Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the fa' is for sequence with connection *** and thumma is for sequence with separation."
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The Shaykh :"And the fa' is for sequence with connection *** and thumma is for sequence with separation":
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) informed us that the meaning of the fa' and thumma is sequence; the fa' is for sequence, and thumma is for sequence, so both are for sequence, but they differ:
The fa' is for sequence with connection, and thumma is for sequence with separation. For this reason, we say that thumma is for delay. So if you say, "Zayd came, then 'Amr," the duration between them is short.
And if you say, "Zayd came, then 'Amr," the duration between them is long, because it is for delay. Know that the fa' also, when it connects a clause to a clause, or a derived word, indicates causality in addition to that; it indicates causality in addition to that. From this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:, "So he struck him and killed him," meaning because of his striking him.
So if the conjunction is connecting a clause to a clause, or if it is a derived word, it conveys causality in addition to that, and it is a conjunction at the same time.
Now, thumma does not convey causality; thumma does not convey causality, even if it is a verb or a derived word. Now, he said: "And the fa' is for sequence".
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) informed us that the meaning of the fa' and thumma is sequence; the fa' is for sequence, and thumma is for sequence, so both are for sequence, but they differ:
The fa' is for sequence with connection, and thumma is for sequence with separation. For this reason, we say that thumma is for delay. So if you say, "Zayd came, then 'Amr," the duration between them is short.
And if you say, "Zayd came, then 'Amr," the duration between them is long, because it is for delay. Know that the fa' also, when it connects a clause to a clause, or a derived word, indicates causality in addition to that; it indicates causality in addition to that. From this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And Moses struck him and killed him
فوكزه موسى فقضى عليهSo if the conjunction is connecting a clause to a clause, or if it is a derived word, it conveys causality in addition to that, and it is a conjunction at the same time.
Now, thumma does not convey causality; thumma does not convey causality, even if it is a verb or a derived word. Now, he said: "And the fa' is for sequence".