Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the ḥāl, if it is made accusative by a transitive verb *** or an attribute resembling the transitive, then its advancement is permissible..."
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The Shaykh : The author says:
"And the ḥāl, if it is made accusative by a transitive verb *** or an attribute resembling the transitive, then its advancement is permissible"
The ḥāl is a subject (mubtada'), and its predicate is the phrase "then its advancement is permissible." "Permissible" is the predicate of the subject, and "advancement" is the subject of "permissible." It is also permissible to make "permissible" the predicate that comes first, and "its advancement" the subject that comes last, with the sentence serving as the predicate of the first subject. Yes, very good. So, it is permissible for the ḥāl to come before the verb, on the condition that the word making it accusative is a transitive verb, or an attribute resembling a transitive verb. By "attribute," I mean: not a verb, but something resembling a transitive verb. What is an example?
"And the ḥāl, if it is made accusative by a transitive verb *** or an attribute resembling the transitive, then its advancement is permissible"
The ḥāl is a subject (mubtada'), and its predicate is the phrase "then its advancement is permissible." "Permissible" is the predicate of the subject, and "advancement" is the subject of "permissible." It is also permissible to make "permissible" the predicate that comes first, and "its advancement" the subject that comes last, with the sentence serving as the predicate of the first subject. Yes, very good. So, it is permissible for the ḥāl to come before the verb, on the condition that the word making it accusative is a transitive verb, or an attribute resembling a transitive verb. By "attribute," I mean: not a verb, but something resembling a transitive verb. What is an example?