Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the superlative, always connect it *** by estimation or by word, with 'min' if it is bare."

The Shaykh : Then he said: "And the superlative, always connect it *** by estimation or by word, with 'min' if it is bare".
In my opinion, it is written with "min" in all cases!
The student: Yes, indeed.

The Shaykh : And the best from the perspective of spelling is to write the "ba" alone, and "min" alone. And what is the reason? Because "min" is an independent letter, an independent letter, meaning with this letter. And his saying: "the superlative": "af'ala," what is it that we connect?
The student: The verb.
Another student: Connect.

The Shaykh : "Connect" is wrong, is it?
The student: Connect or!
Another student: No, no.

The Shaykh : I mean, what is it that we are connecting now?
The student: From the chapter of "ishtighal" (occupation).

The Shaykh : From the chapter of "ishtighal," correct. From the chapter of "ishtighal," so it is in the accusative case due to a deleted verb, which is explained by what follows it. Now, is this accusative case obligatory, the stronger position, the weaker position, or equal? Because in "ishtighal," as mentioned before, the five rulings apply, yes?
The student: The stronger position.

The Shaykh : The stronger position?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Why, Ya Saleh?
The student: Because it is permissible for it to be... the stronger position.

The Shaykh : If you say: "Zayd, I struck," you can estimate it.