Refer also to his hadith in Muslim's Sahih through his uncle...
Refer also to his hadith in Muslim's Sahih through his uncle from his mother's side, ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Yazid, and through Sahm ibn Munjab, Abu Mu’ammar, ‘Ubayd ibn Nadlah, and ‘Abis. In the two sahih s, he is quoted by Fudayl ibn ‘Umar, alMughirah, Ziyad ibn Kulayb, Wasil, alHasan ibn ‘Ubaydullah, Hammad ibn Abu Sulayman, and by Sammak. Ibrahim was born in 50 A.H., and he died at the age of either 95 or 96, four months after alHajjaj's death. 3.
Ahmad ibn alMufdil He is Ahmad ibn alMufdil ibn alKufi alHafri. Abu Zar’ah and Abu Hatim quote him and rely upon him while being fully aware of his status among Shi’as. In Ahmad's biography, as stated in Al-Mizan , Abu Hatim highlights this fact by saying: "Ahmad ibn alMufdil is one of the Shi’a chiefs, and he is truthful." AlThahbi mentions him in his book Al-Mizan , putting on his name Abu Dawud's and alNisa'i's initials, indicating thereby that they consider him an authority.
Refer to his hadith in their sahih through alThawri. He narrates through Asbat ibn Nasir and Isra'i. 7. Isma’il ibn ‘Abbad His full name is Isma'il ibn ‘Abbad ibn alAbbas alTaleqani (AbulQasim), better known as alSahib ibn ‘Abbad. AlThahbi has mentioned him in his book Al-Mizan , putting "DT" on his name to indicate that both Dawud and al-Tirmithi rely on him in their sahih books.[^2] Then he goes on to describe him as "a talented Shi’a, a man of letters".
His being Shi’a is a matter which cannot be doubted by anyone. For this reason, he and his father earned high marks of prestige and greatness in the Buwayhid state. He is the first person among their government ministers to be called "sahib" (companion, friend), since he was, since his adolescence, a companion of Mu'ayyed alDawlah ibn Buwayh. This title followed him as he grew up till he was known thereby.
Later on, it was used for anyone who held the same reins of responsibility in the government. First, he was minister to Mu'ayyed alDawlah Abu Mansur ibn Rukn alDawlah ibn Buwayh. After the latter's demise in Sha’ban of 373 in Jurjan, Abul-Hasan ‘Ali, better known as Fakhr alDawlah, brother of Mu'ayyed, seized authority and retained Sahib's position.
Fakhr alDawlah held Sahib in high esteem and fulfilled his wishes in the same way his own father Abu ‘Abbad ibn alAbbas did while he was in the service of Fakhr alDawlah's father, Rukn alDawlah.