What is an example of a state (hal) preceding its genitive companion?
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The student: Or an example from prose.
The Shaykh : An example from prose is: "Zayd passed by me while sleeping." So, "while sleeping" is a state of whom? Of Zayd who passed by, because the sleeper does not pass by anyone. But what came in the phrase "by me" in "Zayd passed by me while sleeping," yes.
The Shaykh : An example from prose is: "Zayd passed by me while sleeping." So, "while sleeping" is a state of whom? Of Zayd who passed by, because the sleeper does not pass by anyone. But what came in the phrase "by me" in "Zayd passed by me while sleeping," yes.