Explanation of the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: " . . .
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The Shaykh : The author says regarding the separated pronouns: they are also twelve; the separated ones are twelve, and they are: "I, us, you (masc.), you (fem.), you two (masc.), you (masc. pl.), you (fem. pl.), him, her, them two, them (masc.), and them (fem.)". Now, these separated pronouns are also twelve: two for the speaker, and five for whom?
The student: for the one being addressed.
The Shaykh : For the addressee, and five for the absent one. Now, "I" (Iyya-ya): you say, "I hit myself," "You hit me," "I hit me." It is not appropriate to say one hit oneself, but you say, "You hit me." What do you say about this? "You hit me"?
The student: You hit me.
The Shaykh : No, my brother, it is not appropriate. Which is more eloquent: "I hit me" or "I hit me" (using the separated pronoun)?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : "I hit me." Therefore, as long as the attached pronoun is possible, one cannot use the separated pronoun. If it is possible to use the attached pronoun, it is impermissible to use the separated pronoun, because the separated pronoun is, by its name, separated and elongated. So it is not correct to say, "You hit me." So how do I say it? "I hit me." So you say: "Me, I hit," "Me, she hit."
The student: Me, you hit.
The Shaykh : Yes, "Me, you hit." Correct. "Me, you hit." Like this. And therefore: "Iyya" (me). If you wish, say: the attached pronoun is an enemy of the separated pronoun. There is enmity between them; they never coexist. The attached pronoun says to the separated one: "Every place that is suitable for you is not suitable for me." And the separated pronoun says to it: "And I am the same; every place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." Do you understand? And this is more eloquent than the poet's saying:
"I am like a tanwin (vowel marker) and you are like an idafa (genitive construction) *** So where do you see me? You do not fit in my place"
This attached pronoun says to the separated one: "Any place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." And the separated one likewise says: "Any place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." So if you want to use a separated pronoun as an object, you must precede it; do not leave it in the place of the attached pronoun. If you leave it in the place of the attached pronoun: "You have caused a commotion between them". The attached pronoun says: "You cannot sit in my place." If you say, "You hit me," it says: "I will not be ridden upon." Between whom?
The student: Between the attached and the separated.
The Shaykh : Between the attached and the separated. The attached one says: "Get out, I am the one who is permitted here." So what do I say?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : No, now whose place is it?
The student: The attached one's.
The Shaykh : The attached one's. It says: "I hit me." Clear? So if you want to use the separated pronoun, we precede it. We say: "Me, you hit." But how is the grammatical case? The case is on "Iyya" only. So you say: "Me, you hit." "Iyya": a separated pronoun, built on sukun (stillness), in the position of an accusative object. Do you understand? And the "ya" (I)?
The student: Repeat!
The Shaykh : Okay, I will repeat. "Iyya": a separated pronoun, built on sukun, in the position of an accusative object. And the "ya" is for the speaker. Or say: the "ya" is a letter indicating the speaker. Do you understand? So this "ya" does not become part of the pronoun. The pronoun in the separated pronouns is the word?
The student: Iyya.
The Shaykh : "Iyya," and the rest are letters indicating the intended meaning. So "Iyya-ya" indicates the speaker, and "Iyya-na" indicates the speaker and someone else with him, or the speaker himself in the plural of respect. The rest is known. And Allah knows best. Yes?
The questioner : The speaker here, the speaker?
The Shaykh : "Iyya"? A letter. A letter.
The student: for the one being addressed.
The Shaykh : For the addressee, and five for the absent one. Now, "I" (Iyya-ya): you say, "I hit myself," "You hit me," "I hit me." It is not appropriate to say one hit oneself, but you say, "You hit me." What do you say about this? "You hit me"?
The student: You hit me.
The Shaykh : No, my brother, it is not appropriate. Which is more eloquent: "I hit me" or "I hit me" (using the separated pronoun)?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : "I hit me." Therefore, as long as the attached pronoun is possible, one cannot use the separated pronoun. If it is possible to use the attached pronoun, it is impermissible to use the separated pronoun, because the separated pronoun is, by its name, separated and elongated. So it is not correct to say, "You hit me." So how do I say it? "I hit me." So you say: "Me, I hit," "Me, she hit."
The student: Me, you hit.
The Shaykh : Yes, "Me, you hit." Correct. "Me, you hit." Like this. And therefore: "Iyya" (me). If you wish, say: the attached pronoun is an enemy of the separated pronoun. There is enmity between them; they never coexist. The attached pronoun says to the separated one: "Every place that is suitable for you is not suitable for me." And the separated pronoun says to it: "And I am the same; every place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." Do you understand? And this is more eloquent than the poet's saying:
"I am like a tanwin (vowel marker) and you are like an idafa (genitive construction) *** So where do you see me? You do not fit in my place"
This attached pronoun says to the separated one: "Any place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." And the separated one likewise says: "Any place that is suitable for me is not suitable for you." So if you want to use a separated pronoun as an object, you must precede it; do not leave it in the place of the attached pronoun. If you leave it in the place of the attached pronoun: "You have caused a commotion between them". The attached pronoun says: "You cannot sit in my place." If you say, "You hit me," it says: "I will not be ridden upon." Between whom?
The student: Between the attached and the separated.
The Shaykh : Between the attached and the separated. The attached one says: "Get out, I am the one who is permitted here." So what do I say?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: I hit me.
The Shaykh : No, now whose place is it?
The student: The attached one's.
The Shaykh : The attached one's. It says: "I hit me." Clear? So if you want to use the separated pronoun, we precede it. We say: "Me, you hit." But how is the grammatical case? The case is on "Iyya" only. So you say: "Me, you hit." "Iyya": a separated pronoun, built on sukun (stillness), in the position of an accusative object. Do you understand? And the "ya" (I)?
The student: Repeat!
The Shaykh : Okay, I will repeat. "Iyya": a separated pronoun, built on sukun, in the position of an accusative object. And the "ya" is for the speaker. Or say: the "ya" is a letter indicating the speaker. Do you understand? So this "ya" does not become part of the pronoun. The pronoun in the separated pronouns is the word?
The student: Iyya.
The Shaykh : "Iyya," and the rest are letters indicating the intended meaning. So "Iyya-ya" indicates the speaker, and "Iyya-na" indicates the speaker and someone else with him, or the speaker himself in the plural of respect. The rest is known. And Allah knows best. Yes?
The questioner : The speaker here, the speaker?
The Shaykh : "Iyya"? A letter. A letter.