Grammar Lesson 7: Masculine Verb with Feminine Faa”il

4 Responses to Grammar Lesson 7: Masculine Verb with Feminine Faa”il

1. Student4Life says:

   January 28, 2012 at 2:47 pm

   Assalaamu Alaykum dear Shaykh

   Jazakumullah for your amazing lessons. Maa Shaa Allah, your lesson was very well explained and very much needed.

   May Allah Most High grant you the ability to continue benefit us with these great lessons.

   Wassalaam

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2. Mohsin says:

   February 6, 2012 at 3:55 pm

   Assalaamu Alaikum

   Jazakallah Khairan for the excellent lesson and worksheet.

   Is a similar grammatical rule applied here

   Surah Aal Imran:86
   جَاءهُم البينات

   and in Surah Al Baqarah:213
   جَاءتهُم البينات

   or is it for a different reason because البينات is feminine but not biologically feminine?

   Jazakallah Khairan
   Wassalaam

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3. Abdullah says:

   February 8, 2012 at 8:17 pm

   al salaamu ‘aleykum wrwb

   dear sheikh,
   would these rules also apply to naaqis verbs such as ‘laysa’ and ‘kana’?

   so for instance, both of these sentences would be correct?
   
   كان لها بنت
   كانت لها بنت

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   • dr.vaniya says:

     February 15, 2012 at 1:58 pm

     From Admin
     Assalaamu “alaikum

     The Shaykh has permitted me to reply to your question and it is:

     The rules that govern using a masculine verb (fi”l taamm) with a feminine faa”il, are the same rules that apply to fi”l naaqiS and its ism.

     So if ismu kaana is a biologically feminine noun and is not seperated from its verb, the verb must be feminine.

     E.g.: كانتْ البنتُ مريضةً
     kaanat-i l-bintu mariiDatan.

     But if ismu kaana is a biologically feminine noun and seperated from its verb, the verb may be masculine – such as your example.

     We can say:

     kaana la-haa bint-un / kaanat la-haa bint-un.
     laysa la-haa bint-un / laysat la-haa bint-un.
     laa yazaalu la-haa bint-un / laa tazaalu la-haa bint-un.

     Similarly, the rules that apply to a grammatically feminine faa”il with fi”l taamm, also apply to a grammatically feminine ism with fi”l naaqiS.

     This reply is based on the detailed explanations of our Shaykh in discussion of the following Qur’aanic aayah from suurah Yuusuf which demonstrates the rule:

     لقد كان في يوسفَ وإخوته آياتٌ للسائلين
     laqad kaana fii Yuusuf wa ikhwati-hii ‘aayaat-un lil-saa’iliin
     (Yuusuf: 7)

     Ref: المسعِف في لغة وإعراب سورة يوسفَ

     (Suurah Yuusuf with lexical and grammatical expositions – by our Shaykh.)

     Wassalaam
     admin

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