, gave the remainder away in charity, leaving himself with absolutely nothing. A passer-by happened upon him and donated two garments; he put them on and went his way, then withdrew to the pursuit of knowledge and worship until he died—may Allah have mercy on him.

Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥāfiẓ (1) al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Yazīd ibn Dāwūd, known as Abū ʿAlī the memorizer of Nīshāpūr, was one of the foremost imams among the precise, prolific ḥuffāẓ and authors. Al-Dāraquṭnī said: “Indeed, he was a refined imam, and Ibn ʿAqda never humbled himself before anyone as he did before him.” He passed away in Jumādā al-Ākhirah of this year at the age of seventy-two (2)—may Allah have mercy on him.

Ḥassān ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (3), ibn Hārūd (4), Abū al-Walīd al-Qurashī, was a Shāfiʿī jurist, the leading hadith authority of Khurāsān in his day, its most ascetic and devout scholar. He studied fiqh under Ibn Surayj and heard hadith from al-Ḥasan ibn Sufyān and others. He authored several valuable works. We have recorded his biography in “Ṭabaqāt al-Shāfiʿiyyīn.” He died on the night of Friday, five days into Rabīʿ al-Awwal of this year, at the age of seventy-two.

Ḥamd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (5), Abū Sulaymān al-Khaṭṭābī, heard a great deal of hadith and authored numerous books, among them “al-Maʿālim,” a commentary on Sunan Abū Dāwūd; “al-Aʿlām,” a commentary on al-Bukhārī; and “Gharīb al-Ḥadīth.” He possessed keen insight, extensive knowledge, and expertise in language, meanings, and jurisprudence. Of his poetry are the following verses:

So long as you live, be gracious to all people,
For you dwell in a realm that demands forbearance.
He who masters tact will remain unharmed,
But he who fails will soon be drinking the cup of regret.