'Ash-Shar'u' a harshen Larabci yana nufin: idan an sanya Fat'ha a kan 'Raa' (wato Shara'a) ko Sukoon (Shar'u) yana nufin daidaito (Sawaa') da hanyar tafiya (Tareeq Shaari'), watau shiri ne (Mashroo') da mutane gabaɗaya suke bi. 'Ash-Shir'ah', da Kasrah a kan 'Sheen' da Sukoon a kan 'Raa', da 'Ash-Sharee'ah' suna da ma'ana iri ɗaya. Daga cikin misalan amfaninsa akwai Fadar Allah (swt):

‘Ash-Shar’u’ linguistically means: With a Fat’hah on its ‘Raa’ (i.e. Shara’) or Sukoon (Shar’u) means evenness (Sawaa’) and the way of a road (Tareeq Shaari’) i.e. it is a Mashroo’ (plan) that the people generally follow. ‘Ash-Shir’ah’ with a Kasrah on the ‘Sheen’ and a Sukoon on the ‘Raa’ and ‘Ash-Sharee’ah’ hold the same meaning. Examples of its usage include the Qawl of Allah (swt):

Kuma maganarsa (SWT):

And His speech (swt):

Ash-Shar'u a cewar ma'anarsa ta ilimi (Istilaah): Shi ne dukkan hukunce-hukuncen da ake samu a cikin Littafi da Sunna, ko suna da alaka da al'amuran akida (ImaanI'tiqadi) ko kuma ayyukan bayi, kamar mu'amalolin al'umma, ibadodi da hukunce-hukunce (Uqubaat), da sauran ayyuka.

Ash-Shar’u in accordance to the Istilaah (terminological convention): It is all of the Ahkaam found within the Kitaab and the Sunnah whether they relate to the ‘Aqaa’id (beliefs) or the actions of the ‘Ibaad (servants/people) like the Mu’aamalaat (societal transactions), ‘Ibaadaat (acts of worship) and ‘’Uqoobaat (punishments) amongst others actions.

Abin da ake nufi da Shar'u Min Qablinaa shi ne hukunce-hukuncen da Allah (SWT) ya shar'anta ga al'ummomi da mutanen da suka gabace mu, waɗanda aka saukar wa Annabawansu da Manzanninsu domin su isar da su gare su. Misali shi ne shari'ar Ibrahim, Musa da Isa (AS).

What is intended by Shar’u Min Qablinaa are the Ahkaam that Allah (swt) legislated to those nations and peoples who came before us which had been revealed to their Prophets and Messengers so that they convey it to them. This is like the Sharee’ah of Ibraheem, Moosaa and ‘Eisaa (as).