He heard from Abu Nuʿaym al-Mihrijani, Abu al-Hasan al-ʿAlawi, and Abu ʿAbd Allah al-Hakim. Those who narrated from him include Zahir and Wajih, the two sons of al-Shahhami, as well as others.
Abu Saʿd al-Samʿani said: “He studied jurisprudence under Abu Muhammad al-Juwayni and deputized for him in his study circle when the latter left for the pilgrimage. I heard Abu ʿAsim al-ʿAbbadi say, ‘I have never seen legal verdicts finer or more accurate than al-Ṣaffār’s.’” (1)
Al-Samʿani also stated: “He died in Rabiʿ al-Akhir, 468 AH; some said it was in Rabiʿ al-Awwal.”
- The associate of al-Jabbuli, Muhammad ibn ʿAli ibn Ahmad
The man of letters and Baghdadi poet, Abu Tahir Muhammad ibn ʿAli ibn Ahmad ibn Salih al-Muʾaddib (2).
He transmitted from Abu ʿAli ibn Shadhan. Among those who transmitted from him were Abu Ghalib al-Qazzaz and others. His poetry is exquisite (3).
He died in 469 AH, being a little over eighty years old.