and ʿUthman ibn Khurrizadh, Muhammad ibn Hayyan al-Mazini, Abu Khalifah al-Jumahi, and many others besides.
Abu Dawud likewise narrated from him through Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna.
Abu Hatim said, “Reliable.” (1)
Abu Dawud stated, “He died in Rajab of the year twenty-four.” (2)
I say: He passed away in the nineties.
138 – ʿAbd al-Ghaffar ibn ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿla al-Qurashi *
He was the son of the commander who opened up the province of Khurasan during the caliphate of ʿUthman, namely ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmir ibn Kurayz ibn ʿAbd Shams ibn ʿAbd Manaf al-Qurashi, of the ʿAbshami branch, known as al-Kurayzi, originally from Basra.
He narrated from Shuʿbah, Salih ibn Abi al-Akhdar, Abu al-Miqdam Hisham ibn Ziyad, and others.
Transmitters from him include Ibn Warah, Abu Hatim al-Razi, and others.
His standing is middle-of-the-road.
Al-Bukhari said, “His narrations are not sound.”
I say: He died in the teen years after 200 AH. (3)