Sunan al-Darimi


Sunan al-Darimi or Musnad al-Darimi by al-Darimi is a hadith collection considered by Sunni Muslims to be among the prominent nine collections: the Al-Kutub al-Sittah, Muwatta Malik, and Musnad Ahmad.
Despite its title as a Musnad, it is not arranged by narrator in the manner of other Musnads, such as that of Tayalisi or Ibn Hanbal. It is arranged by subject matter in the manner of a book of Sunan, like the Sunan Ibn Majah.

Description

It contains approximately 3,833 hadith according to Al-Maktaba Al-Shamela, which are arranged by subject matter. Most of them are considered authentic, with some being weak.

Conveyance

Darimi transmitted these hadiths to `Isa ibn `Umar al-Samarqandi; date of death unknown, but presumably after 293 AH. Thereafter it passed to:
  • `Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hamawiya al-Sarkhasi
  • `Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Muzaffar al-Dawudi "Jamal al-Islam"
  • Abu'l-Waqt `Abd al-Awwal ibn `Isa ibn Shu`ayb al-Sijizzi

Published editions

  • Edited by Husayn Salim Asad, Dar al-Maghni, 1420 AH / 2000 CE, p. 151-3
  • al-Musnad al-Jami' - Sunan al-Darimi Imam Abi Muhammad al-Darimi, Published: Mu'assassat al-Risalah | Beirut, Lebanon