Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And one may see this without 'ay' following 'al' *** like 'We Arabs are more generous in giving.'"

The Shaykh : Then he said: "And one may see this without 'ay' following 'al'"
"And one may see this," where "this" is a substitute for the subject, referring back to *ikhtisas* (specification), meaning one may see *ikhtisas* without *ay* following *al*. This is because the example the author mentioned contains *ay*, as in "O young man," but one may see it without *ay*, without *ay* following *al*, accompanied by *al*. Even though, if it were a vocative, would the one being addressed be accompanied by *al*?
The student: No.

The Shaykh : It is not accompanied by it unless one uses it to reach *ay*. If one uses it to reach *ay*, the example is: "We Arabs are more generous in giving." "We Arabs are more generous in giving." "We" is the subject; where is its predicate?
The student: More generous.

The Shaykh : More generous. "Arabs" is in the accusative case due to *ikhtisas*. The meaning is "We are the most specific of the Arabs," or "The most specific of the Arabs are more generous in giving." This form is different from the first, I think?
The student: This one is clear.

The Shaykh : "We Arabs are more generous in giving," and the first one is clear. So now we have two forms: the first form is that *ikhtisas* is accompanied by *ay*, and the second form is that it is defined by *al* without *ay*. The third form is that it is in the genitive case, that it is in the genitive case, like the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "We" is the subject; is the phrase "we do not inherit" the predicate?
The student: It is a predicate (khabar).

The Shaykh : Its predicate, and "O fellow prophets"? It is in the accusative case due to *ikhtisas*, meaning "We are the most specific of the fellow prophets who do not inherit." So it is as if the *ikhtisas* explains the preceding pronoun, or not?
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : Look, "we," who are we? "Arabs." "Arabs" explained the pronoun. "Whom do we hope for?"
The student: The generous one.

The Shaykh : "O young man," Who are we? "Fellow prophets." This is why we said it must be preceded by a pronoun, either for the speaker or for the speaker and someone else, so that it serves as an explanation for it. So the forms of *ikhtisas* are three: that it is accompanied by *ay*, that it is accompanied by *al*, and that?
The student: It is added.

The Shaykh : And that it is in the genitive case, and all of it is in the accusative case due to a deleted verb, the estimation of which is?
The student: I specify.

The Shaykh : I specify, the estimation is "I specify." Okay, "We Arabs are more generous in giving." "Arabs" means "the Arabs," is this correct?
The student: Yes, indeed.

The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct. There is no nation more noble than the Arabs, ever, nor purer in lineage, nor more pleasant in company than the Arabs. This is why the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the best of the messengers, was?
The student: From the Arabs.

The Shaykh : From the Arabs. And Allah the Exalted said: So if it were not that this nation, meaning the Arabs, the nation of the Arabs, is the best of nations, Allah would not have made him from them. But after Islam, the best of people is?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : The Muslims, whether from the Arabs or from non-Arabs. But the Muslim Arab becomes more pleasant in addition to his pleasantness; he becomes more pleasant in addition to his pleasantness, and Allah knows best.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : No, it is deleted.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.