He was born around 280 AH. He heard ḥadith from Abū Muslim al-Kajjī, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad, Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī al-Abbār, Idrīs al-Ḥaddād, and a number of others. Those who transmitted from him include al-Dāraqutnī, Ibn Abī al-Fawāris, al-Barqānī, Abū Nuʿaym, and many others. He was counted among the scholars of Baghdad and copied a large amount of material on Qurʾānic readings and exegesis. Al-Khaṭīb said, “He was devout, trustworthy, and firmly reliable.” He was born in 278 AH and died in 365 AH.
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67 – Muḥammad al-Awsaṭ ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn Salm al-Khuttulī
He narrated ḥadith from a number of teachers. Al-Khaṭīb mentioned him, and Allah knows best.
68 – Abū Isḥāq Ibn Ḥamzah Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Iṣbahānī
The hadith master, imam, authoritative scholar, outstanding figure, and chief muḥaddith of Isfahān: Ibrāhīm ibn