Khalaf ibn Ayyub خلف بن أيوب

Name: Khalaf ibn Ayyub

Fame: Khalaf ibn Ayyub al-'Amiri

Kuniya: Abu Sa'id

Lineage: al-'Amiri, al-Balkhi

Occupation: Mufti

Rank: Trustworthy, good in hadith

Lived in: Balkh

Abu Ja'far al-'Uqayli: He narrated from Qays and 'Awf with munkar (rejected) narrations, and he was not followed on them, and he was a Murji'i

Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Basti: He was an extreme Murji'i. I preferred to avoid his hadith because of his fanaticism in irja' (postponing judgment on sinners) and his hatred for those who adhered to the Sunnah and his suppression of them.

Abu Ya'la al-Khalili: Trustworthy, famous. He was described as being modest, righteous, and ascetic. He was a jurist according to the opinion of the Kufans.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal: He narrated from 'Awf and Qays with munkar (rejected) narrations, and he was a Murji'i.

Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: A jurist of the people of opinion (ra'y). He was accused of irja'.

Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy, a leader in irja'.

Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Trustworthy, good in hadith, jurist. A group of trustworthy narrators narrated from him, led by Imam Ahmad.

Yahya ibn Ma'in: Weak