Name: Abd al-A'la ibn Abd Allah ibn Abi Farwa

Fame: Abd al-A'la ibn Abd Allah al-Umawi

Kuniya: Abu Muhammad

Lineage: al-Madani, al-Umawi, al-Qurashi

Rank: Thiqah (Trustworthy)

Mawla: Mawla of Uthman ibn Affan

Lived in: Medina

Abu al-Qasim ibn Bashkuwal: Da'if (Weak)

Ibn Abi Hatim al-Razi: From al-Zuhri, and Zayd ibn Aslam, and Ibn al-Mundhir, heard from him Attab ibn Khalid, and al-Darawardi, and Ibn Wahb

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Thiqah (Trustworthy) Faqih (Jurist)

Yahya ibn Ma'in: Thiqah (Trustworthy)