Muhammad Rafi Usmāni (born 21 July 1936), is a Pakistani Muslim scholar, jurist and author who serves as the President of Darul Uloom Karachi.

Born in 1936 in Deoband to Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Usmāni is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband, the University of the Punjab and the Darul Uloom Karachi. He has authored books including Ahkām-e-Zakāt, Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim, Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni and Nawādir al-Fiqh. He is a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, vice-president and a member of the executive council of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia. He is the elder brother of Muhammad Taqi Usmani.

Usmāni was born on 21 July 1936 into the Usmani family of Deoband, in the Indian town of Deoband. He was named Muḥammad Rafī by Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Usmāni's father Muhammad Shafi Deobandi was a Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband and one of the pioneer figures of the Pakistan Movement. He is the elder brother of Muhammad Taqi Usmani.

Usmāni memorized half of the Quran at Darul Uloom Deoband and migrated to Pakistan on 1 May 1948. He completed memorizing the Quran at the Masjid Bab al-Islam in Aram Bagh, and recited the last lesson with the Palestinian Grand Mufti, Amin al-Husseini. He entered the Darul Uloom Karachi in 1951 and graduated in the traditional "dars-e-nizami" in 1960.[8] In 1378 AH, he passed the "molvi" and "munshi" (also known as "Molvi Fazil"[8]) examinations from the University of Punjab. He specialized in Islamic jurisprudence (ifta) at Darul Uloom Karachi in 1960.

Usmāni studied Sahih Bukhari with Rashid Ahmed Ludhianvi, Sahih Muslim with Akbar Ali Saharanpuri, Muwatta Imam Muhammad and Sunan Nasai with Sahban Mehmood, Sunan Abu Dawood with Ri'ā'yatullah and Jami' al-Tirmidhi with Saleemullah Khan.[9] He studied parts of Sunan ibn Majah with Muhammad Haqīq and completed studying it under the tutelage of Ri'ā'yatullah.

Usmāni is authorized to transmit hadith by Hasan bin Muhammad al-Musyath, Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi, Muhammad Shafi Deobandi, Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi, Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi and Zafar Ahmad Usmani.

Usmāni has been a member of All Pakistan Ulema Council, Council of Islamic Ideology, Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and Zakat Council of the Government of Sindh. He was an advisor to Shariat Appellate Bench, Supreme Court of Pakistan. He served as a member of the examinations committee of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.Usmani was a syndicate member of the NED University of Engineering & Technology.He is a syndicate member of the University of Karachi, and a member of the executive council of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.

Usmāni succeeded Abdul Hai Arifi as the president of Darul Uloom Karachi. At Darul Uloom Karachi, Usmāni taught all the books related to "dars-e-nizami" from 1380 AH to 1390 AH. Since 1391 AH, he has been teaching the sciences of "hadith" and "ifta" in the seminary. He teaches Sahih Muslim in the Darul Uloom Karachi, and trains the students of Islamic jurisprudence.

He always asked students to keep a distance from politics.

Books Written by Muhammad Rafi Uthmani (Usmāni)

Usmāni has authored about 27 books in Arabic and Urdu.His books include:

• Ahkām-e-Zakāt
• Alāmāt-i qiyāmat aur nuzūl-i Masīḥ
• Al-Tālīqāt al-nāfi'ah alā fath al-mulhim
• Bai al-wafā
• Europe ke tīn mu'āshi nizām, jāgīrdāri, sarmāyadāri, ishtirākiyat awr unka tārikhi pas-e-manzar. Its English translation is published separately as The three systems of economics in Europe: feudalism, capitalism, socialism and their historical background.
• Ilm al-Sīgha, This book is taught in the "dars-e-nizami" curriculum in the madrasas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and United States of America.
• Islām mai aurat ki hukmrāni
• Ḥayāt-i Muftī-yi Aʻẓam
• Kitābat-e-Hadees ahd-e-risālat o ahd-e-sahāba mai
• Mere murshid Ḥaẓrat-i ʻĀrifī
• Nawādir al-Fiqh

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• Author: Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Rafi Usmani
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