«الرِّجَالُ» is a broken plural. When it follows the verb as an explicit subject, the book allows both «قَامَ الرِّجَالُ» and «قَامَتِ الرِّجَالُ». When the broken plural comes first, «الرِّجَالُ قَامَتْ» is also given, and «الرِّجَالُ قَامُوا» is allowed. For this agreement discussion, the book compares broken plurals to real feminine subjects.
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Verb Agreement with a Broken Plural
Rules of the Fāʿil: Explicit Nouns, Pronouns, Number and Gender
«الرِّجَالُ» is a broken plural. When it follows the verb as an explicit subject, the book allows both «قَامَ الرِّجَالُ» and «قَامَتِ الرِّجَالُ». When the broken plural comes first, «الرِّجَالُ قَامَتْ» is also given, and «الرِّجَالُ قَامُوا» is allowed. For this agreement discussion, the book compares broken plurals to real feminine subjects.