As-Sunan al-Kubra, (), is a hadith book collected by Imam Al-Nasa'i (214 – 303 AH),Jonathan A.C. Brown (2007), The Canonization of al-Bukhārī and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunnī Ḥadīth Canon, p.10. Brill Publishers. . Quote: "We can discern three strata of the Sunni hadith canon. The perennial core has been the Sahihayn. Beyond these two foundational classics, some fourth/tenth-century scholars refer to a four-book selection that adds the two Sunans of Abu Dawud (d. 275/889) and al-Nasa'i (d. 303/915). The Five Book canon, which is first noted in the sixth/twelfth century, incorporates the Jami' of al-Tirmidhi (d. 279/892). Finally the Six Book canon, which hails from the same period, adds either the Sunan of Ibn Majah (d. 273/887), the Sunan of al-Daraqutni (d. 385/995) or the Muwatta' of Malik b. Anas (d. 179/796). Later hadith compendia often included other collections as well.' None of these books, however, has enjoyed the esteem of al-Bukhari's and Muslim's works." not to be confused with the same titled book by Imam Al-Bayhaqi.
Description 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. 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.
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
See also List of Sunni books Kutub al-Sittah Sahih Bukhari Sahih Muslim Jami al-Tirmidhi Sunan Abu Dawood Either: Sunan ibn Majah, or Muwatta Malik
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Sunan An Nasai - Searchable Sunan Al Sughra by Imam An Nasai