Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And specify with miz and minz a time, and with rub an indefinite noun, and the ta is for Allah and rub."
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The Shaykh :"And specify with miz and minz a time"
"Specify with miz and minz a time"
Are miz and minz nouns, not particles?
The student: Two prepositions.
The Shaykh : They are prepositions. If they are prepositions, you specify time with them. For example, you say: "I have not seen him for two days," right? "I have not seen him for two days." Is a day a time or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : A day is a time. Good. And you say: "I did not walk from the mosque."
The student: That is not correct.
The Shaykh : And you?
The student: Because time is specific to it.
The Shaykh : Because.
The student: It is not an indefinite noun.
The Shaykh : No, it is not an indefinite noun. "I did not walk from a mosque." Let it be an indefinite noun.
The student: It is not a time.
The Shaykh : It is not a time. It is specific to time—write that down—it is specific to time.
"And specify with miz and minz a time"
And it is suitable for both definite and indefinite nouns. So you say: "I have not seen him since today," "I have not seen him for two days," "I have not seen him for a year," "I have not seen him for a month," "I have not seen him for a week." Yes, a time.
"And with rub an indefinite noun"
It means: specify with rub an indefinite noun. An indefinite noun, so you do not use it with definite nouns. You do not say: "Rub al-rajul laqaytu-hu" (Sometimes the man I met him), nor "Rub Zayd laqaytu-hu" (Sometimes Zayd I met him), except on the assumption of "Rub Zayd laqaytu-hu," meaning: sometimes one named by this name is possible. But Zayd, who is Zayd ibn so-and-so ibn so-and-so, that is not possible. He says:
"And with rub an indefinite noun"
Does it enter upon a pronoun? Here? Does it enter upon a pronoun?
The student: It does not enter upon a pronoun.
The Shaykh :"With the apparent, specify minz, miz, and hatta *** and the kaf and the waw and rub and the ta"
So it is specific to indefinite nouns, and it is known that it does not enter upon a pronoun, because a pronoun is definite. But it comes anomalously, as will be mentioned.
The student: But Shaykh, do you not take from his saying: "an indefinite noun" that it does not enter upon a pronoun?
The Shaykh : Yes, because a pronoun is definite. He said:
"And the ta is for Allah and rub"
The ta is for Allah only and rub. What does "for Allah and rub" mean?
The student: It does not enter except upon.
The Shaykh : It means: it does not enter except upon Allah or upon rub. So you say: Ta-Allahu. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:57] [An-Nahl 16:93] And "Rub tarab al-Ka'bah" is contrary to the view of Waleed. "Tarab al-Ka'bah" means: I will not stand—for example—tarab al-Ka'bah, I will certainly do such and such. Did you understand? Good. So the ta, I think, is among the narrowest things, because it is specific to Allah, only two words: Allah and rub.
The student: The commentator says: And "Ta-al-Rub" has also been heard.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is heard, but it is not to be analogized from, because Ibn Malik mentioned only the two words. So it is heard, but it is not to be analogized from.
The student: Meaning it is suitable.
The Shaykh : Where?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not suitable. It is not to be analogized from. What is heard is not to be analogized from.
"Specify with miz and minz a time"
Are miz and minz nouns, not particles?
The student: Two prepositions.
The Shaykh : They are prepositions. If they are prepositions, you specify time with them. For example, you say: "I have not seen him for two days," right? "I have not seen him for two days." Is a day a time or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : A day is a time. Good. And you say: "I did not walk from the mosque."
The student: That is not correct.
The Shaykh : And you?
The student: Because time is specific to it.
The Shaykh : Because.
The student: It is not an indefinite noun.
The Shaykh : No, it is not an indefinite noun. "I did not walk from a mosque." Let it be an indefinite noun.
The student: It is not a time.
The Shaykh : It is not a time. It is specific to time—write that down—it is specific to time.
"And specify with miz and minz a time"
And it is suitable for both definite and indefinite nouns. So you say: "I have not seen him since today," "I have not seen him for two days," "I have not seen him for a year," "I have not seen him for a month," "I have not seen him for a week." Yes, a time.
"And with rub an indefinite noun"
It means: specify with rub an indefinite noun. An indefinite noun, so you do not use it with definite nouns. You do not say: "Rub al-rajul laqaytu-hu" (Sometimes the man I met him), nor "Rub Zayd laqaytu-hu" (Sometimes Zayd I met him), except on the assumption of "Rub Zayd laqaytu-hu," meaning: sometimes one named by this name is possible. But Zayd, who is Zayd ibn so-and-so ibn so-and-so, that is not possible. He says:
"And with rub an indefinite noun"
Does it enter upon a pronoun? Here? Does it enter upon a pronoun?
The student: It does not enter upon a pronoun.
The Shaykh :"With the apparent, specify minz, miz, and hatta *** and the kaf and the waw and rub and the ta"
So it is specific to indefinite nouns, and it is known that it does not enter upon a pronoun, because a pronoun is definite. But it comes anomalously, as will be mentioned.
The student: But Shaykh, do you not take from his saying: "an indefinite noun" that it does not enter upon a pronoun?
The Shaykh : Yes, because a pronoun is definite. He said:
"And the ta is for Allah and rub"
The ta is for Allah only and rub. What does "for Allah and rub" mean?
The student: It does not enter except upon.
The Shaykh : It means: it does not enter except upon Allah or upon rub. So you say: Ta-Allahu. Allah the Exalted said:
And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols
وتالله لأكيدن أصنامكمyou will surely be questioned about what you used to do.
تالله لتسألن عما كنتم تعملونThe student: The commentator says: And "Ta-al-Rub" has also been heard.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is heard, but it is not to be analogized from, because Ibn Malik mentioned only the two words. So it is heard, but it is not to be analogized from.
The student: Meaning it is suitable.
The Shaykh : Where?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not suitable. It is not to be analogized from. What is heard is not to be analogized from.