Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi (; 797–869 CE) was a Muslim scholar and Imam of Arab or Persian ancestry. His best known work is Sunan al-Darimi, a book collection of hadith, considered one of the Nine Books (Al-Kutub Al-Tis’ah).
Biography Al-Darimi came from the family tribe of Banu Darim ibn Malik ibn Hanzala ibn Zayd ibn Manah ibn Tamim, or the Arab Banu Tamim tribe.(Lubbul Lubaab – Volume 1 – p. 308) He is also known as al-Tamimi, in relation to Tamim ibn Murr, who was one of the ancestors of Banu Darim.(Al Ansaab – Volume 1 – p. 478)
Al-Darimi stated, "I was born in the same year Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak died, and Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak died in 181 AH."(Tahzibul Kamaal – Volume 15 – p. 216)
Al-Darimi narrated hadith from , Abd Allah ibn Awn, and others. A number of scholars also narrated hadiths from him, including Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, and Abu Zur'a al-Razi.
Works Sunan al-Darimi: a collection of Muhammad's hadith Tafsir al-Darimi: an exegesis mentioned by al-Dhahabi(Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' – Volume 12 – p. 228) Al-Jami'a: mentioned by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi(Tarikh Baghdad – Volume 10 – p. 29) Musnad al-Dārimī. Cairo: Dār al-Taʾṣīl, 2015. This Musnad includes many Hadiths in various chapters of jurisprudence. In his compilation, al-Dārimī adopted the method of listing subject matters and chapters, beginning with a great introduction discussing knowledge and its merits, then the Book of Purification, and concluding with the Book of the Virtues of the Qur’an.
See also List of pre-modern Arab scientists and scholars List of Atharis
References
External links Biodata at MuslimScholars.info