Al-Maymūnī transmitted from Aḥmad, who said, “The first person we know who wrote a Musnad was Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād.”

Abū Bakr al-Khaṭīb said, “It is said that the first to gather and compile a Musnad was Nuʿaym.” (1)

Aḥmad also stated, “Nuʿaym used to serve as the scribe of Abū ʿIṣmah—meaning Nūḥ—and he was vehement in refuting the Jahmiyyah and the people of desires; Nuʿaym learned from him.” (2)

Ṣāliḥ ibn Mismār recounted: I heard Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād say, “I used to be a Jahmi, and for that reason I understand their discourse; but when I pursued ḥadith I realized that their position ultimately leads to negation (taʿṭīl) of the divine attributes.” (3)

Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khwārizmī said: I asked Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal about Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād and he replied, “Indeed, he was among the trustworthy.” (4)

Ibn ʿAdī related: al-Ḥasan ibn Sufyān told us, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Salām told us, Aḥmad ibn Thābit Abū Yaḥyā told me: I heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn both say, “Nuʿaym ibn Ḥammād was well-known for his diligence in seeking ḥadith.” Thereafter Yaḥyā criticized him, saying, “He narrates from people who are not reliable.” (5)

Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Junayd said: I heard Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn—when he was asked about Nuʿaym—say, “Reliable.” I then said, “Some people claim that he corrected his books from ʿAlī—