A comparative study of the views of Imamiyeh and the Sunni scholars on the question of hesbah and hesbah issues

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Imam Hussain

Abstract

Hesbah (censor, Islamic inspector of the market) and hesbah issues are among the most important questions discussed in the Shi’ate and Sunni jurisprudential books. These questions, however, like many others, were overshadowed by the theological differences between Shi’ite and Sunni scholars. As a result, Sunnis, who believed in the velayat of the caliphs and kings, paid more attention to the governmental aspects of hesbah, whereas Shi’ite scholars were basically concerned with non-governmental aspects of hesbah. This study deals with the question of hesbah with regard to the differences between the views of Shi’ite and Sunni scholars on this question.

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