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Al-Nasa'i
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| Hadith scholar Islamic golden age |
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| Name: | Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb, Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Nasā'ī |
| Title: | Al-Nasa'i |
| Birth: | 214 AH |
| death: | 303Ah |
| Maddhab: | Sunni |
| Main interests: | Hadith |
| works: | Sunan al-Sughra |
Al-Nasā'ī (214 -- 303 AH), full name Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn Alī ibn Sīnān Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Nasā'ī, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan al-Sughra, or "Al-Mujtaba", which he selected from his "As-Sunan al-Kubra". As well as 15 other books, 6 dealing with the science of hadith.
He was born in Nasā (in Khorasan) about 829 (214 AH), and traveled extensively in order to hear traditions. He resided in Egypt for a while, and then in Damascus. He died in 915 (303 AH), his final burial place is unknown and it may be in Mecca or Ramalah (Palestine).
- Sunan al-Sughra
- 15 other books, 6 dealing with the science of hadith.
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