Hadith compiler
Who was Imam an-Nasai?
Ahmad ibn Shuayb an-Nasai was a hadith scholar associated with the Sunan collection available on Sirah. The cited account distinguishes his larger compilation from the shorter selection commonly included among the six major Sunni hadith collections. Use the collection link for the available dataset and the biography for historical context.
- Name
- Ahmad ibn Shuayb an-Nasai
- Arabic name
- أحمد بن شعيب النسائي
- Also known as
- Imam an-Nasai · Ahmad ibn Shuayb · Imam al-Nasai
- Life dates
- 214–303 AH
- Works on Sirah
- Sunan an-Nasai
Biography and approach
The source describes his travels for study and time in Egypt. It identifies the shorter selection as al-Mujtaba and discusses its relationship to al-Sunan al-Kubra. These work titles help explain why references to “the Sunan of an-Nasai” should be checked against the edition being used.
Profile based on the sources below. Names may appear with different transliterations in English editions.
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Profile sources
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