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Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i

أحمد بن شعيب النسائي

Abu 'Abd al-Rahman

829 CE – 915 CE (215 AH – 303 AH)(aged ~86) Born in Nasa, Khurasan Died in Mecca or Ramla

Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i was a prominent 9th-century Islamic scholar and hadith collector from Nasa in Khurasan, known for his rigorous criteria in hadith authentication.

Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i belonged to the region of Nasa in Khurasan during the Islamic Golden Age. He was a distinguished hadith scholar who compiled one of the six canonical Sunni hadith collections, known as Sunan al-Nasa'i or al-Sunan al-Sughra. His work is highly regarded for its strict standards of authenticity and has been influential in Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. Al-Nasa'i travelled extensively to collect hadiths and contributed significantly to the preservation and transmission of prophetic traditions. His scholarship placed him among the foremost muhaddithin of his era. He died in the 9th century, leaving a lasting legacy in Islamic sciences.

Significance

He is significant for compiling Sunan al-Nasa'i, one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam.

Reputation in tradition

Praised in Sunni tradition for his rigorous authentication of hadith and his contribution to the six canonical hadith collections.
Classical grade
sahih thiqa
Generation
Generation 6
Why they matter in hadith

Compiler of Sunan al-Nasa'i, one of the six canonical hadith collections.

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