Harb ibn Ismail ibn Khalaf al-Kirmani al-Hanzali

حرب بن إسماعيل بن خلف الكرماني الحنظلي

Harb ibn Ismail ibn Khalaf, Abu Muhammad (or Abu Abd Allah), al-Hanzali al-Kirmani, companion of Imam Ahmad. A jurist and memoriser, he transmitted much law from Ahmad, and al-Khallal says he had memorised four thousand questions from Ahmad and Ishaq ibn Rahawayh before hearing them. The ruler appointed him over judgeship and other affairs in the city. He died in 280 AH. ^{1 2}