Abu Sa'd al-Mukharrimi

Al-Mukharrimi, the Hanbali jurist of Baghdad; he transmitted from the qadi Abu Ya'la, Ibn al-Muhtadi, Ibn al-Muslima, al-Sarifini and Ibn al-Naqur, read fiqh under the sharif Abu Ja'far, then the qadi Ya'qub, then the qadi al-Barzabani; he gave fatwa, taught, and gathered a library the like of which had not been gathered — of fine conduct, beautiful way and sound judgments. He died 10 Muharram 513 and was buried beside Abu Bakr al-Khallal at Imam Ahmad's feet. ¹