He had at first been a tailor; thereafter he pursued learning, and he was appointed judge of Egypt for a single year, after which he was dismissed in 330 AH. Later, in 348 AH, he was made judge of Damascus.

Ibn Ḥazm remarks: “He left behind numerous writings, and he had studied under Abū al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mughlis.”

I (the author) say: He earned little praise for his performance on the bench; he is reported to have paid gold to secure the office, and some said he was frivolous, dissolute, and accepted bribes.

Ibn Zūlāq said: “He was arrogant and treated people with contempt. In his court he would joke around. He possessed considerable wealth and engaged in commerce, and he would say to his chamberlain, ‘Where are the Jews?’—meaning the witnesses—and, ‘Where are the kumnā?’—meaning the court record-keepers.”

A woman once said to him, “Take me by the hand,” and he replied, “And by the foot as well!” Al-Dhuhlī would not ratify any of his judgments.⦗1⦘

He died in 369 AH.

160 – Ibn Umm Shaybān, Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī *

Chief Judge Abū al-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, descendant of the crown prince, the emir ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī, grandson of the Scholar of the Community, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās—the Hāshimī, ʿAbbāsid, originally of Kūfa and later of Baghdad.

He heard ḥadith from Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUqbah, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Zaydān al-Bajalī, and he recited