Sunan al-Nasa’i

1 What is the full name of the compiler of Sunan al-Nasa’i?
(a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nasa’i (b) Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari
(c) Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (d) None of these

2 In which century AH did Imam al-Nasa’i die?
(a) 1st century AH (b) 2nd century AH
(c) 3rd century AH (d) None of these

3 What is the commonly used title of Imam al-Nasa’i’s major Hadith collection?
(a) Al-Jami al-Sahih (b) Sunan al-Nasa’i
(c) Al-Muwatta (d) None of these

4 Which collection is also known as al-Mujtaba?
(a) Sunan Abi Dawud (b) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(c) Sunan Ibn Majah (d) Sunan al-Nasa’i al-Sughra

5 Sunan al-Nasa’i is generally included among which group of Hadith books?
(a) Kutub al-Sittah (b) Kutub al-Arba‘ah
(c) Musannafat al-Tafsir (d) None of these

6 What was the name of al-Nasa’i’s larger Sunan collection?
(a) Al-Jami al-Kabir (b) Al-Sunan al-Kubra
(c) Al-Musnad al-Akbar (d) None of these

7 What does “al-Sughra” generally mean in the title of a Hadith collection?
(a) The oldest (b) The authentic
(c) The smaller (d) None of these

8 Imam al-Nasa’i was particularly known for his attention to:
(a) Poetry (b) Geography
(c) Medicine (d) Hadith criticism and narrator evaluation

9 Imam al-Nasa’i was born in:
(a) Nasa (b) Baghdad
(c) Madinah (d) None of these

10 Nasa, associated with Imam al-Nasa’i, was located in the historical region of:
(a) Hijaz (b) Khurasan
(c) Andalusia (d) None of these

11 Which of the following was a teacher of Imam al-Nasa’i?
(a) Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id (b) Ibn Sina
(c) Al-Farabi (d) None of these

12 Sunan al-Nasa’i primarily follows which organizational approach?
(a) Arrangement by geographical regions (b) Arrangement by poetry
(c) Arrangement by legal chapters (d) None of these

13 The word “Sunan” in the title of a Hadith collection generally indicates arrangement around:
(a) Historical biographies only (b) Jurisprudential and practical topics
(c) Qur’anic recitation only (d) None of these

14 Imam al-Nasa’i traveled extensively mainly in pursuit of:
(a) Political office (b) Trade
(c) Hadith knowledge (d) None of these

15 Which statement about Sunan al-Nasa’i is most accurate?
(a) It contains only Qur’anic verses (b) It is a book of philosophy
(c) It is primarily a historical chronicle (d) It is a major Hadith collection arranged around legal and practical subjects

16 Al-Mujtaba is generally regarded as:
(a) A commentary on Sahih Muslim (b) The shorter selection from al-Nasa’i’s Sunan
(c) A book of Quranic exegesis (d) None of these

17 Imam al-Nasa’i was especially respected for:
(a) Critical evaluation of Hadith transmitters (b) Astronomy
(c) Architecture (d) None of these

18 Which of these is NOT one of the Kutub al-Sittah?
(a) Sunan al-Nasa’i (b) Sunan Ibn Majah
(c) Sahih Muslim (d) Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik

19 Imam al-Nasa’i’s full name begins with:
(a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb (b) Muhammad ibn Yazid
(c) Abu Abdullah Muhammad (d) None of these

20 In which year AH did Imam al-Nasa’i die?
(a) 273 AH (b) 279 AH
(c) 303 AH (d) None of these

21 Which city is associated with the name “al-Nasa’i”?
(a) Nasa (b) Nishapur
(c) Cairo (d) None of these

22 The principal subject matter of Sunan al-Nasa’i includes:
(a) Poetry and literature (b) Fiqh-related Hadith
(c) Astronomy and mathematics (d) None of these

23 Which quality is strongly associated with Imam al-Nasa’i’s Hadith methodology?
(a) Indifference to chains of transmission (b) Reliance only on historical anecdotes
(c) Careful scrutiny of narrators (d) None of these

24 Which of the following is another name associated with Sunan al-Nasa’i al-Sughra?
(a) Al-Muwatta (b) Al-Mujtaba
(c) Sahifah Hammam (d) None of these

25 Imam al-Nasa’i belonged primarily to the tradition of:
(a) Hadith scholarship (b) Greek philosophy
(c) Persian poetry (d) None of these

26 Sunan al-Nasa’i is particularly useful for studying:
(a) Islamic jurisprudence and Prophetic practice (b) Ancient Greek mythology
(c) European medieval politics (d) None of these

27 Which of the following is a correct distinction?
(a) Al-Kubra is larger than al-Sughra (b) Al-Sughra is larger than al-Kubra
(c) Both titles refer to Quranic commentaries (d) None of these

28 Imam al-Nasa’i lived mainly during the:
(a) 1st century AH (b) 2nd century AH
(c) 3rd century AH (d) None of these

29 Which discipline is most closely connected with Imam al-Nasa’i’s reputation?
(a) Hadith criticism (b) Geometry
(c) Medicine (d) None of these

30 The compiler of Sunan al-Nasa’i was also known as:
(a) Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Nasa’i (b) Abu Hanifah al-Nasa’i
(c) Abu Yusuf al-Nasa’i (d) None of these

31 Which statement is correct about Sunan al-Nasa’i?
(a) It is one of the standard six Sunni Hadith collections (b) It is exclusively a biography of the Prophet ﷺ
(c) It is a book of Arabic grammar (d) None of these

32 The major purpose of arranging Hadith in a Sunan collection is to facilitate study of:
(a) Legal and practical rulings (b) Astronomy
(c) Genealogy only (d) None of these

33 Imam al-Nasa’i’s scholarly travels were characteristic of:
(a) Classical Hadith scholarship (b) Abbasid military administration
(c) Ancient Roman education (d) None of these

34 Which of the following is NOT associated with Imam al-Nasa’i?
(a) Al-Sunan al-Kubra (b) Al-Mujtaba
(c) Sunan al-Sughra (d) Kitab al-Shifa of Qadi Iyad

35 The term “Hadith critic” refers primarily to a scholar who evaluates:
(a) Chains, narrators and reports (b) Architectural designs
(c) Poetry meters (d) None of these

36 Imam al-Nasa’i died in:
(a) 275 AH (b) 279 AH
(c) 303 AH (d) None of these

37 Which collection is associated with Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb?
(a) Sunan al-Nasa’i (b) Sahih al-Bukhari
(c) Sahih Muslim (d) None of these

38 Sunan al-Nasa’i belongs to which broad genre of Hadith compilation?
(a) Sunan (b) Tafsir
(c) Sirah only (d) None of these

39 Which statement best describes al-Mujtaba?
(a) A selected and abridged collection associated with al-Nasa’i (b) A book by Imam Malik
(c) A Quranic manuscript (d) None of these

40 Imam al-Nasa’i’s scholarly contribution is most directly connected with:
(a) Preservation and critical study of Hadith (b) Development of algebra
(c) Translation of Greek philosophy (d) None of these

41 Which of the following is NOT one of the commonly recognized Kutub al-Sittah?
(a) Sunan Abi Dawud (b) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(c) Sunan al-Nasa’i (d) Musnad Ahmad

42 The compiler of Sunan al-Nasa’i was:
(a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb (b) Muhammad ibn Ismail
(c) Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (d) None of these

43 The word “Sunan” is associated particularly with Hadith arranged:
(a) According to legal subject chapters (b) According to alphabetical order of narrators
(c) According to geographical origin only (d) None of these

44 Imam al-Nasa’i’s death occurred approximately in:
(a) 303 AH / 915 CE (b) 273 AH / 887 CE
(c) 279 AH / 892 CE (d) None of these

45 Which statement is correct?
(a) Sunan al-Nasa’i is completely unrelated to fiqh (b) Sunan al-Nasa’i contains Hadith relevant to jurisprudence
(c) Sunan al-Nasa’i is a Quranic tafsir (d) None of these

46 Imam al-Nasa’i’s scholarly method placed considerable importance on:
(a) Narrator reliability (b) Political allegiance
(c) Literary style alone (d) None of these

47 Which of the following is the larger work attributed to al-Nasa’i?
(a) Al-Sunan al-Kubra (b) Al-Mujtaba
(c) Al-Sunan al-Sughra (d) None of these

48 Which scholar is associated with the Hadith collection Sunan al-Nasa’i?
(a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nasa’i (b) Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah
(c) Abu Dawood al-Sijistani (d) None of these

49 Sunan al-Nasa’i is primarily a:
(a) Hadith collection (b) Book of geography
(c) Book of philosophy (d) None of these

50 Imam al-Nasa’i died in the:
(a) 2nd century AH (b) 4th century AH
(c) 3rd century AH (d) None of these

Answer Key

1 (a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nasa’i
2 (c) 3rd century AH
3 (b) Sunan al-Nasa’i
4 (d) Sunan al-Nasa’i al-Sughra
5 (a) Kutub al-Sittah
6 (b) Al-Sunan al-Kubra
7 (c) The smaller
8 (d) Hadith criticism and narrator evaluation
9 (a) Nasa
10 (b) Khurasan
11 (a) Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id
12 (c) Arrangement by legal chapters
13 (b) Jurisprudential and practical topics
14 (c) Hadith knowledge
15 (d) It is a major Hadith collection arranged around legal and practical subjects
16 (b) The shorter selection from al-Nasa’i’s Sunan
17 (a) Critical evaluation of Hadith transmitters
18 (d) Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik
19 (a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb
20 (c) 303 AH
21 (a) Nasa
22 (b) Fiqh-related Hadith
23 (c) Careful scrutiny of narrators
24 (b) Al-Mujtaba
25 (a) Hadith scholarship
26 (a) Islamic jurisprudence and Prophetic practice
27 (a) Al-Kubra is larger than al-Sughra
28 (c) 3rd century AH
29 (a) Hadith criticism
30 (a) Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Nasa’i
31 (a) It is one of the standard six Sunni Hadith collections
32 (a) Legal and practical rulings
33 (a) Classical Hadith scholarship
34 (d) Kitab al-Shifa of Qadi Iyad
35 (a) Chains, narrators and reports
36 (c) 303 AH
37 (a) Sunan al-Nasa’i
38 (a) Sunan
39 (a) A selected and abridged collection associated with al-Nasa’i
40 (a) Preservation and critical study of Hadith
41 (d) Musnad Ahmad
42 (a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb
43 (a) According to legal subject chapters
44 (a) 303 AH / 915 CE
45 (b) Sunan al-Nasa’i contains Hadith relevant to jurisprudence
46 (a) Narrator reliability
47 (a) Al-Sunan al-Kubra
48 (a) Ahmad ibn Shu‘ayb al-Nasa’i
49 (a) Hadith collection
50 (c) 3rd century AH