Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the first of this, the specified, whatever it is, do not *** change it, for it resembles the proverb."
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The Shaykh :"And the first of this, the specified, whatever it is, do not *** change it, for it resembles the proverb":
Ibn Malik—what Allah willed—in "na'ma" and "bisa"!! Once.
The student: It is a recommendation.
The Shaykh : It is a recommendation in it, even the grammar and everything.
"And the first of this, the specified": "The first": A verb of command, "and this": The second object, not the first?
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The second.
Another student: The second object.
The Shaykh : The second object? And the specified?
The student: The first object.
The Shaykh : "And the first of the specified, this": Is that so?! The meaning reverses. If you say "The first of the specified, this," it means that the specified comes before "this," and the command is the opposite.
The student: "This" is the first.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: "This" is the first.
The Shaykh :"And the first of this": This is the first object, "the specified": This is the second object, meaning make the specified follow "this."
"Whatever it is": Even if it is a plural?
The student: Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What if it is a dual?! "This" remains as it is. You do not say "I love these people," you say "I love this people," and "I love this two men," and "I love this men." You do not say "I love these." For this reason, he said:
"Whatever it is, do not *** change it":
"Whatever it is": What is the grammatical analysis of "whatever"? It is the predicate of "kana" (to be) placed before, and its subject is a hidden pronoun, meaning whatever the specified is.
"Do not *** change it":
What does "do not change it" mean? It means do not bring a substitute for it, or a replacement for it; keep it as it is.
"For it resembles the proverb":
"For it": Meaning this construction, "resembles": is similar to, "the proverb", and it has been said: "Proverbs are not changed", proverbs are not changed, they remain as they are. Yes, a man came to you after you said: "Whoever memorizes Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah gets one thousand riyals, every verse for one riyal, here for six months, for six months, whoever memorizes it in this period, then—see, I am saying this as an example and a reality, I wish for the one who desires what we have, there is no obstacle—".
The student: Before he reads, he memorizes!
The Shaykh : Fine, then after six months have passed, one came and said: I memorized it, I want to recite it to you, so I say to him: "The summer, you wasted the milk", the summer
The student: You wasted.
The Shaykh : "You wasted" with a kasrah if it is a man, "you wasted the milk." He will be upset and say: Why do you address me with feminine speech?! If he is upset, let him know, he is not upset, a person who knows, or if he does not know, it is all one: opening the taa, breaking it, and raising it is one, but if he knows and wants to be upset, we say to him: Do not be upset, why?
The student: Because this is a proverb.
The Shaykh : Because this is a proverb, and proverbs are not changed, they remain in their wording, and this is a known rule among the scholars of Arabic: "That proverbs are not changed", for this reason the author says here: "For it resembles the proverb".
"For it resembles": Meaning: "this," it does not change like proverbs do not change. All right, we want to read in the explanation, who will read? Two minutes left, yes.
The student: One verse left.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: One verse left.
The Shaykh : Yes, it does not contradict, it does not contradict, I understand that one verse is left, yes.
Ibn Malik—what Allah willed—in "na'ma" and "bisa"!! Once.
The student: It is a recommendation.
The Shaykh : It is a recommendation in it, even the grammar and everything.
"And the first of this, the specified": "The first": A verb of command, "and this": The second object, not the first?
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: The second.
Another student: The second object.
The Shaykh : The second object? And the specified?
The student: The first object.
The Shaykh : "And the first of the specified, this": Is that so?! The meaning reverses. If you say "The first of the specified, this," it means that the specified comes before "this," and the command is the opposite.
The student: "This" is the first.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: "This" is the first.
The Shaykh :"And the first of this": This is the first object, "the specified": This is the second object, meaning make the specified follow "this."
"Whatever it is": Even if it is a plural?
The student: Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What if it is a dual?! "This" remains as it is. You do not say "I love these people," you say "I love this people," and "I love this two men," and "I love this men." You do not say "I love these." For this reason, he said:
"Whatever it is, do not *** change it":
"Whatever it is": What is the grammatical analysis of "whatever"? It is the predicate of "kana" (to be) placed before, and its subject is a hidden pronoun, meaning whatever the specified is.
"Do not *** change it":
What does "do not change it" mean? It means do not bring a substitute for it, or a replacement for it; keep it as it is.
"For it resembles the proverb":
"For it": Meaning this construction, "resembles": is similar to, "the proverb", and it has been said: "Proverbs are not changed", proverbs are not changed, they remain as they are. Yes, a man came to you after you said: "Whoever memorizes Ibn Malik's Alfiyyah gets one thousand riyals, every verse for one riyal, here for six months, for six months, whoever memorizes it in this period, then—see, I am saying this as an example and a reality, I wish for the one who desires what we have, there is no obstacle—".
The student: Before he reads, he memorizes!
The Shaykh : Fine, then after six months have passed, one came and said: I memorized it, I want to recite it to you, so I say to him: "The summer, you wasted the milk", the summer
The student: You wasted.
The Shaykh : "You wasted" with a kasrah if it is a man, "you wasted the milk." He will be upset and say: Why do you address me with feminine speech?! If he is upset, let him know, he is not upset, a person who knows, or if he does not know, it is all one: opening the taa, breaking it, and raising it is one, but if he knows and wants to be upset, we say to him: Do not be upset, why?
The student: Because this is a proverb.
The Shaykh : Because this is a proverb, and proverbs are not changed, they remain in their wording, and this is a known rule among the scholars of Arabic: "That proverbs are not changed", for this reason the author says here: "For it resembles the proverb".
"For it resembles": Meaning: "this," it does not change like proverbs do not change. All right, we want to read in the explanation, who will read? Two minutes left, yes.
The student: One verse left.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: One verse left.
The Shaykh : Yes, it does not contradict, it does not contradict, I understand that one verse is left, yes.