Al-Fatwa lug'atda: u "aftā" fe'lidan olingan bo'lib, "aftā" ma'nosi "abāna" (ochiq-oydin qilmoq, bayon qilmoq) ma'nosidadir. "Al-Futyā" va "Al-Fatwā" bir xil yagona ma'noga ega, ularning masdari esa "Al-Iftā'" dir.

Al-Fatwaa linguistically: It is from the verb ‘ ‘with the meaning of Aftii with the meaning of Abaan (to make plain/evident). Al-Futyaa and Al-Fatwaa have the same single meaning and the Masdar (infinitive or verbal noun) is Al-Iftaa’u.

Shar'iy ma'nodagi "al-Fatvo":

Al-Fatwaa in its Shar’a meaning:

Bu muftiy (ya'ni faqih) so'ralayotgan voqelikka nisbatan hukm shar'iyni aniqlab yoki tushuntirib beradigan narsadir.

It is what the Mufti (i.e. the Faqeeh) makes clear or explains in respect to a Hukm Shar’iy for the reality that is being enquired or asked about.