Abu Muhammad al-Qushayri, the Nishapuri, brother of ʿUbayd ibn Muhammad.
Born: in the year 420 AH.
He studied under: the master Abu Mansur ʿAbd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi; ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Hamdan al-Nasrawi; Abu Hassan al-Muzakki; and ʿAbd al-Ghāfir ibn Muhammad al-Fārisi.
He narrated hadith in Baghdad and performed the pilgrimage. Abu al-Fath ibn ʿAbd al-Salam the scribe, among others, reported from him.
Died: in Ramadan, 506 AH.
His brother:
185 – ʿUbayd ibn Muhammad, Abu al-ʿAlāʾ al-Qushayri *
The merchant, the trustworthy, the long-lived—Abu al-ʿAlāʾ ʿUbayd ibn Muhammad al-Qushayri.
He heard hadith from: ʿAbd al-Qahir ibn Tahir al-Baghdadi the uṣūl scholar; Abu Hassan al-Muzakki; ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Hamdan; and Abu Hafs ibn Masrur. He travelled to the Maghrib on business, remained there for a time, amassed considerable wealth, then returned to Nishapur (1). He grew old, stayed mostly at home, seldom mixed with people, and was the eldest brother.
Born: in the year 417 AH. ʿAbd al-Ghāfir ibn Ismaʿil described him in his History as truthful, upright, devout, sound in audition, and generous to the poor; late in life he gave a large sum in charity, and his hearing declined.
Narrated from him: Abu Saʿd al-Samʿani, who attended in person while his father read.