Author: M. Izzi Dien
Year: 1998
ISBN: 9780906094334
Language: English
Hardback, 256p, H210 x W149 (mm) 

This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. It includes a thorough translation of the text, written by a practicing muhtasib, scholar and judge, together with accompanying biographical and bibliographical notes. The book is unique in being the only English work on medieval Hanafi law of hisba.