Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And suffice with *kullata* in the dual and *kila* *** instead of the pattern *fa'la'ah* and the pattern *af'ala*."
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh : He said:
"And suffice with *kullata* in the dual and *kila* *** instead of the pattern *fa'la'ah* and the pattern *af'ala*":
Note *kila* and *kullata*: what do they emphasize?
The student: The dual.
The Shaykh : The dual, or what indicates two, is better, because it covers the dual and the singular if a singular is conjoined to it. So you say: "Zayd and 'Amir came, both of them," or "I honored Zayd and 'Amir, both of them," or "I honored the two Zayds, both of them." And *kullata* emphasizes the feminine dual. Ibn Malik says: *Kila* and *kullata* suffice for what?
"The pattern *fa'la'ah*": which is *jama'ah*.
"And the pattern *af'ala*": which is *ajma'*. So instead of saying: "The two Zayds came, I honored both of them," what is the need to say: "I honored both of them," or "I honored both (masculine dual)," what is the need? So you say: "Both of them." And likewise with women: "I saw the two women, both of them," and you do not say: "I honored both of them (feminine dual)" for example, there is no need for it. "Instead of the pattern *fa'la'ah*" which is *jama'ah*, "and the pattern *af'ala*", and what the author said is correct, from *hatta*.
"And suffice with *kullata* in the dual and *kila* *** instead of the pattern *fa'la'ah* and the pattern *af'ala*":
Note *kila* and *kullata*: what do they emphasize?
The student: The dual.
The Shaykh : The dual, or what indicates two, is better, because it covers the dual and the singular if a singular is conjoined to it. So you say: "Zayd and 'Amir came, both of them," or "I honored Zayd and 'Amir, both of them," or "I honored the two Zayds, both of them." And *kullata* emphasizes the feminine dual. Ibn Malik says: *Kila* and *kullata* suffice for what?
"The pattern *fa'la'ah*": which is *jama'ah*.
"And the pattern *af'ala*": which is *ajma'*. So instead of saying: "The two Zayds came, I honored both of them," what is the need to say: "I honored both of them," or "I honored both (masculine dual)," what is the need? So you say: "Both of them." And likewise with women: "I saw the two women, both of them," and you do not say: "I honored both of them (feminine dual)" for example, there is no need for it. "Instead of the pattern *fa'la'ah*" which is *jama'ah*, "and the pattern *af'ala*", and what the author said is correct, from *hatta*.