(*) Shaykh Nāsir ibn Hamad al-Fahd stated (p. 216): There are two points here: First: This treatise by the Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, is known as al-Hisba. Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, reproduced most of it in his al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya, pp. 232–273. Second: Comparing this text with Ibn al-Qayyim’s version reveals minor differences and transcription errors, the most important of which are: 1. 28/78: “For this reason, several scholars, including Abū Hanīfa and his followers, prohibited professional partitioners, who divide real estate and other property for a fee, from forming partnerships when people need their services [because, if they formed partnerships,] they would charge people higher fees.” The bracketed words are missing here. They appear in al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya, p. 246, and are indicated by the context. 2. 28/84: “Some scholars thought that these partnerships were contracts of hire with unspecified remuneration, and therefore said that analogy required their prohibition. Some of them prohibited orchard partnerships (musāqāh) and agricultural partnerships but permitted profit-sharing investment (mudāraba) as a recommended practice on grounds of need, since dirhams cannot be leased, as Abū Hanīfa maintains.” I say (the speaker here is Shaykh Nāsir al-Fahd): This is how it appears in al-Fatāwā: istihbāban (“as a recommended practice”). In al-Turuq al-Hukmiyya, p. 251, it reads istihsānan li-l-hāja (“by juristic preference on grounds of need”), which is correct. They exempted it from the analogy that, in their view, required its prohibition, relying on another proof—need. This is one of the definitions of istihsān (juristic preference). Allah Most High knows best. 3. 28/85: “Sharecropping is more fundamental than leasing.” In al-Turuq, p. 251, it reads: “Sharecropping is more lawful than leasing,” which is the more likely reading. 4. 28/90: “People have disputed price regulation in two cases. The first is when people have a high price and someone wishes to sell at an even higher price: he is prevented from doing so.” In al-Turuq, p. 252, it reads: “when people have a prevailing price,” which is correct. 5. 28/92: “If one person or a small number of them lower the price, they are ordered to match the price charged by the majority. [But if one person or a small number raise the price, the majority are not ordered to match their price,] because what matters is the situation of the majority, on which the pricing of goods is based.” The bracketed words are missing from this passage. They appear in al-Turuq, p. 256. 6. 28/95: “It is well known that when something [becomes scarce,] people are eager to bid more for it.” The bracketed words are missing. They appear in al-Turuq, p. 258, and make the meaning clear.