Can the preposition and its noun be a predicate, or is it connected to an omitted word?
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The student: Regarding grammatical analysis, the preposition and its noun are always a predicate.
The Shaykh : Always a predicate?
The questioner : No, often, and the connection is to the predicate.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is on the basis of leniency, and some grammarians say: it is not the predicate. What can we say? If I say, for example, "The money is for Zayd," some say: "for Zayd" is a preposition and its noun connected to an omitted predicate of the subject, meaning: existing, yes? And some say: the preposition and its noun itself is the predicate, the preposition and its noun. And this has passed us in the Alfiyyah in his saying:
"We intend the meaning of 'existing' or 'settled'"
So the commentators differed regarding his saying: "the meaning of 'existing'" yes?
The questioner : Is it better to follow or not?
The Shaykh : By Allah, leniency is better, leniency is better. I am giving the brothers a rule, I told them: I am delegating to you, my choice in grammar issues is the easiest, whenever the grammarians differ, my choice is for the easiest, yes.
The Shaykh : Always a predicate?
The questioner : No, often, and the connection is to the predicate.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is on the basis of leniency, and some grammarians say: it is not the predicate. What can we say? If I say, for example, "The money is for Zayd," some say: "for Zayd" is a preposition and its noun connected to an omitted predicate of the subject, meaning: existing, yes? And some say: the preposition and its noun itself is the predicate, the preposition and its noun. And this has passed us in the Alfiyyah in his saying:
"We intend the meaning of 'existing' or 'settled'"
So the commentators differed regarding his saying: "the meaning of 'existing'" yes?
The questioner : Is it better to follow or not?
The Shaykh : By Allah, leniency is better, leniency is better. I am giving the brothers a rule, I told them: I am delegating to you, my choice in grammar issues is the easiest, whenever the grammarians differ, my choice is for the easiest, yes.