Sunan al-Darimi

Sunan al-Darimi (سنن الدارمي) or Musnad al-Darimi (مسند الدارمي) 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 Maktaba Shamila, 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 (293–381 AH)
 * `Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Muzaffar al-Dawudi "Jamal al-Islam" (374–467 AH)
 * Abu'l-Waqt `Abd al-Awwal ibn `Isa ibn Shu`ayb al-Sijizzi (458–553 AH)

Published editions

 * Edited by Husayn Salim Asad, Dar al-Maghni, 1420 AH / 2000 CE, p. 151-3
 * al-Musnad al-Jami' - Sunan al-Darimi (المُسْنَد الجَامِع المعروف سُنَن الدَّارِمِي) Imam Abi Muhammad al-Darimi, Published: Mu'assassat al-Risalah | Beirut, Lebanon