Explanation of the statement of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And the shifting of the fathah from a non-ghayn letter is not seen by the Basrans and the Kufans as a transmission."
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The Shaykh :"And the shifting of the fathah from a non-ghayn letter is not seen by the Basrans and the Kufans as a transmission"
The shifting of the fathah from the final letter in a word other than one with a ghayn is not seen by the Basrans. "Not seen by a Basran" means: not seen by a scholar from the Basrans. "And the Kufans transmitted it" means: and the Kufans transmitted that from the Arabs. So what is their school of thought?
The student: It is the correct one.
The Shaykh : It is the correct one; their school of thought is the correct one. And his saying:
"from a non-ghayn letter"
This excludes the ghayn letter, for if the final letter is a ghayn, is that so? Then its vowel is shifted to the preceding sound letter, according to the opinion of the Kufans and the Basrans. For example, you say: "I love the warmth." What do we say about "the warmth"? "The warmth" is the original form, and can we say?
The student: "The warmth" (dafaa).
The Shaykh : "The warmth" (dafaa), according to both opinions?
The student: According to both opinions.
The Shaykh : According to both opinions, but if I say "this load," this load, is it permissible according to the opinion of the Basrans to say "this load" (al-himul)?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: It is not a ghayn letter.
The Shaykh : ... except what is a ghayn letter only, and this will come in the explanation.
The shifting of the fathah from the final letter in a word other than one with a ghayn is not seen by the Basrans. "Not seen by a Basran" means: not seen by a scholar from the Basrans. "And the Kufans transmitted it" means: and the Kufans transmitted that from the Arabs. So what is their school of thought?
The student: It is the correct one.
The Shaykh : It is the correct one; their school of thought is the correct one. And his saying:
"from a non-ghayn letter"
This excludes the ghayn letter, for if the final letter is a ghayn, is that so? Then its vowel is shifted to the preceding sound letter, according to the opinion of the Kufans and the Basrans. For example, you say: "I love the warmth." What do we say about "the warmth"? "The warmth" is the original form, and can we say?
The student: "The warmth" (dafaa).
The Shaykh : "The warmth" (dafaa), according to both opinions?
The student: According to both opinions.
The Shaykh : According to both opinions, but if I say "this load," this load, is it permissible according to the opinion of the Basrans to say "this load" (al-himul)?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: It is not a ghayn letter.
The Shaykh : ... except what is a ghayn letter only, and this will come in the explanation.
