Damascus—and was entrusted with the judiciary of Egypt. He was a meticulous shaykh, counted among the shrewdest of men, adept at running his affairs, and well acquainted with historical reports, books, and biographies.

He authored several works on hadith and compiled the book “Honouring Poverty above Wealth.”

It is reported that Yaḥyā ibn Makkī al-Muʿaddil said, “Had Abū Muḥammad ibn Zabr been upright, I would not have preferred any other man for the judgeship.” (1)

Abū ʿUmar Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-Kindī said: ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Miṣrī told me that he saw Ibn Zabr pass by the cobblers in Damascus. They raised a commotion, striking their benches and uttering foul words, while he returned their salām, pretended not to hear, and acted as though they were praying for him. (2)

I say: He first held the judgeship of Egypt in 316 AH, was removed after a year, reinstated in 320 AH, dismissed again, then appointed once more in 329 AH, dying a month later. He passed away there in Rabīʿ al-Awwal.

155 – Ḥabshūn ibn Mūsā ibn Ayyūb, Abū Naṣr al-Baghdādī * (3)

The shaykh, Abū Naṣr al-Baghdādī, known as al-Khallāl. (4)

He heard hadith from: al-Ḥasan ibn ʿArafah, ʿAlī ibn Ishkāb, and ʿAlī ibn Saʿīd