Imam Nasa'i

Scholar and Compiler of Hadith. # as-Sunan al-Kubraa. This was the first work of Imaam an-Nasaa'ee in which he included mostly authentic ahaadeeth and some ahaadeeth with defects. The ruler of the time asked him if all the ahaadeeth in this book were authentic to which Imaaam an-Nasaa'ee replied, no. The Ruler then asked him to extract the authentic ahaadeeth from it. After doing so he compiled another book. (See number 2)\r\n# al-Mujtaba Min as-Sunan al-Kubraa. Also known as as-Sunan as-Sughraa or as-Sunan al-Mujtaba. It is this book that we know as Sunan an-Nasaa'ee. He narrated from 450 Shaikh. He was beaten for supporting 'Ali and he died due to injury in Makkah or Ramla.\r\n \r\nSunan an-Nasā'ī is a collection of hadīth compiled by Imām Aḥmad an-Nasā'ī (rahimahullāh). \r\nHis collection is unanimously considered to be one of the six canonical collections of hadith (Kutub as-Sittah) \r\nof the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw).\r\nIt contains roughly 5700 hadīth (with repetitions) in 52 books.\r\n \r\nAuthor bio:\r\nAḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn `Alī ibn Sīnān Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Nasā'ī (214 -\r\n303 AH/ ca. 829 - 915 AD/CE), was born in the year 214 A.H in the famous city\r\nof Nasa, situated in Western Asia known at that time as Khurasan which was a\r\nfamous centre for Islamic knowledge where many Ulama were situated and\r\nstudies in hadith and fiqh was at its peak. He primarily attended the gatherings\r\nand circles of knowledge in his town where he specialized in his study of hadith.\r\nWhen he was 20 years old, he started traveling and made his first journey to\r\nQutaibah. He covered the Arabian Peninsula seeking knowledge from the Ulama\r\nand Muhadditheen of Iraq, Kufa, Hijaz, Syria and Egypt . Finally he decided to\r\nsettle in Egypt.\r\n \r\nMemory, Piety, and other qualities:\r\nHe was a man full of taqwa and he possessed a photographic memory too.\r\nThe famous scholar and commentator of the Holy Qur'an Al-Dhahabi would say\r\nnarrating from his teachers that this Great Imam was the most knowledgeable in\r\nEgypt.\r\nThe Great Imam would put on good clothing according to the Sunnah of\r\nour beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh and would eat poultry everyday with\r\nnabeedh acting on the Sunnah so that he could worship Allah with ease. In\r\nfact it is narrated that the man would fast every other day which is classified\r\nin the hadith as the fast of Dawud (as) he would worship Allah continuously\r\nthroughout the nights and teach Hadith throughout the day. The Imam would\r\nalso perform Hajj nearly every year and would also take part in Jihad. He was a\r\ntruthful man.\r\n \r\nTeachers and Students:\r\nImam an-Nasa'i studied from many teachers, the famous ones are: Ishaq ibn\r\nRahweh, Imam Abu Dawud Al-Sijistani (author of Sunan Abu Dawud) and \r\nQutaibah ibn Saeed.\r\nAfter the Imam had decided to stay in Egypt he started to lecture, mostly\r\nnarrating ahadith to the extent that he became famous by the title Hafidhul\r\nHadeeth.\r\nMany people would attend his gatherings and many famous Great Scholars\r\nbecame his students and notably the most famous ones are: \r\n• Imam Abul Qasim Tabarani \r\n• Imam Abu Bakr Ahmed ibn Muhammad also known as Ibn Sunni. \r\n• Sheikh Ali, the son of the famous Muhaddith, Imam Tahawi. \r\nIt is also narrated that Imam Tahawi personally narrated from this Imam.\r\n \r\nMuqallid or Mujtahid\r\nImam an-Nasai was a follower of the Shafi'i Fiqh according to many scholars.\r\nSome other scholars consider him to be a Hanbali and Sheikhul Islam ibn\r\nTaymiyyah has also stated this but the truth is that he was a Mujtahid more\r\ninclined towards the Hanbali Fiqh but many a time would differ from the Hanbali\r\nscholars.\r\n \r\nHis Works\r\nThe great Imam also left behind many beneficial works, many of which\r\nunfortunately are not published but we can without any doubt conclude from what\r\nwe have understood that his knowledge and excellence is no less than that of\r\nImam Bukhari and ibn Hazm. \r\n\r\nThese are a few of his famous works:\r\n\r\nSunan Al-Kubra\r\nSunan Al-Sughra/Al-Mujtana/Al-Mujtaba\r\nAmul Yawmi Wallaylah\r\nKitaby Dufai wal Matrookeen\r\nKhasais Ali\r\nAl-Jarhu wa Ta'adeel\r\nSunan an-Nasai\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHis famous book known as Sunan al-Nasai which is taught around the world in\r\nevery Islamic institute and which possesses a virtue of being one of the Kutub\r\nSittah (the six books generally taught in hadith).\r\nIn reality when the Imam had finished compiling Sunan Al-Kubra he presented to\r\nthe governor of Ramalah so the governor asked him “Is it all sahih?” He replied\r\nin the negative, thus the governor suggested and requested that he compile\r\nanother book and gather in there the Sahih Hadith. So then he did this and\r\nnamed his book Sunan Al-Sughra (the small Sunan) and Al-Mujtaba and Al-\r\nMujtana (both mean carefully chosen) and this is the Sunan which we know as\r\nSunan Al-Nasai.\r\nIn this book he follows the footsteps of Imam Muslim and Imam al-Bukhari (R.A).\r\nOverall most of the ahadith are Sahih and where he narrates a weak narration\r\nhe clearly clarifies the weakness. Thus it is 3rd in number in the Kutub Sittah\r\nafter Bukhari and Muslim according to some Ulama' because of its Sahih\r\nnarrations. He clearly clarifies the hard words and brings different narrations for\r\none particular Hadeeth as Imam Muslim does.\r\n \r\nHis Death:\r\nControversies arose between the Khawarij (who cursed Ali and revered\r\nMuawiya) and the khutbas of Imam an-Nasai, he was tortured and forced to move\r\nfrom Palestine to Egypt. In Egypt his trials did not stop and he was persecuted\r\nfurther. From Egypt he intended to go to Makkah but as he arrived in Makkah\r\nhe passed away at the age of 88 on Monday 13th of Safar 303 AH in the holy\r\ncity near the Ka'ba and he was buried between Safa and Marwa. Ibn Hajr and\r\nadh-Dhahabi state that he passed away in Ramalah, Palestine during the journey\r\nto Makkah and the body was sent to Makkah and buried between Safaa and\r\nMarwa.\r\n