A ma'anar "At-Talfeeq" a harshe, ya fito ne daga fi'ili (Lafaqa/Yalfiqu) mai ma'anar dinke wani yanki na tufafi da wani yanki, yayin da "At-Tilfaaq" ke nufin dinke tufa da wata tufa.

At-Talfeeq linguistically means: It is from the verb (Lafaqa/Yalfiqu) with the meaning of sewing a piece of garment into another piece whilst At-Tilfaaq means the sewing of a garment into another garment.

Abin da ake nufi da At-Talfeeq a cikin Madhaahib shi ne: Muqallidi yana ɗaukar daga kowane Madhhab abin da ya dace kuma ya yi daidai da Hawaa (son zuciyarsa) dangane da Ahkaam Ash-Shar'iyah da yake buƙata, ba tare da yin la'akari da ma'aunan fifiko da muka ambata ba, kamar matakin ilimin wanda yake ɗaukar daga gare shi da ƙarfin Daleel (hujja).