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Al-Nasā'ī , 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 , al-Sunan al-ṣughrā , as well as 15 other books, 6 dealing with the science of hadith.1He was born in Nasā (in Khorasan ) about 829 (214 AH), and died in 915 (303 AH). v t e2
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Al-Nasā'ī (214 – 303 AH / ca. 829 – 915 AD/CE), 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.
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Al-Nasā'ī (214 – 303 AH ; c. 829 – 915 CE), 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".
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Collector of hadith Al-Nasā'ī (214 – 303 AH ; c. 829 – 915 CE), full name Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn Alī ibn Sīnān al-Nasā'ī , ( variant: Abu Abdel-rahman Ahmed ibn Shua'ib ibn Ali ibn Sinan ibn Bahr ibn Dinar Al-Khurasani ); he was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad ), of Persian origin, and the author of " As-Sunan " one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims .From his " As-Sunan al-Kubra (The Large Sunan)" he wrote an abridged version, " Al-Mujtaba " or Sunan al-Sughra (The Concise Sunan).Of the fifteen books he is known to have written, six treat the science of hadīth.Frye, ed. by R.N.The Cambridge history of Iran (Repr. ed.).Quote: "We can discern three strata of the Sunni hadith canon.The perennial core has been the Sahihayn.Beyond these two foundational classics, some fourth/tenth-century scholars refer to a four-book selection that adds the two Sunans of Abu Dawud (d. 275/889) and al-Nasa'i (d. 303/915).The Five Book canon, which is first noted in the sixth/twelfth century, incorporates the Jami' of al-Tirmidhi (d. 279/892).Finally the Six Book canon, which hails from the same period, adds either the Sunan of Ibn Majah (d. 273/887), the Sunan of al-Daraqutni (d. 385/995) or the Muwatta' of Malik b.Later hadith compendia often included other collections as well.' None of these books, however, has enjoyed the esteem of al-Bukhari's and Muslim's works."
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Persian Islamic hadith scholar (829–915) Al-Nasāʾī (214 – 303 AH ; c. 829 – 915 CE), full name Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad ibn Shuʿayb ibn ʿAlī ibn Sinān al-Nasāʾī , (variant: Abu Abdel-rahman Ahmed ibn Shua'ib ibn Ali ibn Sinan ibn Bahr ibn Dinar Al-Khurasani ), was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad ), from the city of Nasa (early Khorasan and present day Turkmenistan), and the author of " As-Sunan ", one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims . From his " As-Sunan al-Kubra (The Large Sunan)" he wrote an abridged version, " Al-Mujtaba " or Sunan al-Sughra (The Concise Sunan). Of the fifteen books he is known to have written, six treat the science of hadīth. The Cambridge history of Iran (Repr. ed.). Retrieved from [1] Jonathan A.C. Quote: "We can discern three strata of the Sunni hadith canon. The perennial core has been the Sahihayn. Beyond these two foundational classics, some fourth/tenth-century scholars refer to a four-book selection that adds the two Sunans of Abu Dawud (d. 275/889) and al-Nasa'i (d. 303/915). The Five Book canon, which is first noted in the sixth/twelfth century, incorporates the Jami' of al-Tirmidhi (d. 279/892). Finally the Six Book canon, which hails from the same period, adds either the Sunan of Ibn Majah (d. 273/887), the Sunan of al-Daraqutni (d. 385/995) or the Muwatta' of Malik b. Later hadith compendia often included other collections as well.' None of these books, however, has enjoyed the esteem of al-Bukhari's and Muslim's works."
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Persian Islamic hadith scholar (829–915) Al-Nasāʾī (214 – 303 AH ; c. 829 – 915 CE), full name Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad ibn Shuʿayb ibn ʿAlī ibn Sinān ibn Baḥr ibn Dīnar al-Khurasānī al-Nasāʾī ( Arabic : أبو عبد الرحمن أحمد بن شعيب النَّسائي ), was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad ), from the city of Nasa (early Khorasan and present day Turkmenistan), and the author of " As-Sunan ", one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims . From his " As-Sunan al-Kubra (The Large Sunan)" he wrote an abridged version, " Al-Mujtaba " or Sunan al-Sughra (The Concise Sunan). Of the fifteen books he is known to have written, six treat the science of hadīth. The Cambridge history of Iran (Repr. ed.). Retrieved from [1] Jonathan A.C. Quote: "We can discern three strata of the Sunni hadith canon. The perennial core has been the Sahihayn. Beyond these two foundational classics, some fourth/tenth-century scholars refer to a four-book selection that adds the two Sunans of Abu Dawud (d. 275/889) and al-Nasa'i (d. 303/915). The Five Book canon, which is first noted in the sixth/twelfth century, incorporates the Jami' of al-Tirmidhi (d. 279/892). Finally the Six Book canon, which hails from the same period, adds either the Sunan of Ibn Majah (d. 273/887), the Sunan of al-Daraqutni (d. 385/995) or the Muwatta' of Malik b. Later hadith compendia often included other collections as well.' None of these books, however, has enjoyed the esteem of al-Bukhari's and Muslim's works."
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