Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Like a shibr of land, and a qafiz of wheat, and two manns of honey and dates."
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The Shaykh : He said:
"Like a shibr of land"
Like a shibr of land, meaning you say: I have a shibr of land... right? Okay, shibr. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) only said:Sahih Muslim 1610a He came with "min" (from). If "min" were omitted, it would be a specification (tamyiz) of "whoever cuts off a shibr of land." Okay, I have a shibr of land.
The student: Min or man?
The Shaykh : Where? Where?
The student: In the hadith.
The Shaykh : No, min Okay, I have a shibr of land. "I have": a preposition and its object serving as a fronted predicate. "Shibr": a deferred subject. "Land": a specification for shibr, governed by shibr, in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being a visible fathah at the end. And this distance "and a qafiz of wheat" How much is a qafiz? A qafiz is sixteen sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg). A qafiz of wheat. Okay, I bought a qafiz of wheat. "I bought": a verb and its subject. "Qafiz": the object, in the nominative case.
The student: No.
The Shaykh : The object?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the object in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being the visible fathah. "Wheat"?
The student: A specification (tamyiz).
The Shaykh : Right? A specification for qafiz, in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being a visible fathah at the end. "and two manns of honey" Meaning: and two manns of honey and dates. Mann is from the honey and the dates, each of them being a man.
The student: Mann?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is apparent. "Mannayn" is the dual of "man." And I don't know how much a man is?
The student: One hundred tons.
The Shaykh : One hundred tons, and a ton?
The student: A ton is forty kilos.
Another student: A ton is one thousand kilos.
The Shaykh : One thousand kilos. Okay, in any case, a man is a measure.
The student: One hundred tons.
The Shaykh : Yes, a measure by weight. And the qafiz is by volume, and the shibr is by area, or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Shibr is area, qafiz?
The student: By weight.
The Shaykh : Weight, and two manns?
The student: By volume, qafiz.
The Shaykh : Weight. Qafiz is by volume. Yes, qafiz is by volume. Honey and dates. "Honey": this is a specification for the two manns, and "dates" is conjoined to it. Right? And which is better, Ghanim? Which is better?
The student: All of them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but which is better? If you had to choose between a man of honey and a man of dates?
The student: Both.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Both.
The Shaykh : You take them all? Okay, honey and dates are specifications. What is the governor (amil) for them?
The student: Mannayn.
The Shaykh : Mannayn is the specified noun. For example: I bought a man of dates. "I bought": a verb and its subject. "Man": the object in the accusative case. "Dates": a specification for man, in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being a visible fathah at the end.
"Like a shibr of land"
Like a shibr of land, meaning you say: I have a shibr of land... right? Okay, shibr. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) only said:
He who wrongly took a span of land
من اقتطع شِبرًا من الأرضThe student: Min or man?
The Shaykh : Where? Where?
The student: In the hadith.
The Shaykh : No, min
A shibr from the land
شِبرًا مِن الأرضThe student: No.
The Shaykh : The object?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the object in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being the visible fathah. "Wheat"?
The student: A specification (tamyiz).
The Shaykh : Right? A specification for qafiz, in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being a visible fathah at the end. "and two manns of honey" Meaning: and two manns of honey and dates. Mann is from the honey and the dates, each of them being a man.
The student: Mann?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is apparent. "Mannayn" is the dual of "man." And I don't know how much a man is?
The student: One hundred tons.
The Shaykh : One hundred tons, and a ton?
The student: A ton is forty kilos.
Another student: A ton is one thousand kilos.
The Shaykh : One thousand kilos. Okay, in any case, a man is a measure.
The student: One hundred tons.
The Shaykh : Yes, a measure by weight. And the qafiz is by volume, and the shibr is by area, or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Shibr is area, qafiz?
The student: By weight.
The Shaykh : Weight, and two manns?
The student: By volume, qafiz.
The Shaykh : Weight. Qafiz is by volume. Yes, qafiz is by volume. Honey and dates. "Honey": this is a specification for the two manns, and "dates" is conjoined to it. Right? And which is better, Ghanim? Which is better?
The student: All of them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but which is better? If you had to choose between a man of honey and a man of dates?
The student: Both.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Both.
The Shaykh : You take them all? Okay, honey and dates are specifications. What is the governor (amil) for them?
The student: Mannayn.
The Shaykh : Mannayn is the specified noun. For example: I bought a man of dates. "I bought": a verb and its subject. "Man": the object in the accusative case. "Dates": a specification for man, in the accusative case, with its sign of accusative being a visible fathah at the end.