Muhtasib ni hakimu anayeshughulikia kesi zote zinazohusu haki za umma na ambazo hazina mdai, mradi kesi hizo hazihusiki na sheria ya adhabu (Hudud) wala sheria za jinai (Jinayat).

The Muhtasib is the judge that deals in all the cases that concerns the common rights and which do not have a plaintiff, as long as these cases do not fall under the penal code (Hudud) and the criminal laws (Jinayat). .

Hii ni ufafanuzi wa hakimu wa Hisbah, ambao ni ufafanuzi uliotokana na hadithi kuhusu rundo la chakula. Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ aligundua unyevu katika rundo la chakula, hivyo akaamuru chakula chenye unyevu kiwekwe juu ili watu waweze kukiona. Hili lilikuwa haki ya umma ambayo Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ aliichunguza, na akaamua kwamba chakula chenye unyevu kiwekwe juu ili kuzuia udanganyifu. Hili linatumika kwa haki zote za umma au maslahi ya aina hii. Haijumuishi kanuni ya adhabu wala sheria ya jinai, kwa kuwa hizo si za aina hiyo, kwani kwanza kabisa ni migogoro kati ya watu.

This is the definition of the judge of Hisbah, which is a definition deduced from the hadith relating to the heap of food. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) discovered dampness in the heap of food so he ordered that the damp food be displayed on the top so that people could see it. So this was a public right on which the Messenger of Allah looked into, and judged that the wet food should be displayed at the top to prevent cheating. This applies to all the public rights or interests that are of this nature. It does not include the penal code or the criminal law, for they are not of the same sort, for they are disputes between people in the first place.