Here’s the English translation:


*Imam al-Daraqutni*


It was compiled by Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Umar [306 AH / 918 CE – 385 AH / 995 CE], who is generally known as al-Daraqutni because he resided in the urban district of Dar Qutn in Baghdad. 


Al-Daraqutni quickly acquired knowledge of Arabic literature and the Islamic sciences, especially the traditions_ and various readings [_qira’at_] of the Qur’an. His book on the latter subject is considered the first work of its kind, and its general plan was followed by most later authors. 


Among his students, who recognized his vast and profound knowledge of hadith, were al-Hakim al-Nisaburi_, Abu Nu’aym al-Isfahani — whose book _Hilyat_ is considered the finest work of Muslim biography_ — Tammam of Rayy, and the hadith scholar Abd al-Ghani ibn Sa’id. Al-Hakim in particular, who narrated hadiths from nearly 2,000 individuals_, remarked that he had never seen a scholar like Daraqutni, whose knowledge proved comprehensive on any subject._ 


Almost every hadith scholar who came to Baghdad made a special effort to meet him. Abu Mansur ibn al-Karkhi sought Daraqutni’s help in identifying defective traditions while compiling his _Musnad_; likewise, Abu Bakr al-Barqani prepared a work on hadith based on notes dictated by Daraqutni. 


Abu Mansur also provided material assistance in the compilation of a _Musnad_ work composed by Ibn Hinzaba, the capable and learned minister of the Ikhshidid rulers of Egypt. Upon learning that this _Musnad_ was being compiled, Daraqutni traveled from Baghdad to Egypt and remained there until the work was completed. Throughout this entire period, Ibn Hinzaba showed him great reverence and respect and rewarded him generously upon the work’s completion._


Daraqutni himself compiled many useful works on hadith and related subjects._ For our purpose, the most useful of these is the _Sunan_, which is considered one of the most reliable hadith collections — second in importance only to the six _Sahih_ works._ 


Al-Baghawi [d. 522 AH / 1122 CE] used it as one of the main sources for his influential _Masabih al-Sunnah_, which in turn formed the basis of al-Tabrizi’s _Mishkat al-Masabih_.


_The asterisks [_] appear to be reference markers from the original text.

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