Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "The word following the waw is made a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) *** as in 'I will walk and the road is swift.'"
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The Shaykh : He clarified its definition by its ruling, saying: "The word following the waw is made a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object)". "Made" (yunsab) is a passive verb, and "following" (tali)?
The student: Passive subject.
The Shaykh : It is the implied subject, and it is attached to the waw, which is the object of the preposition. "Ma'fu' ma'ahu" (companion object) is a state (hal) describing it, meaning describing the "following" word, i.e., the state of being a companion object. Therefore, it is a noun in the accusative case following a waw that signifies accompaniment, preceded by a verb or its meaning. Yes.
"Ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) *** as in 'I will walk'"
The student: As in?
The Shaykh : His saying "as in" means: similar to. So the author indicated that this is an example and you should analogize from it. In the phrase: "I will walk and the road," to whom is the address of "I will walk"?
The student: To a woman.
The Shaykh : To a woman, and it is a verb of command. The waw is the waw of accompaniment. Or could it be a conjunction?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, the intended meaning is the river. Some people said: We can make it a conjunction, because the river flows. But although this is possible, it is far from the speaker's intent. When people say, "If I walked and the Nile," the meaning is: I walked with it. The meaning is not that I am walking and the Nile is walking. Yes, so there is no doubt that the intended meaning is that I walked with the Nile. Did you pray two rak'ahs, my son? — Pray two rak'ahs before you sit down.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: After the waw, is it a conjunction?
The Shaykh : No, but sometimes it is impossible. If what follows is not valid, if that is not correct, either grammatically or in meaning, then it is not possible; it must be in the accusative case as a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object).
The student: ... the example?
The Shaykh : Which?
The questioner : I walked and the Nile.
The Shaykh : I told you that some people say: Raising it (nominative case) is permissible. Raising it is permissible, but it is also weak, as will come later. But we see that it is not permissible, because the speaker's intent for this meaning is very far. People take their speech at face value, not according to a distant meaning. Okay, likewise you say: "I walked and Zayd," "I walked and Zayd." The waw? The waw of accompaniment. The waw is the waw of accompaniment. So "I walked" is a verb and a subject, the waw is for accompaniment, and "Zayd" is a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) in the accusative case for accompaniment, and the sign of its accusative case is a visible fathah on its end. Is it permissible that Zayd was walking with him, or not? This is permissible, but it will come to us, if Allah wills, that it is weak. It is permissible to say: "I walked and Zayd" (nominative), but it is weak because Ibn Malik says:
"And if you conjoin with a connected pronoun in the nominative case, *** separate it with a disconnected pronoun
Or separate it with 'ma' and 'la'; separation is widespread in poetry, and I believe it is weak". So the important point is that we say: There are many examples, and the rule for the ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) is that the waw means "with."
The student: Passive subject.
The Shaykh : It is the implied subject, and it is attached to the waw, which is the object of the preposition. "Ma'fu' ma'ahu" (companion object) is a state (hal) describing it, meaning describing the "following" word, i.e., the state of being a companion object. Therefore, it is a noun in the accusative case following a waw that signifies accompaniment, preceded by a verb or its meaning. Yes.
"Ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) *** as in 'I will walk'"
The student: As in?
The Shaykh : His saying "as in" means: similar to. So the author indicated that this is an example and you should analogize from it. In the phrase: "I will walk and the road," to whom is the address of "I will walk"?
The student: To a woman.
The Shaykh : To a woman, and it is a verb of command. The waw is the waw of accompaniment. Or could it be a conjunction?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, the intended meaning is the river. Some people said: We can make it a conjunction, because the river flows. But although this is possible, it is far from the speaker's intent. When people say, "If I walked and the Nile," the meaning is: I walked with it. The meaning is not that I am walking and the Nile is walking. Yes, so there is no doubt that the intended meaning is that I walked with the Nile. Did you pray two rak'ahs, my son? — Pray two rak'ahs before you sit down.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The student: After the waw, is it a conjunction?
The Shaykh : No, but sometimes it is impossible. If what follows is not valid, if that is not correct, either grammatically or in meaning, then it is not possible; it must be in the accusative case as a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object).
The student: ... the example?
The Shaykh : Which?
The questioner : I walked and the Nile.
The Shaykh : I told you that some people say: Raising it (nominative case) is permissible. Raising it is permissible, but it is also weak, as will come later. But we see that it is not permissible, because the speaker's intent for this meaning is very far. People take their speech at face value, not according to a distant meaning. Okay, likewise you say: "I walked and Zayd," "I walked and Zayd." The waw? The waw of accompaniment. The waw is the waw of accompaniment. So "I walked" is a verb and a subject, the waw is for accompaniment, and "Zayd" is a ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) in the accusative case for accompaniment, and the sign of its accusative case is a visible fathah on its end. Is it permissible that Zayd was walking with him, or not? This is permissible, but it will come to us, if Allah wills, that it is weak. It is permissible to say: "I walked and Zayd" (nominative), but it is weak because Ibn Malik says:
"And if you conjoin with a connected pronoun in the nominative case, *** separate it with a disconnected pronoun
Or separate it with 'ma' and 'la'; separation is widespread in poetry, and I believe it is weak". So the important point is that we say: There are many examples, and the rule for the ma'fu' ma'ahu (companion object) is that the waw means "with."