I said: Those who narrated from him include al-Mu’taman al-Saji, Ibn Tahir, Abu Nasr al-Yunarti, Saʿid ibn Sayyar, Zahir ibn Tahir, Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn Abi ʿAli, Abu’l-Fath ʿAbd al-Malik al-Karukhi—the resident by the Sanctuary—and Abu’l-Fath Nasr ibn Sayyar, who remained alive until 572 AH.
Al-Samʿani said: “He possessed great stature, occupied a lofty rank, and was a learned, virtuous scholar (1).”
He himself heard hadith from his grandfather Abu Mansur al-Azdi; ʿAbd al-Jabbar al-Jarrahi; Abu ʿUmar Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Bistami; Abu Muʿadh Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi; the ḥafiẓ Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Jarudi; Abu Muʿadh ibn ʿAbs al-Zaghani; Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Marwurudhī; and others.
Abu Jaʿfar ibn Abi ʿAli said: “Shaykh al-Islam used to visit Abu ʿAmir, inquire after him when he fell ill, and seek blessings through his supplication (2).”
Al-Fami stated: “Abu ʿAmir al-Azdi died in Jumada al-Akhira, 487 AH.”
- al-Simsar — Abu Nasr ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad
The elder, long-lived shaykh: Abu Nasr ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Isbahani, known as al-Simsar.
He narrated from Abu ʿAbd Allah Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Jurjani and ʿAli ibn Mayla