Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And 'idhan' resembles the accented noun with a tanwin *** so its nun becomes an alif at the pause"
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The Shaykh : He said:
"And 'idhan' resembles the accented noun with a tanwin *** so its nun becomes an alif at the pause"
There is no issue with 'idha' or 'idhan' or 'idhin'; the one with the issue is 'idhan'. What does 'idhan' resemble? It resembles the accented noun with a tanwin, because you say "Zaydan," and this word is said as "idhan," so it resembles the accented noun with a tanwin. Since it resembles it, it is given its ruling. So at the pause, we change its nun to an alif, and we do not say "idhan," but we say "idha." We say "idha." Is it possible for a person to pause on "idhan"?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you say it? You say: "I honored you, idhan." So I say: "I honored you, idhan." At the pause, you say: "idha." The apparent meaning of the author's words is that there is no difference between there being ambiguity or not, because if I say "I honored you, idha," there may be ambiguity that it is the conditional "idha" and that the meaning is "I will honor you if..." But we say the original is that there is no such ambiguity, and that the meaning is "I honored you, idhan," meaning because you visited me. For this reason, he said:
"So its nun becomes an alif at the pause"
What is the grammatical analysis of its nun?
The student: It is the object of the verb.
Another student: It is the substitute for the subject.
The Shaykh : Are you a Kufi? The Kufis permit placing the subject before the substitute for the subject, but the Basris say: No, the nun is the subject, the verb is "quliba" (was changed), the substitute for the subject is [implied], and the sentence is the predicate. And I add to you that if you want to attribute yourself to... read the explanation.
"And 'idhan' resembles the accented noun with a tanwin *** so its nun becomes an alif at the pause"
There is no issue with 'idha' or 'idhan' or 'idhin'; the one with the issue is 'idhan'. What does 'idhan' resemble? It resembles the accented noun with a tanwin, because you say "Zaydan," and this word is said as "idhan," so it resembles the accented noun with a tanwin. Since it resembles it, it is given its ruling. So at the pause, we change its nun to an alif, and we do not say "idhan," but we say "idha." We say "idha." Is it possible for a person to pause on "idhan"?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you say it? You say: "I honored you, idhan." So I say: "I honored you, idhan." At the pause, you say: "idha." The apparent meaning of the author's words is that there is no difference between there being ambiguity or not, because if I say "I honored you, idha," there may be ambiguity that it is the conditional "idha" and that the meaning is "I will honor you if..." But we say the original is that there is no such ambiguity, and that the meaning is "I honored you, idhan," meaning because you visited me. For this reason, he said:
"So its nun becomes an alif at the pause"
What is the grammatical analysis of its nun?
The student: It is the object of the verb.
Another student: It is the substitute for the subject.
The Shaykh : Are you a Kufi? The Kufis permit placing the subject before the substitute for the subject, but the Basris say: No, the nun is the subject, the verb is "quliba" (was changed), the substitute for the subject is [implied], and the sentence is the predicate. And I add to you that if you want to attribute yourself to... read the explanation.