Sadi sidi sharifah biography

His lineage

He is the great scholar, the pious person, the Zahid (one who abstained from the unnecessary things of this world), the jurist, the scholar of the principles of Fiqh. The great scholar of al-Qasim, and our Shaikh, Abi Abdillah Abdur-Rahman ibn Nasir ibn Abdillah ibn Nasir ibn Hamd Aal Sa’di, from the tribe of Banu Tamim.

His birth

He was born in Unayzah, in al-Qasim, on the twelfth of Muharram 1307H, and he lived as an orphan, without either of his parents.

His upbringing

His father gave importance to his cultivation, and before his death he instructed his eldest son to look after him, and he took on the task of caring for him in the best manner.

So he was equipped with a righteous environment, and with a great desire to seek knowledge, and he exerted in it day and night, day after day.

His characteristics

(a) His physical characteristics: He was of medium height, his hair was dense; and he had a full, round face, and a dense beard.

He was whitish in colour, with