Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And this is rare in the plural of tashih, and what resembles it, and other than these two, the opposite is the norm."
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The Shaykh :"And this is rare in the plural of tashih, and what resembles it, and other than these two, the opposite is the norm" "And this is rare in the plural of tashih"
The "this" referred to is changing the taa to haa. It is rare in the plural of tashih. What is the plural of tashih?
The student: The sound masculine plural.
The Shaykh : The sound masculine plural is incorrect; it is the sound feminine plural. In the sound feminine plural, it is rare to change the taa to haa. It is rare to change the taa to haa, but does it occur, or does it not occur?
The student: It occurs.
The Shaykh : It occurs. So you say: "I have Muslimahs." Is this correct or incorrect?
The student: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct. This is the correct form. "I have Muslimahs"?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : He says: "And this is rare in the plural of tashih"
So the most common is to say "Muslimahs." Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tahrim 66:5] If you stop on one of these with a taa, what do you say? "Qanatah"? Yes, good. He says: "And what resembles it." What resembles it? Meaning, what is similar to it. Its example will come, if Allah wills, in the explanation.
"And other than these two, the opposite is the norm"
What is "other than these two"? That other than the plural of tashih and what resembles it, the opposite is the norm. So the most common is stopping with a haa. And is it permissible?
The student: The taa.
The Shaykh : And the taa is permissible. Good. What do you say for "Makkah"?
The student: With a haa.
The Shaykh : When you stop?
The student: With a haa.
The Shaykh : "Makkah." Is "Makkah" permissible?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : Rare. It is permissible but rare. "Al-Madinah"? "Al-Madinah" and is it permissible?
The student: "Al-Madinah."
The Shaykh : "Al-Madinah," but it is rare. And on this, draw the analogy. Yes?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How? In the plural, the haa is rare, and in the singular, the opposite is the norm. Good. Then he said...
The student: Is this the language of Rabi'ah?
The Shaykh : No. Rabi'ah stops on the accusative with sukun.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The author did not mention it.
The "this" referred to is changing the taa to haa. It is rare in the plural of tashih. What is the plural of tashih?
The student: The sound masculine plural.
The Shaykh : The sound masculine plural is incorrect; it is the sound feminine plural. In the sound feminine plural, it is rare to change the taa to haa. It is rare to change the taa to haa, but does it occur, or does it not occur?
The student: It occurs.
The Shaykh : It occurs. So you say: "I have Muslimahs." Is this correct or incorrect?
The student: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct. This is the correct form. "I have Muslimahs"?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : He says: "And this is rare in the plural of tashih"
So the most common is to say "Muslimahs." Allah the Exalted said:
Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant
عسى الله إن طلقكن أن يبدله أزواجا خيرا منكنّ مسلمات مؤمنات قانتات تائبات"And other than these two, the opposite is the norm"
What is "other than these two"? That other than the plural of tashih and what resembles it, the opposite is the norm. So the most common is stopping with a haa. And is it permissible?
The student: The taa.
The Shaykh : And the taa is permissible. Good. What do you say for "Makkah"?
The student: With a haa.
The Shaykh : When you stop?
The student: With a haa.
The Shaykh : "Makkah." Is "Makkah" permissible?
The student: A little.
The Shaykh : Rare. It is permissible but rare. "Al-Madinah"? "Al-Madinah" and is it permissible?
The student: "Al-Madinah."
The Shaykh : "Al-Madinah," but it is rare. And on this, draw the analogy. Yes?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How? In the plural, the haa is rare, and in the singular, the opposite is the norm. Good. Then he said...
The student: Is this the language of Rabi'ah?
The Shaykh : No. Rabi'ah stops on the accusative with sukun.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The author did not mention it.