LessonsThe Separating Pronoun (Ḍamīr al-Faṣl): Restriction, Emphasis and PredicationQuiz

يَعْنِي لِقَصْرِ الْمُسْنَدِ عَلَى الْمُسْنَدِ إِلَيْهِ
That is, restricting the predicate to the musnad ilayh.

In this reading, standing is the restricted attribute (maqṣūr) and Zayd is that to which it is restricted (maqṣūr ʿalayh). The point is that the standing under discussion is ascribed to Zayd, not to a competing person.

It does **not** mean that Zayd can do nothing except stand. That interpretation reverses the direction of restriction. A correct analysis identifies what is restricted and to whom.

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Restricting the predicate to the subject

The Separating Pronoun (Ḍamīr al-Faṣl): Restriction, Emphasis and Predication

يَعْنِي لِقَصْرِ الْمُسْنَدِ عَلَى الْمُسْنَدِ إِلَيْهِ
That is, restricting the predicate to the musnad ilayh.

In this reading, standing is the restricted attribute (maqṣūr) and Zayd is that to which it is restricted (maqṣūr ʿalayh). The point is that the standing under discussion is ascribed to Zayd, not to a competing person.

It does **not** mean that Zayd can do nothing except stand. That interpretation reverses the direction of restriction. A correct analysis identifies what is restricted and to whom.