Name: Zalim ibn Amr ibn Sufyan ibn Jandal ibn Ya'mar ibn Hals ibn Nafatha ibn Adi ibn al-Dayl

Fame: Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali

Kuniya: Abu al-Aswad

Lineage: Basri, Dayli, Du'ali

Occupation: Judge, Judge of Basra

Rank: Trustworthy

Lived in: Basra

Abu Bakr al-Bazzar: A man from the people of Basra, well-known

Abu Hatim ibn Habban al-Busti: The first to speak on grammar

Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy

Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy, excellent, knowledgeable

Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy, pioneered grammar

Muhammad ibn Sa'd كاتب الواقدي: Trustworthy, Shia

Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy