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 student: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the specific is mentioned after a subject *** or a predicate, a name that is never apparent."
It is mentioned after 'nayn' (good) and 'bays' (bad), and their subject is a nominative noun, which is the specific of praise or blame. Its sign is that it is suitable.
The Shaykh : It is suitable, and it is suitable.
The student: "And its sign is that it is suitable to be made a subject, and the verb and its subject are made a predicate for it, such as 'How good a man is Zayd,' and 'How bad a man is 'Amr,' and 'How good a boy of the people is Zayd,' and 'How bad a boy of the people is 'Amr,' and 'How good a man is Zayd,' and 'How bad'."
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the specific is mentioned after a subject *** or a predicate, a name that is never apparent."
It is mentioned after 'nayn' (good) and 'bays' (bad), and their subject is a nominative noun, which is the specific of praise or blame. Its sign is that it is suitable.
The Shaykh : It is suitable, and it is suitable.
The student: "And its sign is that it is suitable to be made a subject, and the verb and its subject are made a predicate for it, such as 'How good a man is Zayd,' and 'How bad a man is 'Amr,' and 'How good a boy of the people is Zayd,' and 'How bad a boy of the people is 'Amr,' and 'How good a man is Zayd,' and 'How bad'."