the book as transmitted by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Jabbār (1), and you have missed only this portion?”
We replied, “Yes.”
Those two fascicles had indeed eluded ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s audition, so he said, “Stay with me tonight, for I have an important errand. I intend to go out to Satrāwār (2). My son has written to tell me that the son of my teacher is arriving (3) with this caravan, and I wish to greet him and ask him to remain with me for a few days.”
Then he mentioned my name; I smiled. He asked me, “Do you know him?” I said, “He is standing right before you.”
He rose, came down, and wept—almost kissing my feet. After that he produced the books and fascicles and presented me with some of his master copies. I stayed with him for three days (4).
He passed away in Khusrūjird on 13 Ramadan 536 AH.
38 – Al-Yūsufī, Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Qādir*
The shaykh, scholar, devout and upright hadith transmitter: Abū al-Qāsim ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-Yūsufī, al-Harbī (5), a carpenter who resided near the Sacred Mosque in Mecca for a time.
Born: at the beginning of the year 452 AH.
He received hadith from Abū Jaʿfar ibn al-Muslima, ʿAbd al-Ṣamad ibn al-Maʾmūn, and Ibn—