Explanation of Ibn Malik's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: "And the verb of this chapter will never have its object placed before it, and its connection to it is obligatory."
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The Shaykh : He said: "And the verb of this chapter will never have its object placed before it"
This is a rule. He says that the verb of this chapter never has its object placed before it, never. You say: "How beautiful the sky is." Where is the object of "beautiful"?
The student: The sky.
The Shaykh : The sky. It is not permissible to place the sky before the verb "beautiful." You do not say: "How beautiful the sky is," or do you?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is not permissible to say: "The sky, how beautiful," placing the sky, which is the object, before "how" and the verb. This is included in the author's statement, is it not?
The student: "will never have its object placed before it".
The Shaykh :"will never have its object placed before it", and his saying: "will never have its object placed before it", know that the alif here is for generality, not for duality. That is to say, the object of the verb in this chapter will not be placed before its verb, whether it is placed before the verb without "how" or before the verb and "how." It is not permissible. Likewise, the second form is stronger, so I said, for example: "How beautiful with the sky." It is not permissible to say "with the sky, how beautiful." It is not permissible to say "with the sky, how beautiful." And that, may Allah know best, is because this chapter follows the pattern of examples, and examples do not change; they remain as they were transmitted from the Arabs, neither placed before nor after. It also differs from others. The second difference is: "and its connection to it is obligatory". "Its connection" is the object, and "obligatory" is a verb of command, which is the one that acts upon his saying: "its connection." That is to say, and make its connection to it obligatory. Its example is: "How beautiful the sky is." Is the sky connected to the verb or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Connected.
The Shaykh : Connected to the verb?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "How beautiful the sky is," is it connected to the verb?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, is it obligatory or not?
The student: Obligatorily.
The Shaykh : Obligatory. Ibn Malik says: It will not be placed before the verb, and nothing will be interposed between it and the verb. Therefore, he said: "and its connection".
This is a rule. He says that the verb of this chapter never has its object placed before it, never. You say: "How beautiful the sky is." Where is the object of "beautiful"?
The student: The sky.
The Shaykh : The sky. It is not permissible to place the sky before the verb "beautiful." You do not say: "How beautiful the sky is," or do you?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is not permissible to say: "The sky, how beautiful," placing the sky, which is the object, before "how" and the verb. This is included in the author's statement, is it not?
The student: "will never have its object placed before it".
The Shaykh :"will never have its object placed before it", and his saying: "will never have its object placed before it", know that the alif here is for generality, not for duality. That is to say, the object of the verb in this chapter will not be placed before its verb, whether it is placed before the verb without "how" or before the verb and "how." It is not permissible. Likewise, the second form is stronger, so I said, for example: "How beautiful with the sky." It is not permissible to say "with the sky, how beautiful." It is not permissible to say "with the sky, how beautiful." And that, may Allah know best, is because this chapter follows the pattern of examples, and examples do not change; they remain as they were transmitted from the Arabs, neither placed before nor after. It also differs from others. The second difference is: "and its connection to it is obligatory". "Its connection" is the object, and "obligatory" is a verb of command, which is the one that acts upon his saying: "its connection." That is to say, and make its connection to it obligatory. Its example is: "How beautiful the sky is." Is the sky connected to the verb or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Connected.
The Shaykh : Connected to the verb?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "How beautiful the sky is," is it connected to the verb?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, is it obligatory or not?
The student: Obligatorily.
The Shaykh : Obligatory. Ibn Malik says: It will not be placed before the verb, and nothing will be interposed between it and the verb. Therefore, he said: "and its connection".