| Religion: | Islam |
| al-DarimiArabic: الدارمي | |
| Birth Date: | 181 AH (797 CE) |
| Birth Place: | Samarkand, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Death Date: | 255 AH (869 CE) |
| Death Place: | Muscat, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Region: | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Occupation: | Muhaddith, Hadith compiler, Islamic scholar |
| Denomination: | Sunni[1] |
| Creed: | Athari[2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Jurisprudence: | Shafi'i |
| Era: | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main Interests: | Hadith studies |
| Notable Works: | Sunan al-Darimi |
Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi (; 797–869 CE) was a Muslim scholar and Imam of Arab ancestry.[6] His best known work is Sunan al-Darimi, a book collection of hadith,[7] considered one of the Nine Books (Al-Kutub Al-Tis’ah).[8]
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.[9] He is also known as al-Tamimi, in relation to Tamim ibn Murrah, who was one of the ancestors of Banu Darim.[10]
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."[11]
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.
a collection of Muhammad's hadith