Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first, absolutely *** And the verb with inflection is preceded by a little."
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The Shaykh : Then the author said:
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first, absolutely"
The operator, and I think the correct form is "wa 'amilu" (with a dammah), and it is the subject (mubtada').
The student: And "wa 'amila" is a fronted object.
The Shaykh : A fronted object? Well, what do you think if it were "wa 'amila al-tamyiz qaddimahu" (place it first), is the nominative case permissible?
The student: It is permissible because it is from the chapter of engagement (ishtighal).
The Shaykh : Because this is from the chapter of engagement, but the accusative case is stronger, because the engaged verb is a verb of seeking, and we have passed through this in the chapter of engagement, but do we think we have neglected the chapter of engagement or not? Yes.
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" Operator: fronted object, and "qaddim" (place first) is the operator for it. The tamyiz is an operator with a genitive attribute, and the tamyiz is the genitive attribute to it. And his saying: "absolutely" they say: "absolutely" means in all circumstances, and that the absoluteness refers to something previous or something subsequent, meaning: its meaning is that it refers to a previous or subsequent restriction. What is the subsequent restriction? He said:
"And the verb with inflection is preceded by a little"
The verb: subject, and "with inflection"?
The student: An attribute.
The Shaykh : An attribute, and "sabaq" (preceded): the sentence is the predicate of the verb. And his saying: "a little" a little, an adverb, meaning: the inflected verb is preceded by a little. The rule: Yes, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: it is not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator. Is it not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator, so what is obligatory?
The student: That it be delayed.
The Shaykh : That the operator precede it, and for this he said: "The operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" You say: "I have a man twenty," right?
The student: It is not suitable.
The Shaykh : Is that not correct? Yes, it is not correct. "I have a land a span"?
The student: It is not suitable.
The Shaykh : It is not correct, because it is obligatory that the operator of the tamyiz be placed before it.
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" And it is permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator if the operator is an inflected verb. Is it permissible frequently or rarely?
The student: Rarely.
The Shaykh : Rarely, and for this he said:
"Preceded by a little" Well, and what is its example? If I say: "Honor with Abu Bakr a father," is it correct to say "A father honor with Abu Bakr"?
The student: Yes, it is correct.
The Shaykh : Because the verb is inflected, but even so it is rare. And some grammarians said: that it is impossible, and that what has come in the Arabic language regarding that is to be memorized and not analogized from, so now with this verse the chapter of tamyiz is concluded.
The student: And the first volume is concluded.
The Shaykh : And the first volume is concluded, yes, and after that we will give you the prepositions, if Allah wills, and for this he says:
"Prepositions, here are the prepositions"
"Here" means: take. There are four minutes left, right?
The student: The parsing of "absolutely" (mutlaqan).
The Shaykh : Yes, "And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" absolutely placed first, meaning: an attribute to a deleted word. The estimation is: absolutely placed first, meaning: not restricted.
The student: Is its parsing always like this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in this case it is like this, but its parsing may not be. You say for example: "So-and-so is better than Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah is better than others absolutely."
The student: It does not become...
The Shaykh : No, it is not in every place; one looks and sees what it becomes. We now have an absolute object because it is a substitute for the verbal noun.
The student: Shaykh, the rule of the first verse?
The Shaykh : Well, prepositions, the first verse, that in the first verse, and after every what necessitates wonder?
The student: And after "dhi" (of).
The Shaykh : The first verse: whenever a name comes in the accusative case after what signifies wonder, it is a tamyiz, right? Whenever a name comes in the accusative case after what signifies wonder, it is a tamyiz, yes?
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first, absolutely"
The operator, and I think the correct form is "wa 'amilu" (with a dammah), and it is the subject (mubtada').
The student: And "wa 'amila" is a fronted object.
The Shaykh : A fronted object? Well, what do you think if it were "wa 'amila al-tamyiz qaddimahu" (place it first), is the nominative case permissible?
The student: It is permissible because it is from the chapter of engagement (ishtighal).
The Shaykh : Because this is from the chapter of engagement, but the accusative case is stronger, because the engaged verb is a verb of seeking, and we have passed through this in the chapter of engagement, but do we think we have neglected the chapter of engagement or not? Yes.
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" Operator: fronted object, and "qaddim" (place first) is the operator for it. The tamyiz is an operator with a genitive attribute, and the tamyiz is the genitive attribute to it. And his saying: "absolutely" they say: "absolutely" means in all circumstances, and that the absoluteness refers to something previous or something subsequent, meaning: its meaning is that it refers to a previous or subsequent restriction. What is the subsequent restriction? He said:
"And the verb with inflection is preceded by a little"
The verb: subject, and "with inflection"?
The student: An attribute.
The Shaykh : An attribute, and "sabaq" (preceded): the sentence is the predicate of the verb. And his saying: "a little" a little, an adverb, meaning: the inflected verb is preceded by a little. The rule: Yes, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: it is not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator. Is it not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator, so what is obligatory?
The student: That it be delayed.
The Shaykh : That the operator precede it, and for this he said: "The operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" You say: "I have a man twenty," right?
The student: It is not suitable.
The Shaykh : Is that not correct? Yes, it is not correct. "I have a land a span"?
The student: It is not suitable.
The Shaykh : It is not correct, because it is obligatory that the operator of the tamyiz be placed before it.
"And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" And it is permissible for the tamyiz to precede its operator if the operator is an inflected verb. Is it permissible frequently or rarely?
The student: Rarely.
The Shaykh : Rarely, and for this he said:
"Preceded by a little" Well, and what is its example? If I say: "Honor with Abu Bakr a father," is it correct to say "A father honor with Abu Bakr"?
The student: Yes, it is correct.
The Shaykh : Because the verb is inflected, but even so it is rare. And some grammarians said: that it is impossible, and that what has come in the Arabic language regarding that is to be memorized and not analogized from, so now with this verse the chapter of tamyiz is concluded.
The student: And the first volume is concluded.
The Shaykh : And the first volume is concluded, yes, and after that we will give you the prepositions, if Allah wills, and for this he says:
"Prepositions, here are the prepositions"
"Here" means: take. There are four minutes left, right?
The student: The parsing of "absolutely" (mutlaqan).
The Shaykh : Yes, "And the operator of the tamyiz is to be placed first" absolutely placed first, meaning: an attribute to a deleted word. The estimation is: absolutely placed first, meaning: not restricted.
The student: Is its parsing always like this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in this case it is like this, but its parsing may not be. You say for example: "So-and-so is better than Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah is better than others absolutely."
The student: It does not become...
The Shaykh : No, it is not in every place; one looks and sees what it becomes. We now have an absolute object because it is a substitute for the verbal noun.
The student: Shaykh, the rule of the first verse?
The Shaykh : Well, prepositions, the first verse, that in the first verse, and after every what necessitates wonder?
The student: And after "dhi" (of).
The Shaykh : The first verse: whenever a name comes in the accusative case after what signifies wonder, it is a tamyiz, right? Whenever a name comes in the accusative case after what signifies wonder, it is a tamyiz, yes?