Book: Siyar A'lam An-Nubala by Ad-Dhahabi - سير أعلام النبلاء ـ الإمام الذهبي

Grant of Permission

He was granted permission by Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Hamid ibn Abdullah ibn Khalaf, known as Abu al-Fadl al-Qurashi al-Misri al-Muaddib, who passed away in the year 716 AH / 1316 CE, as stated by Hafiz al-Dhahabi in his "Ma'jam al-Shuyukh al-Kabir" (2/206).

Heard in The Company of His Father

Alongside his father, he listened to Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Salim ibn Ridwan al-Mizzi, known as Abu Abdullah al-Mu’adhin al-Najjar, who died in the year 722 AH / 1322 CE. Hafiz al-Dhahabi mentions in "Ma'jam al-Shuyukh al-Kabir" (2/238-239):

"I heard from him with my son, Abdulrahman, the ‘Juz’ of Ibn Fayl, the manuscript of Ibrahim ibn Sa'd, the 'Friday', and the 'Juz' al-Bitāqa."

Death of His Son

His son, Abu Hurayrah Abdurrahman, died in the year 799 AH, as reported by Hafiz Ibn Hajar in "Al-Durar al-Kaminah" (2/449). He lived for over eighty years, as noted in "Ma'jam al-Shuyukh al-Kabir" (1/416).

His Other Son: Abu Darda Abdullah

His son, Abu Darda Abdullah, heard alongside his father from Sheikh Isa ibn Abdulrahman ibn Ma'ali ibn Hamd, known as Abu Muhammad al-Salihi, the broker in properties and the grower of trees, who passed in the year 719 AH / 1320 CE, as Hafiz al-Dhahabi recorded in "Ma'jam al-Shuyukh al-Kabir" (2/86):

He states, "My son Abdullah and my daughter Um Salma heard this with me." Abdullah, the son of Hafiz al-Dhahabi, passed away in Dhul-Hijjah of the year 754 AH, as mentioned by Hafiz Ibn Hajar in "Al-Durar al-Kaminah" (2/392).