Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Like that, layt, and kanna, and nadhir *** like Sa'id, settled in Hijr."
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The Shaykh : Its example is: layt. What is the meaning of layt and wish?
The student: The meaning of wishing.
The Shaykh : I wish, so it contains the meaning of a verb, but does it contain its letters?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It does not contain its letters, and for this reason it is not permissible to say: "Layt Zayd is present riding." If you say it this way, we arrange it in a natural order: "Layt Zayd is present riding." Is that a natural order or not? "Layt Zayd is present riding," meaning: I wish he had arrived while riding, or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, is it permissible to say: "Riding, layt Zayd is present"?
The student: No, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, because although layt contains the meaning of a verb, it does not contain the letters of the verb, and the words of Ibn Malik are clear:
"And the operator contains the meaning".
The student: The meaning of wishing.
The Shaykh : I wish, so it contains the meaning of a verb, but does it contain its letters?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It does not contain its letters, and for this reason it is not permissible to say: "Layt Zayd is present riding." If you say it this way, we arrange it in a natural order: "Layt Zayd is present riding." Is that a natural order or not? "Layt Zayd is present riding," meaning: I wish he had arrived while riding, or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, is it permissible to say: "Riding, layt Zayd is present"?
The student: No, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, because although layt contains the meaning of a verb, it does not contain the letters of the verb, and the words of Ibn Malik are clear:
"And the operator contains the meaning".