Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "With the ba, seek help, and make transitive, and substitute, and attach *** and like with, from, and from, speak with it."

The Shaykh :"With the ba, seek help"
Its meaning is: that the ba comes for seeking help. The ba comes for seeking help, and seeking help means asking for assistance. So the meaning of seeking help is that the ba enters upon that from which you seek assistance, such as: "I seek help from Allah." The ba here is for seeking help, meaning that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the one from whom assistance is sought. So if it enters upon that from which assistance is sought, it is for seeking help.
"And make transitive" The meaning of "make transitive" is: that it is used to make a transitive verb out of an intransitive verb. This is its meaning: that it comes for transitivization, that is, to make an intransitive verb transitive. An example of that is His saying, the Exalted: Is "dhaba" (went) originally an intransitive verb, or not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : "Dhaba" is an intransitive verb. It is said: "The man went," and the like. So it is an intransitive verb that does not take an object. And "adhhaba" is a transitive verb: "I made Zayd go," "I made the money go," and the like. Do you understand?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, yes. Okay, "dhaba al-rajul" (the man went) is intransitive, and "adhhabtu al-mal" (I made the money go) is transitive, is that not so?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, here, if we want "dhaba" to become transitive to an object, either we add the hamza to it, or we bring the ba. Did you understand, everyone? Now we brought the ba so that the verb becomes transitive to it, because the verb was intransitive. What do you think of something other than the Qur'an, if it were said: "Allah made their light go"?
The student: It is valid.

The Shaykh : Is that acceptable?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : It is acceptable. So the ba became for transitivization, that is, making the intransitive verb transitive to its object. Or did you not understand? Okay.
"And make transitive, and substitute" Its meaning is that the ba comes for substitution, such that what it enters upon is a substitute for something else. And this is very common. Every ba that enters into buying and selling is for substitution. "I bought a book for a dirham." The ba is for substitution. Did you understand?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, is what it enters upon the substitute, or is what came before it the substitute? The truth is that each one is a substitute for the other, but it always enters upon the price. For this reason, the jurists said: The price is distinguished from the item priced by the ba. So whatever the ba enters upon is the price. So if I say: "I sold the cloth for a dirham," what is the price?
The student: The dirham.

The Shaykh : And if I say: "I sold the dirham for a cloth"?
The student: The price is the cloth.

The Shaykh : So the price is the cloth. So whatever the ba enters upon is the price. This is the meaning of the author's saying: "Substitute, attach" "Attach" is from "ilṣāq" (attachment), which is the direct contact of one thing with another. And by "ilṣāq" is also meant the proximity of one thing to another. "Ilṣāq" is meant to be the direct contact of one thing with another, and it is also meant to be the proximity of one thing to another. Did you understand or not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, direct attachment: "I wiped my head with my hand." Do you understand? What is this?
The student: Attachment.

The Shaykh : Attachment. Did I hold my clothes with my hand?
The student: Attachment.

The Shaykh : Attachment as well: Is this direct attachment or indirect?
The student: Direct.

The Shaykh : Okay, "I passed by Zayd"?
The student: Indirect.

The Shaykh : This is attachment, but not direct, is it not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : For this reason, you pass by him even if there is a span or a cubit between you and him, and the like, and you do not put your back against his back? Yes, it is not necessary. So according to this, attachment is either direct contact or proximity. "I passed by Zayd." Someone asks you: What is the meaning of the ba in "I passed by Zayd"? It is not nearness; they call it attachment. Its meaning is attachment. And some grammarians have claimed that all its meanings return to this, return to attachment, all its meanings. But the truth is that if we followed this path, we would find that it is not for attachment in some places except with severe strain, and there is no need for strain. It is better to say, as Ibn Malik said: that attachment is one of its meanings, and not all the meanings.
"And like with, from, and from, speak with it"
It means: it comes with the meaning of "with," and it comes with the meaning of "from," and it comes with the meaning of "from." Do you understand? Okay, it comes with the meaning of "with," as if I said: "I sold you the horse with its bridle." What is the meaning?
The student: With its bridle.

The Shaykh : With its bridle, is it not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : I sold you the car with its purchase.
The student: With its keys.

The Shaykh : No, with its purchase, meaning: with its purchase. As for "with its keys," is it with it? I sold you the car with its keys, meaning: with the keys. Clear? Okay.
The student: But the keys are part of the car, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : No, from the car. If they are lost, either the car is lost.
The student: Is it acceptable for something else?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is acceptable for something else. Okay, "And like with, from" It also comes with the meaning of "from," and they gave as an example for it His saying, the Exalted: They said: The meaning of "drinks with it" is: "from it," because the eye drinks from it, not with it. So here it is with the meaning of what? With the meaning of "from." And it has been mentioned to us that the correct view regarding this verse is that the ba is for causality, not with the meaning of "from," and that "drinks" is implied with the meaning of "quenching thirst." So the meaning of "drinks with it" is: "quenching thirst with it," O servants of Allah. Did you understand?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : And we mentioned that the most correct view is that the verb is implied, not that the particle is made to mean another particle. And as for implying the verb, it entails the meaning of the original verb plus an addition. So your saying: "drinks with it," if we say that "drinks" is implied with the meaning of "quenching thirst," it includes drinking and quenching thirst. Yes, yes. And so with the meaning of "from." With the meaning of "from" means the ba comes with the meaning of "from." Is that with you?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, with the meaning of "from." And what is an example of it? The ba with the meaning of "from," for example, if I said:
The student: .

The Shaykh : Yes, for example, if I said: "I asked you by your knowledge." Do you understand? What does it mean?
The student: About your knowledge.

The Shaykh : About your knowledge. Okay, is it from it—for example—"I was pleased with so-and-so," "I was pleased with Allah as Lord," or "I was pleased with Allah as Lord"?
The student: It is not valid.

The Shaykh : No. Okay, It says: "From a punishment that has come." Yes. And some scholars said: that the ba here is in its original place, and that the meaning is: "A questioner asked, and he was answered with a punishment that has come for the disbelievers," and that the question here is implied with the meaning of the answer. So this would be more eloquent, because now if we read to you "A questioner asked about a punishment that has come," where is the answer? All the verses after that are included within the question, and the fact is that the verses answer this question. For this reason, some scholars said: that the ba here is in its original place, and that the question here is implied with the meaning of the answer, as if he said: "A questioner asked, and he was answered with a punishment that has come for the disbelievers," and so on.
"And like with, from, and from, speak with it" and so on. How many meanings does the ba have now?
The student: Nine.

The Shaykh : Circumstantial, causal, seeking help, transitivization, substitution, attachment, like "with," "from," and "from." Nine, and Allah knows best.
Some say: that companionship is not distinguished from accompanying, because the companion is either near you or in direct contact with you. And according to this, it does not go beyond attachment. Yes, but it is either sensory or conceptual. So his saying: The ba here is for attachment. And it was said: that the ba is for seeking help, meaning: "I glorify you with your praise." So according to the first meaning: it becomes a sentence that combines between glorification and praise, meaning: glorification then praise. And according to the second: the second meaning, those who say that the ba is for seeking help, the sentence here contains what?
The student: Glorification.

The Shaykh : Glorification, but with your assistance for which you are praised. And according to this, it being for companionship is more appropriate. But some did not count it, saying: because companionship is included in attachment. Decline it, O Salih Hajjaj? .
The student: "Dhaba": past tense verb, built on fatha. The Glorious Name: subject, raised, the sign of its raising is the visible damma. "Bi-nurihim" (with their light).

The Shaykh : Its predicate. Do not say "how did I say 'ala' (on) and it is a particle, it is a subject?" And the subject cannot be anything but a noun. Because I say: if I intend the particle's form, it is correct that it be a subject, and that the operation of the operator falls upon it, because then the meaning is: this form is for exaltation. Unlike if I said: "The water is on the roof," you do not say: "ala" is a subject. So here, if the particle's form is intended, it becomes a noun.