Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And like 'Naym' is 'Habbadha' for this doer *** And if you wish to blame, say 'La Habbadha'."
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The Shaykh :"And like 'Naym' is 'Habbadha'":
"Habbadha" is a postponed subject, and "like" is a preceding predicate. We parse "Habbadha" as a whole and say: "Habbadha" is a subject raised by a hidden dammah on its end, the appearance of which is prevented by the quotation. And "like"? Hmm?
The student: A predicate.
The Shaykh : It is a preceding predicate, and "like" is a noun with a genitive, and "Naym" is the genitive noun to which it is attached, declined with a hidden kasrah on its end, the appearance of which is also prevented by the quotation. "Like 'Naym' is 'Habbadha'": We say: "Habbadha is Zayd." There is no doubt that everyone knows what is intended?
The student: Praise.
The Shaykh : Expressing praise for him, expressing praise for him. The author parsed it and said: "the doer, this ***".
It differs from "Naym." The subject of "Naym"—as mentioned before—is hmm? A noun with the definite article, or a genitive noun with the definite article, or a pronoun, hmm? But this subject is: "this." You say: "Habbadha is Zayd." And if you wish, you may add a specification or a state: "a friend," or "a helper," or something similar. "Habb" is a past tense verb, and "this" is a subject built on sukun in the position of nominative, and "Zayd" is a postponed subject, and its predicate is the sentence "Habbadha."
"*** And if you wish to blame, say 'La Habbadha'":
The parsing does not differ, but instead of "Habbadha" I say: "La Habbadha." Now, if you want to express blame, what do you say? "Naym is Zayd," "Naym is the man Zayd"?
The student: Bays.
The Shaykh : Bays. And if you wish, say: "La Naym is the man Zayd," or "La Habbadha is the man Zayd." Yes.
"*** And if you wish to blame, say 'La Habbadha'".
"Habbadha" is a postponed subject, and "like" is a preceding predicate. We parse "Habbadha" as a whole and say: "Habbadha" is a subject raised by a hidden dammah on its end, the appearance of which is prevented by the quotation. And "like"? Hmm?
The student: A predicate.
The Shaykh : It is a preceding predicate, and "like" is a noun with a genitive, and "Naym" is the genitive noun to which it is attached, declined with a hidden kasrah on its end, the appearance of which is also prevented by the quotation. "Like 'Naym' is 'Habbadha'": We say: "Habbadha is Zayd." There is no doubt that everyone knows what is intended?
The student: Praise.
The Shaykh : Expressing praise for him, expressing praise for him. The author parsed it and said: "the doer, this ***".
It differs from "Naym." The subject of "Naym"—as mentioned before—is hmm? A noun with the definite article, or a genitive noun with the definite article, or a pronoun, hmm? But this subject is: "this." You say: "Habbadha is Zayd." And if you wish, you may add a specification or a state: "a friend," or "a helper," or something similar. "Habb" is a past tense verb, and "this" is a subject built on sukun in the position of nominative, and "Zayd" is a postponed subject, and its predicate is the sentence "Habbadha."
"*** And if you wish to blame, say 'La Habbadha'":
The parsing does not differ, but instead of "Habbadha" I say: "La Habbadha." Now, if you want to express blame, what do you say? "Naym is Zayd," "Naym is the man Zayd"?
The student: Bays.
The Shaykh : Bays. And if you wish, say: "La Naym is the man Zayd," or "La Habbadha is the man Zayd." Yes.
"*** And if you wish to blame, say 'La Habbadha'".