He narrated hadith from Anas ibn Sīrīn, al-Farazdaq, and Qatādah—whom he kept close company with—as well as from Abū az-Zubayr al-Makkī. He was renowned for the accuracy of his memory. Those who transmitted from him include Muḥammad ibn Juhādah—his companion— Ibrāhīm ibn Ṭahmān—his pupil—Yazīd ibn Zurayʿ, and others. Abū Ḥātim ar-Rāzī and other critics declared him reliable. He died at a mature age, in Basra, in 131 AH.

66 – Abū Hāshim ar-Rummānī al-Wāsiṭī * (ʿ)
Trustworthy, an authoritative proof.
It is said his name was Yaḥyā ibn Dīnār; others held it was Nāfiʿ.
He transmitted from Abū al-ʿĀliyah, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Laylā, Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, Abū ʿUmar Zādhān, Abū Wāʾil, Abū al-Aḥwaṣ, Abū Mijlaz, Ibrāhīm an-Nakhaʿī, Mujāhid, ʿIkrimah, Abū Ṣāliḥ, and a number of others.
Among those who reported from him are Khalaf ibn Khalīfah, Hushaym, Rūḥ ibn al-Qāsim, Sharīk, Shuʿbah, Sufyān, Qays ibn ar-Rabīʿ, and others.
The compilers of the Six Books cited his narrations as evidence, and his hadith have been gathered in a dedicated collection.
He passed away in 132 AH.

67 – al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥurr an-Nakhaʿī ** (D, S)
—or al-Juʿfī— a Kufan, an imam and devoted worshipper, who later settled in Damascus.