alif maqSuurah

[irf2k]

QUESTION:

As-salamu Alaikum.

If a pronoun is joined to a word ending with an Alif Maksurah, then the Alif Maksurah converts into a normal Ya or a normal Alif.

Example: (Conversion to a normal Ya)

إلَى + هَا = إلَيْها

Example: (Conversion to a normal Alif)

مَعْنَى + هَا = مَعْنَاهَا

My question is: When does it convert to a Ya and when to an Alif ?

Shaykh's ANSWER:

wa alaykumussalam

Group A:
In words like fataa, ma"naa, "aSaa etc, the alif maqSuurah is written
as a normal alif. It is only an orthographical change. There is no
change in pronunciation.

Group B:
But in the words "alaa, ilaa, ladaa the alif is changed to yaa in
pronunciation. These are the three words.
This Group B should not be confused with Group A.

We should say with regard to Group B:
These words have two pronunciations:
1) when followed by a noun they end in alif.
2) when followed by a pronoun, they end in yaa.

I hope this clear.
Wassalam,
abdur rahim

[irf2k]

I have a followup question:
What happens to words of group A when the mudaaf ilaihi is yaa al-mutakallim?

We have done this in Madinah Book, I think.

When the yaa al-mutakallim is preceded by an alif or yaa saakinah, the yaa al-mutakallim takes a fathah, e.g.:
fataa-ya, "aSaa-ya, mustashfaa-ya, abawaa-ya, ra'aytu abaway-ya, ghasaltu yaday-ya.

wassalam,
var

My examples:

فَتًى + ي = فَتَايَ
يَدٌ - يَدانِ - يَدَيْنِ + ي = يَدَيَّ
غَسَلْتُ يَدَيَّ