Abū Ḥātim said, “He is not admissible as evidence.” (1)

I (the author) add: He passed away in a year a little beyond 190 AH. Ibn Mājah recorded one ḥadīth from him. (2)

36 – ʿUlayyah bint al-Mahdī *
The sister of Hārūn al-Rashīd, a Hāshimite and an ʿAbbāside. She was a woman of letters, a poet, well-versed in singing and music, blessed with a melodious voice, renowned for her chastity, piety, and many virtues.

Her mother was a slave-concubine named Maknūnah—strikingly beautiful and an accomplished singer—who had been purchased for one hundred thousand (dirhams).

ʿUlayyah herself ranked among the beauties of her age and the most refined of caliphs’ daughters.

Ibrāhīm ibn Ismāʿīl al-Kātib relates that she would sing only during her menstrual days; once she became pure she turned to Qur’an recitation and the pursuit of knowledge—unless the caliph summoned her, for she could not refuse him. (3)

She used to say, “Never have I committed an indecency that required forgiveness, and whatever I voice in my poetry is nothing but harmless jest.” (4)