al-Uthaymin

Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymin (Arabic: محمد بن صالح العثيمين, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn; 9 March 1929 – 10 January 2001), commonly known by his laqab al-Uthaymin, was a Saudi Islamic scholar.

Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymin Al-Wuhaybi Al-Tamimi was born during the 27th Night of Ramadan in the year of 1347 Hijri, the 27th Night of Ramadan is believed by Muslims to be a potential night for the occurrence of Laytul Qadr , The Night of Decree upon which the Qur'an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, and is seen as a significant night in successive years.^{[7] [8]} The 27th of Ramadan in 1347 Hijri is otherwise known as in the Gregorian Calendar as the 9th of March 1929. Sheikh Muhammad was born to Salih bin Muhammad Al-Uthaymin in the town of Unayzah of the Qaseem Region of the Najd Province. His family belonged to the well-known Banu Tamim tribe, Al-'Uthaymin's lineage is known as being; Muhammad bin Salih bin Muhammad bin Sulayman bin Abdurrahman bin Uthman bin Abdullah bin Abdurrahmaan bin Ahmad bin Muqbil. His ancestor Ahmad bin Muqbil Al-Tamimi was from the Wahabah sub-tribe of the Banu Tamim. His surname Al-Uthaymin is derived from his great-great-great-grandfather Uthman bin Abdullah who was known by the nickname Uthaymin, meaning little Uthman.^[8] The al-Uthaymin family was famous in the area for its scholarship in religious affairs.^[9] His upbringing and early life is described as being righteous and aligned with Islamic morals.^[8]

After completing his memorization of the Qur'an and foundational studies, he began his full-time religious studies under Sheikhs Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Mutawwa' and Ali al-Salihi in Unayzah, the two teachers that sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di had appointed to instruct beginning students.^[10] After one year of studying under those two teachers, al-Uthaymeen began studying under sheikh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di in 1945 and continued to be his student until al-Sa'di's death. The year 1952, al-Salihi advised al-Uthaymeen to enroll in the newly opened Ma'had al-'Ilmi in Riyadh, which he did after seeking permission from al-Sa'di.^[11] While there, he studied under Ibn Baz, among others. He studied there for two years before returning to Unayzah, where began teaching and continued his studies under al-Sa'di.^{[11] [1]}

Uthaymeen's theory on the four levels of spiritual response to a calamity is outlined below.^[12] This theory could be contrasted with a Western model, developed much later, that was probably influenced by him^{[citation needed ]}: the Kübler-Ross model of the five stages of grief.

• Level One: Discontentment
• Level Two: Patience
• Level Three: Acceptance
• Level Four: Gratitude

• The Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah: The Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah.^[13]
• The Creed of the Ahlus-Sunnah Wal Jama'ah, Translated by Abu Nasir Ibrahim Abdur-Rauf.
• How to Perform the Rituals of Hajj, Umrah and Visiting the Prophet’s Masjid.^[14]
• Guidance For Fasting Muslims.^[15]
• Fatawa Arkan-ul-Islam.^[16]
• Explanation of Summary of Hamaweyyah Creed.^[17]
• What You Must Believe about Your Creator.^[18]
• Rights and Duties in Islam.^[19]
• A Study on Ablution, Bathing, Dry Ablution (Tayammum) and Prayer.^[20]
• How Do We Believe in the Last Day?^[21]
• The Ruling on Abandoning The Prayer^[22]

Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin died on 10 January 2001, aged 71.^[1]

• Media related to Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website Edit this at Wikidata
• Biodata at MuslimScholars.info

• 1929 births
• 2001 deaths
• 20th-century Saudi Arabian people
• Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
• Saudi Arabian imams
• 20th-century imams
• Critics of Shia Islam
• Saudi Arabian Salafis
• Salafi Quietists
• People from Unaizah
• Sunni fiqh scholars
• Muslim critics of atheism
• Saudi Arabian critics of Christianity
• Deaths from colorectal cancer
• Umm al-Qura University alumni

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from March 2024
• Pages using infobox religious biography with unsupported parameters
• Articles having same image on Wikidata and Wikipedia
• Articles containing Arabic-language text
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from January 2025
• Commons category link is on Wikidata
• Commons category link from Wikidata