Does Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) prefer omitting the vocative particle from the one being addressed?
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The Shaykh : It seems as if you equated them?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The default ruling is permissibility.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : For example, if I said, "O this one," or if I said, "This one, fear Allah," for example, if I said to you, "This one, fear Allah," do you understand?
The student: O this one.
The Shaykh : O this one, that is clear.
The student: But the sentence
The Shaykh : Then, regarding: "This is a turning back", this also indicates that it is a vocative here, because "turning back" is in the accusative case. If he had said: "This is a turning back" (with the genitive case), he would be saying, for example, "I mean this is a turning back."
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The default ruling is permissibility.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : For example, if I said, "O this one," or if I said, "This one, fear Allah," for example, if I said to you, "This one, fear Allah," do you understand?
The student: O this one.
The Shaykh : O this one, that is clear.
The student: But the sentence
The Shaykh : Then, regarding: "This is a turning back", this also indicates that it is a vocative here, because "turning back" is in the accusative case. If he had said: "This is a turning back" (with the genitive case), he would be saying, for example, "I mean this is a turning back."