Ala ibn Ziyad

العلاء بن زياد

Ala ibn Ziyad ibn Mutar ibn Shurayh, Abu Nasr al-Adawi of Basra, a Successor of the second generation. He related from his father, Imran ibn Husayn, Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) and Mutarrif ibn al-Shikhkhir, among others, and al-Hasan al-Basri, Jarir ibn Hazim and Hisham ibn Hassan related from him. Qatada said that he wept until he lost his sight, Ibn Hibban listed him among the trustworthy, and Ibn Sa'd called him trustworthy. The book gives his death as 78 AH, or 94 AH according to another report. ^{1 2}