Ko‘pchilik ulamolar umumiy lafzning (lafzi-l-'omm) o‘z ma'nosiga kiradigan barcha narsalarni (ko‘plik yoki ko‘p sonli ma'noda) ko‘rsatishi va unga yo‘l-yo‘riq berishi haqida kelishib olganlar. Agar bu lafzga hukmi shar'iy bog‘langan bo‘lsa, bu hukm ham 'omm (umumiy) bo‘ladi va lafzning ma'nosi o‘z ichiga olgan barcha afrod (alohida elementlar)ga tatbiq etiladi. 'Omm, uni tahsis qiluvchi dalil kelmaguncha, o‘zining 'umumiyligi (umumiylik)da qoladi.

The majority of the ‘Ulamaa have agreed that the Lafzh Al-‘Aamm (general expression) indicates and guides to all that the meaning of the Lafzh encompasses (in terms of a lot or many). If a Hukm Shar’iy is attached to this Lafzh then this Hukm would be ‘Aamm (general) and apply upon all of the Afraad (individual elements) that the meaning of the Lafzh encompasses. The ‘Aamm (general) will then remain upon its ‘Umoom (generality) as long as a Daleel has not come specifying it.