The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Chair for Hisbah and Its Contemporary Applications was established under an agreement between King Saud University and the General Presidency for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, fulfilling both parties' desire to strengthen community partnership on the one hand, and to advance the function of Hisbah through scientific research and studies on the other. The Saudi Council of Ministers, in its session held on Monday, 28/6/1430 AH, commended the establishment of this blessed Chair and emphasized the importance of its contribution to supporting and achieving the noble objectives of this great Islamic duty.

The Chair affirms the University's mission of serving the community and supports scientific research in all fields, including those related to the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice, and how this noble duty can be leveraged to protect public morals and decency.

The Chair is a scientific research program that supports specialized studies in the field of Hisbah, seeking to raise the competence of those who carry it out, while reinforcing the importance of the duty of promoting virtue and preventing vice and its practice in society according to a contemporary Sharia-based vision. It aspires to create a scholarly environment that addresses studies on Hisbah and its contemporary applications and develops them in ways that serve social reality and help resolve problems arising from modern changes and developments. It also contributes to developing research tools and outputs in this field, and to benefiting from the efforts of scholars and specialists in universities, as well as from others' experiences in fields similar to the Presidency's work.