C. Al-Hasan ibn Yahya ibn al-Sabbah ibn Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Sadiq, Nushu' al-Mulk, al-Makhzumi, the Egyptian, the scribe. Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi described him, saying: "The venerable scholar, the noble imam, the authoritative transmitter, the trustworthy one, one of the witnesses of the treasury in Damascus."(1) Umar ibn al-Hajib said of him: "He is a trustworthy shaykh, dignified, generous to the people of hadith, and of great humility." He died in the year six hundred and thirty-two.(2)

D. Abdullah ibn Rifa'ah ibn Ghadir — he being the son of Ali ibn Abi Umar ibn Abi al-Dhayyal ibn Thabit ibn Nu'aym, Abu Muhammad al-Sa'di, the Egyptian, the Shafi'i. Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi described him, saying: "The venerable shaykh, the jurist, the learned scholar, the expert in inheritance law, the imam, the transmitter of his time." He was born in the year four hundred and sixty-seven. He studied jurisprudence under the judge Abu al-Hasan al-Khila'i, and he was foremost in the laws of inheritance and arithmetic. He served as judge of Giza for a time, then was asked to be relieved and was relieved, and he devoted himself to worship. He died in the year five hundred and sixty-one.(3)

E. Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, of Mosul origin, the Egyptian, the Shafi'i, al-Khila'i (so named for the robes of honor, as he used to sell robes of honor to the rulers of Egypt). Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi described him, saying: "The venerable shaykh, the imam, the jurist, the exemplary leader, the transmitter of the Egyptian lands, the judge." He was born in the year four hundred and five. He had a high chain of transmission in narration, and he possessed valuable benefits. He died in the year four hundred and ninety-two.(4)

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(1) It was in the citadel of Damascus, being the repository of state funds. The supervisor of the privy purse oversaw all state funds, and a supervisor, witnesses, money-changers, and a scribe worked there. See "Al-Ta'rif bi-Mustalahat Subh al-A'sha," pp. 118-119.
(2) The previous reference, 22/372-373.
(3) The previous reference, 20/435-438.
(4) The previous reference, 19/74-79.