Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi
Arabic calligraphy of Uthman ibn Sa'eed al-Darimi
TitleImam al-Hafiz
Personal life
Born
Abu Sa'eed Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'id

815
Died894
Herat, Afghanistan
Main interest(s)Qur'an, Hadith, Aqidah, Refuting Jahmi and Karami ideas
Notable work(s)Naqd 'Uthman ibn Sa'id 'alal-Marisi al-Jahmi al-Anid
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
CreedAthari[1]
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi (Arabic:عثمان بن سعيد الدارمي), full name Abu Sa'eed Uthman ibn Sa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'id al-Darimi, was a 9th-century Islamic scholar and Athari[2][3][1] theologian.[4] A narrator of hadith, he was known for being extremely strict against the Jahmi and Karami schools of thought which prevailed during his time.[1][3] His best known work is the Naqd 'Uthman ibn Sa'id 'alal-Marisi al-Jahmi al-Anid, a detailed refutation against one of his contemporaries, Bishr al-Marisi.[3]

Biography

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi was born in the year 815.[2][4] He adhered to the Shafi'i school of thought. Darimi learned hadith and other prophetic traditions from the leading scholars of his time, Ali ibn al-Madini, Yahya ibn Ma'in and the founder of the Hanbali school, Ahmad ibn Hanbal.[2][1][3] He became a narrator of hadith, and later scholars like Ibn Hibban and Hakim al-Nishapuri would narrate hadith from him.[3][5][6]

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi died in the year 894.[4][2]

Controversy

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Darimi was known for his aggression against the Jahmi school.[1][6] He was severe against Bishr al-Marisi, even going as far as to excommunicate him and write a book of refutations against him.[6] His writings were quoted by later traditionist Athari scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah.[3]

Aside from the Jahmis, Darimi was also against the Karami school.[1][6] He stood against them, denouncing them repeatedly for their anthropomorphistic beliefs regarding God's nature.[6] His persistent efforts to defame the Karamiyyah resulted in their founder, Ibn Karram, being expelled from Nishapur.[1][6]

The historian Al-Dhahabi said that Darimi was a “stinger in the eyes of the heretics.”[1]

Works

  • Naqd 'Uthman ibn Sa'id 'alal-Marisi al-Jahmi al-Anid[7][2][8]
  • Al-Radd 'ala al-Jahmiyyah[7][2][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "إسلام ويب - سير أعلام النبلاء - الطبقة الخامسة عشر - الدارمي- الجزء رقم13". www.islamweb.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "منصة حفظ التراث الإسلامي | عثمان بن سعيد الدارمي ، ت 280 هـ". www.islamic-heritage.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Sattar, Shehzad (2016-06-15). "Uthman bin Sa'eed Ad-Darimi (200 – 280H)". Salafi Research Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ a b c Alavi, Mohammad Kazem; Gholami, Translated by Rahim (2017-09-28), "al-Dārimī, Abū Saʿīd ʿUthmān", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 2024-03-24
  5. ^ "الدارمي عثمان بن سعيد بن خالد بن سعيد - The Hadith Transmitters Encyclopedia". hadithtransmitters.hawramani.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e f التاريخ, تراحم عبر. "عثمان بن سعيد بن خالد الدارمي السجستاني أبي سعيد". tarajm.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ a b "عثمان بن سعيد الدارمي - المكتبة الشاملة". shamela.ws. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ^ a b "Hafiz Uthman ad-Darimi's books on SifatuSafwa". www.sifatusafwa.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.