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Imam Al Nasai (full name: Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i) was born in 214 AH in the city of Nasa, located in the Khorasan region (present-day Turkmenistan). He is one of the most renowned compilers of Hadith and his collection, Sunan al-Nasa'i, is considered one of the six authentic Hadith books (Sihah Sitta). He was a student of several great Hadith scholars including Imam Abu Dawud and Qutaybah ibn Sa'id, and he dedicated his life to the collection and authentication of Prophetic traditions.
Imam Al Nasai is the compiler of Sunan al-Nasa'i, which is regarded as one of the Sihah Sitta (the six authentic books of Hadith). His Sunan is often considered the most authentic collection after Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim by some scholars. He passed away in 303 AH. Among the six major Hadith compilers, Imam Al Nasai is the only one whose birth and death both occurred in the 3rd century of Hijri.
