Sunan al-Nasa'i
سنن النسائي
The Sunan al-Sughra of Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i (215–303 AH): one of the six books, famed for its attention to hidden defects and transmitters' errors — said to be the subtlest of them in that regard — distilled by its author from his larger Sunan.
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- Arabia
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Overview
"Al-Sunan", known as the Lesser Sunan, by Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i (215–303 AH). It is one of the Six Books. 1
He is well known for his attention to the defects of hadiths and the errors of transmitters, to the point that it is said he was the most precise of them in identifying defects. In the abridged version, the author arranged it after selecting it from his larger Sunan. 1
Connections
- Authored by
- al-Nasa'i
- Part of
- The Six Books
People and things also explored
The Six Books· Jami' al-Tirmidhi· Muwatta of Imam Malik· Sahih al-Bukhari· Sahih Muslim· Sunan Abi Dawud· Sunan Ibn Majah· al-Nasa'i
Sources
- Sunan al-Nasaʼi
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