A ma'anar harshe, kalmar "Shart" tana nufin: Al-'Alaamah Al-Laazimah (Alamar da ke tattare da abu ko halayen da ba za su rabu da shi ba).

Linguistically the Shart means: Al-’Alaamah Al-Laazimah (The inherent or necessary sign or characteristic).

Sharadi wanda yake Hukm Wad'i a cewar Istilahin Usoliyyeen shi ne:

The Shart which is a Hukm Wad’iy according to the Istilaah (terminological definition) of the Usooliyeen is:

Ash-Sharṭ shi ne abin da yake wani wasfi (bayani) wanda yake cika al-amarin da ake sanya shi a matsayin sharaɗi (Al-Mashrūṭ), ko wannan Mashrūṭ aikin ne (Al-Fi'l) ko kuma sabab ɗin aikin.

Ash-Shart is that which is a Wasf (description) that completes the matter that is being conditioned for (Al-Mashroot) whether this Mashroot was the action (Al-Fi’l) or the Sabab of the action.

Misali:

Example:

Al-Fi'l (aikin): As-Salaah kuma yana cikin Al-Mashroo' (abin da aka shar'anta, wanda aka sanya masa sharuddan yi).

Al-Fi’l (the action): As-Salaah and it is the Mashroot (the matter having conditions placed upon it).

Al-Wudoo': Sharadi ne (sharadi) kuma siffa ce (wasf) da ke cika ayyukan Salla. Saboda haka, shi sharadi ne na ingancin Salla (sihhah).

Al-Wudoo’: It is the Shart (condition) and it is a Wasf (description) that completes the actions of the Salaah. It is therefore a condition for its Sihhah (validity).

Sabab ul-Fi’l (dalilin aikatawa): Dukiya ta kai matakin Nisaab. Nisaab shi ne Sabab na Zakaah.

Sabab ul-Fi’l (the cause of the action): The wealth reaching the level of the Nisaab. The Nisaab is the Sabab of the Zakaah.

Sharadin Sabab (sharadin sababi): Shekarar da ta wuce bisa wannan Nisaabi. Saboda haka, wucewar shekara sharadi ne ga Sabab (dalili) na aikin wanda shi ne Nisaabin Zakka.

Shart As-Sabab (condition of the Sabab): The passing of a year upon this Nisaab. Therefore, the passing of a year is a condition (Shart) for the Sabab (cause) of the action which is the Nisaab of the Zakaah.