Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen

Al-Uthaymeen’s Biography

Written by Dr. Bilal Philps

Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen from the Tameem tribe
was born in ‘Unayzah in the year 1347AH. He memorized the Qur’aan in his
youth and studied the various Islamic disciplines under Shaykh ‘Abdur Rahman
ibn Naasir as Sa’dee. Later, he studied Saheeh l-Bukharee and the works of Ibn
Taymiyyah under Sahykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn Baaz in Riyadh.

When Shaykh as-Sa’dee died, al-‘Utheymeen was made the Imaam of the
congregational mosque of ‘Unayzah and began teaching in the college of
Sharee’ah and Usoolud-Deen in the Qaseem branch of Imaam Muhammad ibn
Sa’ood Islamic University, where he remained until he died.

He was appointed to the Council of Eminent Scholars of Saudi Arabia and has
written over forty works in various fields. In the field of Aqeedah al-Islaamiyyah,
al-Qaswaa’id al-Muthlaa fee Sifaatillah wa Asmaa’ihi ilHusnaa, ‘Aqeedah Ahlus-
Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah, and Sharh al-‘Aqeedah al-Waastiyyah. Among his works
translated into English is the classic Explanation of the Thee Fundamental
Principles.