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As-Sunan al-Kubra

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As-Sunan al-Kubra, (Arabic: سنن الكبرى), is a hadith book collected by Imam Al-Nasa'i (214 – 303 AH),[1][2][3] not to be confused with the same titled book by Imam Al-Bayhaqi.

AuthorAl-Nasa'i
Originaltitleالسنن الكبرى
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith collection
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As-Sunan al-Kubra
AuthorAl-Nasa'i
Original titleالسنن الكبرى
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith collection
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As-Sunan al-Kubra is the larger collection of the Sunan al-Nasa'i, having almost twelve thousand (12000) hadiths compared to the almost six thousand (6000) hadiths in the summarised version.[4] The shorter collection is considered the next most authentic book of hadith (narrations of Muhammad) after the Sahihain (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim) within the six books, by most scholars of hadith.[1][5]

Commentaries

Among those who have written commentaries on this hadith collection are:

  • Kitab al-Sunan al-Kubra al-Nasa'i 12 Volumes (كِتَابُ السُّنَن الكُبْرَى النَّسَائي) Commentary by Shaykh Shuaib Al Arna'ut & Shaykh al-Turki: Published: al-Risalah al-'Alamiyyah | Damascus/Beirut, Syria/Lebanon in 2011[6]

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