Abu Nu'aym al-Istarabadhi

Abu Nu'aym Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad ibn Adi al-Istarabadhi, a Sunni jurist and a companion of al-Rabi' ibn Sulayman. ²

He transmitted the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud: "Do not revile Quraysh, for its scholar will fill the earth with knowledge." ² He said that the hadith refers to a man of learning from Quraysh in this community, namely al-Shafi'i. This is his own opinion, not a ruling of the editor or of the book. ²

His death is disputed. The editor, citing al-Subki, reports that he died in 322 AH or in a later year, and al-Shirazi gives no date. ²