الرحلةThe Journey

أحمد بن شعيب النسائي

al-Nasa'i (RH)

Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i

215–303 AH · 830–915 CE

Hadith

Compiler of Sunan al-Nasa'i, known for the strictest conditions after the two Sahihs.

Al-Nasa'i came from Nasa in Khurasan and lived for many years in Egypt, where he became the leading hadith critic of his time. His standards for accepting narrators were among the strictest, and some scholars ranked his collection right after the two Sahihs.

His al-Sunan al-Sughra (al-Mujtaba) is one of the six canonical collections. He also wrote Khasa'is 'Ali on the virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. Reports say he was attacked in Damascus over it in his last year.

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Life journey

  1. 830 CE Nasa نسا
  2. 855 CE Fustat (Old Cairo) الفسطاط
    Lived in Egypt for many years; the year is approximate.
  3. 915 CE Makkah مكة
    Died 915 CE · 303 AH
    Reports differ on whether he died in Makkah or in al-Ramla, Palestine.

Students

  • al-Tahawi (RH) 853–933 CE
    Al-Tahawi narrated hadith from al-Nasa'i in Egypt.

Key works

  • Sunan al-Nasa'i (al-Mujtaba) سنن النسائي
    The Sunan of al-Nasa'i
    A canonical collection known for strict conditions.

Places in their life

The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat
The Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, al-Fustat
Photo: لا روسا, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
Photo: Adli Wahid (minor modifications by Basile Morin), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala'
  • Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat al-A'yan
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Place of death disputed (Makkah or al-Ramla).