Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "The masdar is made the object for the sake of which, if it indicates a cause, like gratitude and nearness."
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The Shaykh : Okay, so "the masdar is made the object for the sake of which", let us look at the conditions now that are understood from the author's words. What is excluded by the term "masdar"?
The student: Other than the verbal noun.
The Shaykh : Anything other than a masdar, so anything other than a masdar cannot become an object for the sake of which, or an object for the sake of which, it is not possible. It must be a masdar, yes.
The second condition: "if it indicates a cause," and this excludes what does not indicate a cause. What does not indicate the 'illah (operative cause) is not called an object for the sake of which, it is not called an object for the sake of which, even if it is a masdar, even if it is a masdar.
The student: Other than the verbal noun.
The Shaykh : Anything other than a masdar, so anything other than a masdar cannot become an object for the sake of which, or an object for the sake of which, it is not possible. It must be a masdar, yes.
The second condition: "if it indicates a cause," and this excludes what does not indicate a cause. What does not indicate the 'illah (operative cause) is not called an object for the sake of which, it is not called an object for the sake of which, even if it is a masdar, even if it is a masdar.