Reading from Ibn Aqil’s commentary (may Allah have mercy on him), with the Shaykh’s annotations: " .
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The reader: " And the bare form of the superlative (af'ala) requires singularity and the masculine gender, as does the form added to an indefinite noun. To this he alluded when he said:
And if an indefinite is added or bare, *** it is compelled to be masculine and singular
So you say: 'Zayd is better than 'Amr,' and 'a better man,' and 'Hind is better than 'Amr,' and 'a better woman,' and 'the two Zayds are better than 'Amr,' and 'two better men,' and 'the two Hinds are better than 'Amr,' and 'two better women,' and 'the Zayds are better than 'Amr,' and 'better men,' and 'the Hinds are better than 'Amr,' and 'better women.' Thus, in these two cases, the superlative is masculine and singular; it is not made feminine, dual, or plural " .
The Shaykh : Is it clear in the author's words, or not?
The reader: Yes.
The Shaykh :" And if an indefinite is added or bare, *** it is compelled to be masculine and singular " .
Yes.
And if an indefinite is added or bare, *** it is compelled to be masculine and singular
So you say: 'Zayd is better than 'Amr,' and 'a better man,' and 'Hind is better than 'Amr,' and 'a better woman,' and 'the two Zayds are better than 'Amr,' and 'two better men,' and 'the two Hinds are better than 'Amr,' and 'two better women,' and 'the Zayds are better than 'Amr,' and 'better men,' and 'the Hinds are better than 'Amr,' and 'better women.' Thus, in these two cases, the superlative is masculine and singular; it is not made feminine, dual, or plural " .
The Shaykh : Is it clear in the author's words, or not?
The reader: Yes.
The Shaykh :" And if an indefinite is added or bare, *** it is compelled to be masculine and singular " .
Yes.