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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is Sibawayhi's statement that suwa, sawa', and siwa are always in the accusative case as adverbs of time or place, even if they are in the position of the subject, correct?

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The student: Sibawayhi's statement
It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or one publicizes it سَوَاءٌ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَمَنْ جَهَرَ بِهِ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:10]
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The Shaykh : No, this is not an exception.
The student: On sawa'.

The Shaykh : It is not an exception; this is not an exception by consensus, like:
It is all the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَسْتَغْفَرْتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ
[Al-Munafiqun 63:6]
This is clear. But if it comes in the way of an exception, meaning "except," if it becomes the meaning of "except," whereas if it comes as a subject or something similar, that is known.
The student: But you said it must be an adverb of time or place if it is an exception.

The Shaykh : In the state of exception, if it means "except," yes. He said: "and excepted".
The student: Sibawayhi's statement regarding suwa, suwa, and sawa'?

The Shaykh : It is in the accusative case as an adverb of time or place always, and what comes contrary to that is interpreted.
The student: Is it tanweened or not?

The Shaykh : It is tanweened, it is tanweened, because it is like huda, because the alif is not for the feminine. He said: "and excepted, making it accusative with laysa and khala"
It appears we stop here.
The student: But this verse.

The Shaykh : Ah, no, but two hours.
Source alathar.net

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