Al-Madh’hab a ma'anar harshe shine: At-Tareeq (hanya/tafarki).

Al-Madh’hab linguistically means: At-Tareeq (the way/path).

A cikin istilahin malamai masu ilimin Usul, yana nufin: Hanyar da mujtahidi yake bi wajen istinbaɗi (fitar da hukunci) na Ahkaam Ash-Shar'iyyah daga Adillah At-Tafseeliyyah (hujjojin tafsiliyya).

In the Istilaah (terminological convention) of the scholars of Usool it means: The path that the Mujtahid follows (or treads) in the Istinbaat (deduction) of the Ahkaam Ash-Shar’iyah from its Adillah At-Tafseeliyah (detailed evidences).

Ana amfani da kalmar nan wajen bayyana jerin hukunce-hukuncen shari'a (Ahkaam) da mujtahid ya cire, kamar mazhabin Ash-Shaafi'iy, mazhabin Abu Haneefah, mazhabin Al-Maalikiy, mazhabin Al-Hanbaliy, da mazhabin Ibn Hazm, da sauran su.

It is used to describe the host of Ahkaam that the Mujtahid deduced like the Madh’hab of Ash-Shaafi’iy, the Madh’hab of Abu Haneefah, the Madh’hab Al-Maalikiy, the Madh’hab Al-Hanbaliy and the Madh’hab of Ibn Hazm amongst others.

Sahaabiy a cikin ra'ayin mafi yawan malaman Usul shi ne: Wanda ya ga Annabi ﷺ, ya yi imani da shi, kuma ya yi tare da shi tsawon lokacin da ya isa a kira shi "Saahib" (abokin zama) bisa ga al'ada. Misali, wannan ya hada da Khulafa'u Rashidun guda huɗu, Abdullahi Ibn Mas'ud, Abdullahi Ibn 'Abbaas da sauran Sahabbai wadanda suka yi imani da shi ﷺ, suka taimake shi, suka ji daga gare shi, kuma suka bi shiryarwarsa (Radiy Allahu 'Anhum Jamee'an).

The Sahaabiy in the view of the majority of the ‘Ulamaa of Usool is: The one who witnessed the Nabi (saw), believed in him and accompanied him for a period long enough for the word Saahib (companion) to be attributed to him in accordance to custom. So for example this would include the four rightly guided Khulafaa’, Abdullah Ibn Mas’oud, Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbaas and other Sahaabah who believed in him (saw), supported him, heard from him and were guided by his guidance (Radiy Allahu ‘Anhum Jamee’an).

Saboda haka, ma'anar Madh'hab As-Sahaabiy ita ce:

Consequently, the meaning of Madh’hab As-Sahaabiy is:

Shi ne mai masaukin Ahkaam cewa Sahabi ya yi istidlali da su, inda ya yanke hukunci da wadannan hukunce-hukunce kuma ya yi shari'a bisa gare su. Wasu daga cikin masu ruwaito daga Tabi'un da Tabi'ut-Tabi'in sun mai da hankali ga irin wadannan riwayoyi da rubuta su, yayin da wasu kuma suka rubuta su tare da Sunnoni na Manzon Allah ﷺ.

It is the host of Ahkaam that the Sahaabiy deduced where he passed verdicts with these Ahkaam and judged in accordance to them. Some of the transmitters from the Taabi’een and the Taabi’ At-Taabi’een were concerned with such narrations and recording them whilst some recorded them alongside the Sunan of the Messenger of Allah (saw).