Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i
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Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i 🌐

أحمد بن شعيب النسائي (Known as "Imam al-Nasa'i")
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Born c. 829 CE 🌐 Nasa, Khorasan
Passed Away Aug 28, 0915 Ramla / Mecca, Abbasid Caliphate
Lifespan 86 years old
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"Seek knowledge with humility, and verify every chain before attributing speech to the Messenger of God."

Archival Overview

Legendary Hadith master whose 'Al-Sunan al-Sughra' (Sunan an-Nasa'i) is renowned for its extraordinarily stringent standards of narrator criticism, rivaling Bukhari and Muslim.

Biographical Record

Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i (829–915 CE) was an ascetic scholar from Khorasan who settled in Egypt, recognized as the premier Hadith critic of his generation.

His Sunan is celebrated for its meticulous identification of subtle defects (ilal) in chains of narration. Late in life, he composed Khasa'is Ali honoring the Prophet's family.

Key Life Milestones

890

Compilation of Al-Sunan al-Sughra

Distilled his vast Sunan al-Kubra into the Sughra, achieving one of the six canonical Hadith collections.

915

Authorship of Khasa'is Ali

Penned 'Khasa'is Amir al-Mu'minin', maintaining fair historical scholarship despite intense sectarian pressure in Damascus.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Al-Mu'alla Cemetery
Mecca (traditional site), Saudi Arabia
GPS: 21.4333, 39.8333
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