Explanation of the statement of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): Our speech is a beneficial utterance, like "Istiqim" *** and a noun, a verb, then a particle of speech

The Shaykh : He said: "Our speech is a beneficial utterance, like 'Istiqim'" Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) is one of the masters of grammar. When he said "our speech" and attributed speech to himself and those of his standing, the intended meaning is "our speech, we grammarians," to distinguish it from speech in the linguistic sense. This is because speech in the linguistic sense is broader than what he (may Allah have mercy on him) stated. In the Arabic language, the term "speech" is applied to everything; whatever a person speaks, whether it is beneficial or not, is considered speech in the Arabic language. However, among grammarians, speech is defined as a beneficial utterance. An utterance is what is pronounced by the tongue, so this condition excludes writing.