Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "Be'ti' and bayyin and ibtadi' in places *** with min, and qad may come for the beginning of times."
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The Shaykh : He said:
"Be'ti' and bayyin and ibtadi'"
Three meanings: "Be'ti'" means partiality, "bayyin" means clarification, "ibtadi'" means beginning.
"in places *** with min"
"Be'ti' and bayyin and ibtadi' in places *** with min"
And what is min?
The student: A preposition.
The Shaykh :"Be'ti'" means: its meaning is that it comes for partiality. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:165] of the people: meaning some of the people. And likewise, "bayyin" means: from here it comes for clarification, such as if you say: [Al-Bayyinah 98:6] [Al-Bayyinah 98:6] So His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:105] is a clarification of the disbelievers, meaning: from these and from those.
The student: Is it for partiality?
The Shaykh : No, it is not for partiality, because all the People of the Book are disbelievers except after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for before, yes, among them is the believer and among them is the disbeliever. Now,[At-Taghabun 64:2] Ah, how is this?
The student: For partiality.
The Shaykh : For partiality?[Hud 11:105].
The student: Partiality.
The Shaykh : Also for partiality, meaning: so some of them are wretched and some of them are happy. Now, "bayyin ibtadi'" the common usage is that the min of clarification comes to clarify a relative pronoun or a conditional particle, a relative pronoun or a conditional particle or an interrogative, meaning: it comes after indefinite nouns. Whenever it comes after indefinite nouns, it is for clarification, whether this indefiniteness is in the condition or in the interrogation or in the relative pronoun.
"and ibtadi' in places" means: and it also comes for beginning in places, such as His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Isra 17:1] from where?
The student: From the mosque.
The Shaykh :[Al-Isra 17:1] Is it a place or not a place?
The student: Place.
The Shaykh : A place. And you say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah, meaning: the beginning of his migration was from Makkah to al-Madinah. And you say, for example: I traveled from where?
The student: From the house.
The Shaykh : From the house to the mosque, I traveled from the house to the mosque, and I returned from the mosque to the house. So it is for beginning. And it may come for the beginning of times, meaning: it may also come for beginning in time. And his saying: "qad" this is for diminution. So the most common, if it is for beginning, is that it is?
The student: In places.
The Shaykh : In places, and it may come.
"Be'ti' and bayyin and ibtadi'"
Three meanings: "Be'ti'" means partiality, "bayyin" means clarification, "ibtadi'" means beginning.
"in places *** with min"
"Be'ti' and bayyin and ibtadi' in places *** with min"
And what is min?
The student: A preposition.
The Shaykh :"Be'ti'" means: its meaning is that it comes for partiality. Allah the Exalted said:
And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals
ومن الناس من يتخذ من دون الله أندادًاIndeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture
إن الذين كفروا من أهل الكتابIndeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists
إن الذين كفروا من أهل الكتاب والمشركينfrom the People of the Scripture
من أهل الكتابThe student: Is it for partiality?
The Shaykh : No, it is not for partiality, because all the People of the Book are disbelievers except after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for before, yes, among them is the believer and among them is the disbeliever. Now,
It is He who created you, and among you is the disbeliever
هو الذي خلقكم فمنكم كافرand among you is a believer
ومنكم مؤمنThe student: For partiality.
The Shaykh : For partiality?
And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.
فمنهم شقي وسعيدThe student: Partiality.
The Shaykh : Also for partiality, meaning: so some of them are wretched and some of them are happy. Now, "bayyin ibtadi'" the common usage is that the min of clarification comes to clarify a relative pronoun or a conditional particle, a relative pronoun or a conditional particle or an interrogative, meaning: it comes after indefinite nouns. Whenever it comes after indefinite nouns, it is for clarification, whether this indefiniteness is in the condition or in the interrogation or in the relative pronoun.
"and ibtadi' in places" means: and it also comes for beginning in places, such as His saying, the Exalted:
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night
سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلًاThe student: From the mosque.
The Shaykh :
from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa
من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصىThe student: Place.
The Shaykh : A place. And you say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah, meaning: the beginning of his migration was from Makkah to al-Madinah. And you say, for example: I traveled from where?
The student: From the house.
The Shaykh : From the house to the mosque, I traveled from the house to the mosque, and I returned from the mosque to the house. So it is for beginning. And it may come for the beginning of times, meaning: it may also come for beginning in time. And his saying: "qad" this is for diminution. So the most common, if it is for beginning, is that it is?
The student: In places.
The Shaykh : In places, and it may come.