Muhtasib yana da ikon yanke hukunci a kan laifi da zarar ya samu labarin sa, kuma hakan na iya faruwa nan take kuma a kowane wuri; ba ya bukatar kasancewa a kotun shari'a. Zai kasance da ma'aikatan 'yan sanda da dama a hannunsa don aiwatar da umarninsa da kuma zartar da hukunci nan take.

The Muhtasib has the power to judge on the offence as soon as he learns about it, and this could take place on the spot and at any location; he does not need to be in a judicial court. He will have at his disposal a number of police staff to execute his orders and to apply the sentence on the spot. .

Ba a buƙatar kotun shari'a domin muhtasib ya duba al'amarin da ke gabansa ba. Yana yanke hukunci da zarar ya tabbata cewa laifin ya faru, kuma yana da ikon yin hukunci a ko'ina da kowane lokaci, ko a kasuwa, ko a gida, ko yayin hawa, ko a mota, da rana ko da dare. Wannan saboda dalilin da ke tabbatar da buƙatar kotun shari'a domin a yi hukunci a kan wata shari'a ba ya shafar muhtasib, domin hadisin da ya tabbatar da wannan sharaɗi ya ce: "Bangarorin biyu masu jayayya sun zauna a gaban alƙali/mai mulki."

A judicial court would not be required for the Muhtasib to look into the case at hand. He passes the judgement the moment he is sure that the offence took place, and he has the power to judge at any place and at anytime, whether in the market, in the house, whilst riding or in the car during the day or night. This is because the evidence that confirms the need to have a judicial court in order to deal with a case does not apply to the Muhtasib, because the hadith which confirmed this condition states: "The two disputant parties sat down before the judge/ruler." .

Kuma ya ce ﷺ:

And he (PBUH) said: .

"Idan wadanda ke jayayya suka zauna a gabanka." Wannan ba ya shafar alƙalin Hisbah, domin babu mai ƙara ko wanda ake ƙara; a maimakon haka akwai haƙƙin jama'a da aka keta, ko kuma keta dokar Shari'a. Bugu da ƙari, lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya duba al'amarin tulin abinci, yana tafiya a kasuwa a lokacin, kuma abincin yana nuna don sayarwa.

“If the two disputing parties sat before you.” This is not applicable to the judge of Hisbah, as there is no plaintiff and no defendant; there is rather a public right that has been violated, or a violation of the Shariah. Besides, when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) looked into the case of the heap of food, he was walking in the market at the time and the food was displayed for sale. .

Bai kira mai sayar da kayan ba zuwa gare shi ba, amma da zarar ya gano laifin sai ya magance shi a nan take. Wannan yana nuna cewa al'amuran Hisbah ba sa bukatar kotun shari'a.

He (PBUH) did not summon the vendor to him, but as soon as he detected the offence he dealt with it on the spot. This indicates that the cases of Hisbah do not require a judicial court. .

Muhtasib na da 'yancin zaɓar mataimaka don kansa. Ya zama sun cika sharuɗɗan da ake buƙata ga Muhtasib, kuma yana da izinin tura su zuwa wurare daban-daban. Waɗannan mataimaka za su sami ikon aiwatar da ayyukan Hisbah a yankunan da aka tura su, da kuma a cikin al'amuran da aka ba su wakilci a kansu. Wannan ya dogara ne da ko naɗin Muhtasib ya ƙunshi sharadi da ke ba shi iko na naɗa mataimaka don kansa, watau ya ba da mukamin mataimaka ta hanyar wakilta mataimakan da za su yi aiki a madadinsa. Idan ba a ba shi irin wannan 'yancin na mataimakanci ba, watau 'yancin naɗa mataimaka a gare shi, to ba shi da irin wannan 'yancin na naɗawa.

The Muhtasib has the right to select deputies for himself. They should fulfil the requirements of the Muhtasib, and he is allowed to assign them to different places. Those deputies would have the power to carry out the duties of the Hisbah in the areas to which they have been assigned, and in the cases for which they have been delegated. This depends on whether the appointment of the Muhtasib includes a clause that gives him powers to appoint deputies for himself, i.e. to assign deputyship by delegating deputies who would act on his behalf. In case he was not given such right of deputyship, i.e. the right to appoint deputies to him, then he has no such right of appointment.