General rule: when kasrah precedes the pronoun hāʾ, the hāʾ takes kasrah. The book’s example is بِهِ: the bāʾ has kasrah and the pronoun is هِ.
Keep the two vowel sounds distinct. This step identifies the vowel only; whether lengthening occurs is a separate decision.
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Kasrah before hāʾ
Rules of Hāʾ al-Ḍamīr: Vowels, Ṣilah and Exceptions
General rule: when kasrah precedes the pronoun hāʾ, the hāʾ takes kasrah. The book’s example is بِهِ: the bāʾ has kasrah and the pronoun is هِ.
Keep the two vowel sounds distinct. This step identifies the vowel only; whether lengthening occurs is a separate decision.