The Uses of the Term (Sunnah) by the Early and Later Scholars

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve you), the usuliyyun (scholars of legal theory) state that the phrase "from the Sunnah" differs in the Prophetic era from the technical meaning used by jurists and scholars of legal theory. What is the correctness of this?

Answer:
The questioner did not understand this issue. The phrase "from the Sunnah" carries the ruling of being attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If a Companion or a Successor says "from the Sunnah is such-and-such," then it carries the ruling of being attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the Sunnah among the later scholars and the Sunnah among the early scholars: the early scholars mean by it what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of an action or approval. The later scholars also mean this term, but they may use the term Sunnah for what is recommended (mustahabb) or encouraged (mandub). Yes.