Ahmad ibn Sa'd al-Zuhri

Ahmad b. Sa'd b. Ibrahim b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf al-Zuhri, Abu Ibrahim; he heard 'Ali b. al-Ja'd, 'Ali b. Yahya and others, and al-Baghawi, Ibn Sa'id, al-Mahamili and Ibn al-Munadi transmitted from him — named for learning and excellence, described as righteous and ascetic, all his house scholars and muhaddiths. ¹

His nephew related that his uncle Abu Ibrahim went to greet Ahmad b. Hanbal — when Ahmad saw him he rose standing and honoured him; when he had gone his son 'Abdallah said, "father — Abu Ibrahim is a youth, and you do this for him and rise?" He said: "my son, do not gainsay me in such a thing — should I not rise for the son of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf?" He died in 273. ¹