Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Hammad Abu Ali al-Mahmudi, his father and al-Bilali
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[1/238] رجال الكشي: حكى بعض الثقات بنيسابور: أنه خرج لإسحاق بن إسماعيل من أبي محمد عليه السلام توقيع: … و يا إسحاق اقرأ كتابنا على البلالي رضي الله عنه فإنه الثقة المأمون العارف بما يجب عليه، و اقرأه على المحمودي عافاه الله فما أحمدنا له لطاعته …
1. [1/238] Rijal al-Kashshi: One of the Thiqat in Naysabur relayed that: there came out a signed rescript from Abi Muhammad عليه السلام to Ishaq b. Ismail saying: … O Ishaq – read this letter of ours to al-Bilali – may Allah be well pleased with him – for he is the Thiqa and trusted one, the one who recognizes what is incumbent on him, and read it too to al-Mahmudi – may Allah give him health – our praise of him is because of his obedience …
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[2/239] رجال الكشي: ابن مسعود، عن أبو علي المحمودي قال: كتب أبو جعفر عليه السلام إلي بعد وفاة أبي: قد مضى أبوك رضي الله عنه و عنك، و هو عندنا على حال محمودة و لم يتعد من تلك الحال
2. [2/239] Rijal al-Kashshi: Ibn al-Masud from Abu al-Mahmudi who said: Abu Ja’far [al-Jawad] عليه السلام wrote to me after the death of my father: Your father passed away – may Allah be pleased with him and with you – having a praiseworthy position in our estimation, you too are not far-off from that position.