Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And like it, from what it contains, delete, and the *** of femininity or its elongation, do not establish."
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The Shaykh : The author said: "And like it, from what it contains, delete"
"Like it" means: like the yā' of al-Kursi (the Footstool). "From what it contains, delete" means: if the word to which the attribution is made contains a yā' like the yā' of al-Kursi, it is obligatory to delete it. It is obligatory to delete it so that two similar yā's or two like letters do not come together in one word. An example is al-Shāfi'ī, the name of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shāfi'ī, an attribution to Shāfi'. When you attribute a man from the people of knowledge to the school of al-Shāfi'ī, what do you say? Here? Al-Shāfi'ī. The al-Shāfi'ī in the attributed word is not the al-Shāfi'ī. The yā' in the attributed word al-Shāfi'ī is not the yā' in the word to which the attribution is made. Rather, the yā' in the word to which the attribution is made, here? was deleted. For this reason he said: "And like it, from what it contains, delete"
Meaning: delete a letter like this, the shaddah yā', from what it contains, meaning from the word that contained this letter, delete it. Clear? Good. If I say: Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hajar al-Shāfi'ī, is the yā' in al-Shāfi'ī this one, the one in your saying Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shāfi'ī, or is it another? It is another, because the yā' in the first word to which the attribution is made was deleted, and the second yā' took its place. Good. He said, yes?
The student : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: And the yā' of the first one?
The Shaykh : It is also a yā' of attribution. The first yā' in al-Shāfi'ī is for attribution, because he was attributed to his grandfather Shāfi'. He said:
"And the *** of femininity or its elongation, do not establish"
This is also the second and third of what is deleted: the tā' of femininity must be deleted. So for Makkah, what do we say?
The student: Makkī.
The Shaykh : Makkī, and we do not say Makkatī. Trade? What do we say?
The student: Tijārī.
The Shaykh : Tijārī. Rose?
The student: Wardī.
The Shaykh : Wardī, or not? City?
The student: Madanī.
The Shaykh : Madanī. So the tā' of femininity is deleted, whether it is the fourth letter or more; it is deleted in all cases. For this reason he said:
"And the *** of femininity or its elongation"
Elongation of what? Of femininity. Meaning, the alif of the closed elongation is also deleted. For this reason he said: "Do not establish". So what do we say for the attribution to Salma?
The student: Salmī.
The Shaykh : Salmī. We delete the alif. And the attribution to Habla?
The student: Hablī.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Hablī.
The Shaykh : Hablī. But there is another aspect in it, as will come later. The important thing is that the alif of femininity is also deleted, the closed one.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Its mention will come. He said: "Or its elongation, do not establish".
"Like it" means: like the yā' of al-Kursi (the Footstool). "From what it contains, delete" means: if the word to which the attribution is made contains a yā' like the yā' of al-Kursi, it is obligatory to delete it. It is obligatory to delete it so that two similar yā's or two like letters do not come together in one word. An example is al-Shāfi'ī, the name of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shāfi'ī, an attribution to Shāfi'. When you attribute a man from the people of knowledge to the school of al-Shāfi'ī, what do you say? Here? Al-Shāfi'ī. The al-Shāfi'ī in the attributed word is not the al-Shāfi'ī. The yā' in the attributed word al-Shāfi'ī is not the yā' in the word to which the attribution is made. Rather, the yā' in the word to which the attribution is made, here? was deleted. For this reason he said: "And like it, from what it contains, delete"
Meaning: delete a letter like this, the shaddah yā', from what it contains, meaning from the word that contained this letter, delete it. Clear? Good. If I say: Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Hajar al-Shāfi'ī, is the yā' in al-Shāfi'ī this one, the one in your saying Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shāfi'ī, or is it another? It is another, because the yā' in the first word to which the attribution is made was deleted, and the second yā' took its place. Good. He said, yes?
The student : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: And the yā' of the first one?
The Shaykh : It is also a yā' of attribution. The first yā' in al-Shāfi'ī is for attribution, because he was attributed to his grandfather Shāfi'. He said:
"And the *** of femininity or its elongation, do not establish"
This is also the second and third of what is deleted: the tā' of femininity must be deleted. So for Makkah, what do we say?
The student: Makkī.
The Shaykh : Makkī, and we do not say Makkatī. Trade? What do we say?
The student: Tijārī.
The Shaykh : Tijārī. Rose?
The student: Wardī.
The Shaykh : Wardī, or not? City?
The student: Madanī.
The Shaykh : Madanī. So the tā' of femininity is deleted, whether it is the fourth letter or more; it is deleted in all cases. For this reason he said:
"And the *** of femininity or its elongation"
Elongation of what? Of femininity. Meaning, the alif of the closed elongation is also deleted. For this reason he said: "Do not establish". So what do we say for the attribution to Salma?
The student: Salmī.
The Shaykh : Salmī. We delete the alif. And the attribution to Habla?
The student: Hablī.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: Hablī.
The Shaykh : Hablī. But there is another aspect in it, as will come later. The important thing is that the alif of femininity is also deleted, the closed one.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Its mention will come. He said: "Or its elongation, do not establish".