Penulisan Fuqaha' Mengenai Hisbah dan Peranannya Di Dalam Merealisasikan Hukum Fiqh

Al-l-fisbah is one of the enforcement units in Islam. It is to enjoinal-Ma 'ruf and to forbid al-Munkar. This article elaborates the developmentof this institution from the beginning of Islam to themedieval age. The writer discusses two types of Ifisbah manualsi.e. theory and practice, written by ulama' and those involved directlywith it and also the scope of mu~tasib jurisdiction.