Among those who narrated from him are Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥakīmī, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Tārikhī (1), and Abū Sahl ibn Ziyād.
He also produced a great many writings.
Al-Khaṭīb said: “He was reliable, devout, and truthful; he taught the Qur’an, and a large number of works on belles-lettres circulated on his authority.” (2)
Among his books are The Book of Beasts and The Book of Plants.
His mastery of Arabic poetry was astounding. For several poets he compiled complete dīwāns: he gathered the poetry of Abū Nuwās and annotated it in three volumes; he recorded the verse of Imruʾ al-Qays, the two Nabīghas, the Dīwān of Qays ibn al-Khaṭīm, the Dīwān of Tamīm, the Dīwān of Hudhayl, the Dīwān of al-Aʿshā, the Dīwān of Zuhayr, the Dīwān of al-Akhtal, the Dīwān of Hudbah ibn Khashram, and other collections besides. (3)
He was born in 212 AH and died in 275 AH.
65 – Sulaymān ibn Wahb ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥuṣayn al-Ḥārithī*
The distinguished grand vizier, Abū Ayyūb al-Ḥārithī, the secretary. He was born in the countryside of Wāsiṭ.