Book Review: Sunan ad-Daarimee

Sunan ad-Daarimee
Author al-Imam ad-Daarimee
Verification by Dr. Mustafaa Deeb al-Baghaa
2 Volumes
Published by Daar al-Qalam Damascus

The Sunan of ad-Daarimee is considered one of the nine books of Hadeeth collections of the statements and actions of the Prophet, peace be upon him. It is also known as Musnad ad-Daarimee written by Aboo Muhammad ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdir-Rahmaan bin al-Fadhl bin Bahraam bin ‘Abdus-Samad at-Tameemee ad-Daarimee born in the year 181 A.H. and died in Samarqand (in modern day Uzbekistan) in the year 255 A.H. He was 74 years old.


Many scholars of Haadeeth have narrated from him such as al-Bukhaaree in other writings than his Saheeh, Aboo Daawud, ar-Tirmidhee, an-Nisaa’ee, Imam Ahmad, and others. Imam Muslim collected 73 narrations from him in his Saheeh.

Imam ad-Daarimee divided his Sunan into 23 sections known as Kitaab, and then added topics concerning the section. His introduction to the Sunan contains very important statements of the Salaf concerning seeking knowledge.

This printing is of good quality and contains an introduction by the verifier, a short biography, copies of the manuscripts used, and a detailed index. The only problem I have with this printing is that there are no vowel signs on the narrations. There is another printing of the Sunan by Daar-ul-Mughnee in Riyadh with a verification by Husayn Saleem Asad ad-Daaraanee, where the narrations are fully voweled. I have it in PDF format but have not been able to find it in the used bookstores here in Riyadh.