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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of "mustaqarran" (settled) in the statement of Ibn Malik, "Like Sa'id, settled in Hijr"?

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The student: We analyzed the verb with the presence of "mustaqarran" (settled).

The Shaykh : Yes, because the intended meaning of "istiqarah" (settling) here is a specific kind of settling, meaning: fixed. One might be in Hijr but not settled, rather a traveler. Do you know Hijr?
The student: Near the city.

The Shaykh : No, yes, restrict what is around you, restrict it.
The student: The well-known old city.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, so he says "settled in Hijr," not just that he is in Hijr. He might be in Hijr but not settled, like the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him فلما رآه مستقرًا عنده
[An-Naml 27:40]
And when [Solomon] saw it placed before himفلما رآه مستقرًا عنده
[An-Naml 27:40]
because this settling is not mere existence, as if he found it with him but settled and fixed, and Allah knows best.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, the governor (amil) is the subject (mubtada').
The student: Meaning, according to the grammarians, that the predicate (khabar) is the governor of the subject.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: According to the view that the predicate is the governor of it, and the subject is...

The Shaykh : Yes, the governor of it is the subject.
The student: With the view...

The Shaykh : All these are views that have no basis, correct? It is raised (nominative) and this is genitive, but yes, and likewise regarding fronting and postponing, the original ruling is permissibility. We take two or three grammatical analyses, or...
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