykh : It is not valid, and that is because it is for detailing. Yes, very well. You say, for example: I will dive into the sea. I will dive into the sea, so either a gain or a bankruptcy. Is that correct?
The student: Correct.
The Shaykh : Or is it not valid?
The student: It is not valid.
The Shaykh : It is valid. And is this one where it is obligatory to delete its operator, or is it not obligatory?
The student: It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, because it is for detailing. So whatever has detailing in a verbal noun, it is obligatory to delete its operator. And this is the rule. He said.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Detailing can be in three, four?
The Shaykh : Yes, it can be in three, four.
The student: Like "either" from us.
The Shaykh : Like "either" from us. He is referring to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]
فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَثْخَنْتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءThe student:
Either a favor
إِمَّا مَنًّاThe Shaykh :
either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them]
فَإِمَّا منًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءThe questioner : ... it is not correct.
The Shaykh : It is correct, it is correct. Is "either a beating or an honor" not correct? Right? The example is correct: "then either a beating or an honor." How is it "a beating or an honor"? It means: either I beat him a beating or I honor him an honor. If the man has neglected and failed in the obligatory duty, his reward is the first one; and if he has fulfilled the obligatory duty, his reward is honor. The important point here is that it is correct. We say: "then either you beat him a beating or you honor him an honor?"
The student: It is not valid.
The Shaykh : It is not valid, and that is because it is for detailing. Yes, very well. You say, for example: I will dive into the sea. I will dive into the sea, so either a gain or a bankruptcy. Is that correct?
The student: Correct.
The Shaykh : Or is it not valid?
The student: It is not valid.
The Shaykh : It is valid. And is this one where it is obligatory to delete its operator, or is it not obligatory?
The student: It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, because it is for detailing. So whatever has detailing in a verbal noun, it is obligatory to delete its operator. And this is the rule. He said.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Detailing can be in three, four?
The Shaykh : Yes, it can be in three, four.