Explanation of the saying of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And open with the conjoined if you repeat 'ya' *** And in other than that, come with the kasrah."
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The Shaykh :"And open with the conjoined if you repeat 'ya'":
"And open with the conjoined" means: if you conjoin another one being called upon to the first one being called upon, then if you repeat 'ya', open it.
"Open with the conjoined if you repeat 'ya'": You say: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakrin." Is the one being called upon two or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Who are they?
The student: Zayd and 'Amr.
The Shaykh : Zayd and 'Amr, and the one for whom they are called upon is Bakr. So if you call upon two, you conjoin one to the other, and you repeat: so open the lam, and you say: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakrin." Is that clear?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, he said:
"And in other than that, come with the kasrah":
"And in other than that," "And in other than that, come with the kasrah": In other than that: what do we have now? We have a one being called upon joined with 'ya', whether it is the original or the conjoined.
The student: It is opened.
The Shaykh : It is opened?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one being called upon that has a 'ya' is opened, right?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "In other than that" covers two cases: the first case is the conjoined one being called upon to a one being called upon without a 'ya', and it includes the one for whom they are called upon. So his saying: "in other than that", the two cases that preceded are: the case of one one being called upon joined with the lam, and the second case: another one being called upon conjoined to it by repeating 'ya'. In these, we open the lam. And "in other than that" covers, right? Two cases as well: the one for whom they are called upon, and the conjoined one being called upon to a one being called upon without repeating 'ya'. Is that clear, brothers?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you say: "Ya li-Zaydin wa li-'Amrin li-Bakrin," or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "Ya li-Zaydin wa li-'Amrin li-Bakrin," and I did not say "wa ya li-'Amrin," because 'ya' was not repeated. "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakr."
The student: No.
The Shaykh : I want to say it like this: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakr," is wrong, because if I repeat the 'ya', I must open it. Okay: "Ya la-Zaydin li-'Amrin"?
The student: Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : With the kasrah here, why?
The student: Because it is the one for whom they are called upon.
The Shaykh : Because this entered upon the one for whom they are called upon. Okay: "Ya li-Zaydin li-'Amrin"?
The student: "Li-'Amrin" is wrong.
The Shaykh : Wrong, because Ibn Malik says: "And in other than that, come with the kasrah". Okay.
"And open with the conjoined" means: if you conjoin another one being called upon to the first one being called upon, then if you repeat 'ya', open it.
"Open with the conjoined if you repeat 'ya'": You say: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakrin." Is the one being called upon two or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Who are they?
The student: Zayd and 'Amr.
The Shaykh : Zayd and 'Amr, and the one for whom they are called upon is Bakr. So if you call upon two, you conjoin one to the other, and you repeat: so open the lam, and you say: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakrin." Is that clear?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, he said:
"And in other than that, come with the kasrah":
"And in other than that," "And in other than that, come with the kasrah": In other than that: what do we have now? We have a one being called upon joined with 'ya', whether it is the original or the conjoined.
The student: It is opened.
The Shaykh : It is opened?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one being called upon that has a 'ya' is opened, right?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "In other than that" covers two cases: the first case is the conjoined one being called upon to a one being called upon without a 'ya', and it includes the one for whom they are called upon. So his saying: "in other than that", the two cases that preceded are: the case of one one being called upon joined with the lam, and the second case: another one being called upon conjoined to it by repeating 'ya'. In these, we open the lam. And "in other than that" covers, right? Two cases as well: the one for whom they are called upon, and the conjoined one being called upon to a one being called upon without repeating 'ya'. Is that clear, brothers?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you say: "Ya li-Zaydin wa li-'Amrin li-Bakrin," or not?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : "Ya li-Zaydin wa li-'Amrin li-Bakrin," and I did not say "wa ya li-'Amrin," because 'ya' was not repeated. "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakr."
The student: No.
The Shaykh : I want to say it like this: "Ya la-Zaydin wa ya la-'Amrin li-Bakr," is wrong, because if I repeat the 'ya', I must open it. Okay: "Ya la-Zaydin li-'Amrin"?
The student: Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : With the kasrah here, why?
The student: Because it is the one for whom they are called upon.
The Shaykh : Because this entered upon the one for whom they are called upon. Okay: "Ya li-Zaydin li-'Amrin"?
The student: "Li-'Amrin" is wrong.
The Shaykh : Wrong, because Ibn Malik says: "And in other than that, come with the kasrah". Okay.