Explanation of the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: " . . .
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The Shaykh :“And as for the alif, it serves as the marker of the accusative case” and so on.
The author referred to the alif because when the fathah is fully pronounced, it becomes an alif, correct? When the fathah is fully pronounced, it becomes an alif. For example, if you say “I saw Zayd,” this is a fathah; if you fully pronounce it, it becomes “Zaydan” with an alif. Therefore, he used the alif as a reference. “The alif serves as the marker of the accusative case for the five nouns, such as ‘I saw your father and your brother’ and the like”. May Allah reward you with good. How easy this book is! The alif serves as the marker of the accusative case for the five nouns, which are: your father, your brother, your maternal uncle, your mouth, and the possessor of wealth. But when are they marked with the alif in the accusative case? When the conditions for the nominative case with the waw are met. Are the conditions for the nominative case with the waw six, and not seven? Good. They must be singular, masculine, attached to something other than the first-person possessive pronoun, and “faw” must be free of the letter mim, and “dhu” must mean “possessor.” These are six. So, if the conditions for the nominative case of the five nouns with the waw are met, they must be marked with the alif in the accusative case. For example, you would say: “I honored your father.” “I honored” is the verb and the subject; “your father” is the object, in the accusative case, and its marker is the alif in place of the fathah, because it is one of the five nouns. “Your father” is attached, and “you” is the attached pronoun. So now we know that the five nouns are marked with the waw in the nominative case and with the alif in the accusative case. Good. I asked the possessor of wealth. I asked the possessor of wealth, Bandar.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... marked with the alif in place of the fathah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Marked with the alif in place of the fathah ...
The Shaykh : Correct, everyone? “Dha” is the object, in the accusative case, and its marker is the alif in place of the fathah, because it is one of the five nouns. Good, continue.
The student: “Dha” is attached, and “wealth” is the attached noun.
The Shaykh : Good. If someone said: “I saw the possessor of wealth.”
The student: An error.
The Shaykh : That is incorrect, because it is marked with what? With the alif. So, the five nouns are marked with the waw in the nominative case and with the alif in the accusative case.
The author referred to the alif because when the fathah is fully pronounced, it becomes an alif, correct? When the fathah is fully pronounced, it becomes an alif. For example, if you say “I saw Zayd,” this is a fathah; if you fully pronounce it, it becomes “Zaydan” with an alif. Therefore, he used the alif as a reference. “The alif serves as the marker of the accusative case for the five nouns, such as ‘I saw your father and your brother’ and the like”. May Allah reward you with good. How easy this book is! The alif serves as the marker of the accusative case for the five nouns, which are: your father, your brother, your maternal uncle, your mouth, and the possessor of wealth. But when are they marked with the alif in the accusative case? When the conditions for the nominative case with the waw are met. Are the conditions for the nominative case with the waw six, and not seven? Good. They must be singular, masculine, attached to something other than the first-person possessive pronoun, and “faw” must be free of the letter mim, and “dhu” must mean “possessor.” These are six. So, if the conditions for the nominative case of the five nouns with the waw are met, they must be marked with the alif in the accusative case. For example, you would say: “I honored your father.” “I honored” is the verb and the subject; “your father” is the object, in the accusative case, and its marker is the alif in place of the fathah, because it is one of the five nouns. “Your father” is attached, and “you” is the attached pronoun. So now we know that the five nouns are marked with the waw in the nominative case and with the alif in the accusative case. Good. I asked the possessor of wealth. I asked the possessor of wealth, Bandar.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... marked with the alif in place of the fathah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Marked with the alif in place of the fathah ...
The Shaykh : Correct, everyone? “Dha” is the object, in the accusative case, and its marker is the alif in place of the fathah, because it is one of the five nouns. Good, continue.
The student: “Dha” is attached, and “wealth” is the attached noun.
The Shaykh : Good. If someone said: “I saw the possessor of wealth.”
The student: An error.
The Shaykh : That is incorrect, because it is marked with what? With the alif. So, the five nouns are marked with the waw in the nominative case and with the alif in the accusative case.