Regarding the vocative preceded by "al-," we said that it is parsed as an attribute; is it not permissible for it to be parsed as a substitute?
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The questioner : Regarding this vocative to which we add a noun with "al-," according to our view that it is an attribute, why must it be a substitute?
The Shaykh : It does not work, because one of the conditions of a substitute is that it takes the place of the word it substitutes for. Here, if you delete "ay" (i.e., "namely") and intended for what follows to take its place, it would not be valid. A condition of the substitute is that it takes the place of the word it substitutes for. Yes, so if it is not valid, it is not valid. For this reason, Ibn Malik said:
"And a valid substitute is seen *** in cases other than 'O slave of 'Amir'".
As we have passed through, alright.
The Shaykh : It does not work, because one of the conditions of a substitute is that it takes the place of the word it substitutes for. Here, if you delete "ay" (i.e., "namely") and intended for what follows to take its place, it would not be valid. A condition of the substitute is that it takes the place of the word it substitutes for. Yes, so if it is not valid, it is not valid. For this reason, Ibn Malik said:
"And a valid substitute is seen *** in cases other than 'O slave of 'Amir'".
As we have passed through, alright.