A reading from Ibn 'Aqil's commentary (may Allah have mercy on him): from his statement, with the Shaykh's commentary on it: " .
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The reader: "And its formation is from an intransitive verb for the present *** like pure-hearted and beautiful in appearance".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "This means that the descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbahah) is not formed from a transitive verb, so you do not say: 'Zayd is the killer of the father of Bakkara' intending: 'his father killed Bakkara,' but rather it is only formed from an intransitive verb, such as 'pure-hearted' and 'beautiful in appearance,' and it is only for the present state, which is what is meant by his saying: 'for the present'".
The Shaykh : Now, is the active participle (ism fa'il) formed from a transitive verb or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Is the active participle formed from a transitive verb?
The student: Yes, it is formed.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is formed. It is formed very often. You say: "I am eating the food," or not? "I am wearing the garment," "I am entering the mosque," and so on. So the active participle is formed from a transitive verb. As for the descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbahah), it is never formed from a transitive verb. So it is not correct to say: "So-and-so is the wearer of the garment," because if you said "wearer of the garment," it would be attached to what?
The student: To the doer.
The Shaykh : No.
The student : To its object.
The Shaykh : To its object. It is attached to its object. "Wearer of the garment," yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "This means that the descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbahah) is not formed from a transitive verb, so you do not say: 'Zayd is the killer of the father of Bakkara' intending: 'his father killed Bakkara,' but rather it is only formed from an intransitive verb, such as 'pure-hearted' and 'beautiful in appearance,' and it is only for the present state, which is what is meant by his saying: 'for the present'".
The Shaykh : Now, is the active participle (ism fa'il) formed from a transitive verb or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Is the active participle formed from a transitive verb?
The student: Yes, it is formed.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is formed. It is formed very often. You say: "I am eating the food," or not? "I am wearing the garment," "I am entering the mosque," and so on. So the active participle is formed from a transitive verb. As for the descriptive adjective (sifat mushabbahah), it is never formed from a transitive verb. So it is not correct to say: "So-and-so is the wearer of the garment," because if you said "wearer of the garment," it would be attached to what?
The student: To the doer.
The Shaykh : No.
The student : To its object.
The Shaykh : To its object. It is attached to its object. "Wearer of the garment," yes.