Among those who narrated from him was ʿUmar ibn ʿAli al-Qurashi. Others who transmitted on his authority were Isfandiyār ibn al-Muwaffaq, and—by written authorization—Ibn Maslamah.
Ibn al-Najjar (1) said: “He was devout, of commendable conduct, chaste, and scrupulous. The caliph al-Mustaḍīʾ appointed him to the judgeship in 566 AH after he had repeatedly refused the post, and he remained in office until he died in Muḥarram 570 AH.”
His son:
8 – Abū al-Maʿālī ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Rawḥ*
The imam, the judge, the ascetic, the devoted worshipper—Abū al-Maʿālī ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Rawḥ. His father deputized him (2) to serve as judge in the restricted precincts of the Caliphal residence.
He heard ḥadīth from ʿAli ibn al-Ṣabbāgh, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Salāl, and al-Urmawī. ʿAli ibn Aḥmad al-Zaydī selected a fascicle for him. Among those who narrated from him was ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī Muḥammad al-Bardanī.
Ibn al-Najjar (3) said: “Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd the ḥāfiẓ (4) informed us; ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī Muḥammad informed us; ʿAbd al-Malik ibn al-Ḥadīthī informed us; and Ibn al-Salāl informed us …” after which he cited a hadith.