Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And some names are always attached *** And some of these may come as a singular word."
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The Shaykh : He said:
"And some names are always attached *** And some of these may come as a singular word"
This means: some names are constantly attached, constantly attached in meaning, and some of them may be constantly attached in meaning but not in form. For this reason, he said: "And some of these", meaning: some of what is constantly attached "may come as a singular word". Some names may come as a subject, and its predicate is attached. Yes, "And some of these may come", some as a subject, and its predicate may come, and his saying: "as a singular word" is a state (hal). It may come; I do not know, we say: it is in the accusative case by the deletion of the preposition. "Singular word" is a state, meaning: it may come as a singular in form even if it is attached in meaning. This is the meaning of the verse, and "as a singular word" is not a state; it is not a state from the subject of "comes," but rather it is in the accusative case by the deletion of the preposition, meaning: it may come as a singular in form while it is attached in meaning. Its example is: No, and this is what the author mentioned examples for, because it will come, for example: idha (when) and idh (when) and hitha (where) and the like, as he said later:
"And they made attachment to phrases obligatory *** Where and when and if are declined, it is possible to singularize when"
These will come in the author's speech; we will postpone speaking about them until the author's speech comes, if Allah wills. The important thing is that we benefit from this verse the rule from it: that some names are constantly attached always in form and meaning, and some of the names that must be attached may come as singular in form while they are in reality attached in meaning, and their explanation will come, if Allah wills. Yes.
"And some names are always attached *** And some of these may come as a singular word"
This means: some names are constantly attached, constantly attached in meaning, and some of them may be constantly attached in meaning but not in form. For this reason, he said: "And some of these", meaning: some of what is constantly attached "may come as a singular word". Some names may come as a subject, and its predicate is attached. Yes, "And some of these may come", some as a subject, and its predicate may come, and his saying: "as a singular word" is a state (hal). It may come; I do not know, we say: it is in the accusative case by the deletion of the preposition. "Singular word" is a state, meaning: it may come as a singular in form even if it is attached in meaning. This is the meaning of the verse, and "as a singular word" is not a state; it is not a state from the subject of "comes," but rather it is in the accusative case by the deletion of the preposition, meaning: it may come as a singular in form while it is attached in meaning. Its example is: No, and this is what the author mentioned examples for, because it will come, for example: idha (when) and idh (when) and hitha (where) and the like, as he said later:
"And they made attachment to phrases obligatory *** Where and when and if are declined, it is possible to singularize when"
These will come in the author's speech; we will postpone speaking about them until the author's speech comes, if Allah wills. The important thing is that we benefit from this verse the rule from it: that some names are constantly attached always in form and meaning, and some of the names that must be attached may come as singular in form while they are in reality attached in meaning, and their explanation will come, if Allah wills. Yes.