ibn Mahdi al-Sayyārī, a Marwazi, and the grandson of the ḥadith memorizer Aḥmad ibn Sayyār.

He heard ḥadith from Abū al-Muwajjah, Aḥmad ibn ʿAbbād, and he kept the company of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Farghānī.

Those who transmitted from him included ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn ʿAlī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥākim, and others.

Among his aphorisms: “The sudden inspiration is for the Prophet, the whispered suggestion for the saint, reflection for the commoner, and firm resolve for the young aspirant.” (1)

He died in 342 AH. (2)

283 – Ibn al-Khadr, Aḥmad ibn al-Khadr ibn Aḥmad al-Naysābūrī*

The ḥadith master, precise verifier, and jurist, Abū al-Ḥasan Aḥmad ibn al-Khadr ibn Aḥmad al-Naysābūrī, a Shāfiʿī and one of the leading imams.

He received ḥadith from Aḥmad ibn al-Naḍr, Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAlī al-Dhuhlī, and Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Būshanjī.

Among those who narrated from him were his companion Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥāfiẓ, Abū al-Walīd Ḥassān ibn Muḥammad—who was older than he—and Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥākim.

He passed away in Jumādā al-Ākhirah of 344 AH.