Muhammad ibn Dawud ibn Ali ibn Khalaf محمد بن داود بن علي بن خلف

Name: Muhammad ibn Dawud ibn Ali ibn Khalaf

Fame: Muhammad ibn Dawud al-Asbahani

Kuniya: Abu Bakr

Lineage: al-Asbahani

Occupation: jurist

Rank: Trustworthy, good in hadith

Lived in: Baghdad

Died Year: 297

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: The author of the book al-Zahra was a scholar, writer, poet, and witty. He has narrations in al-Zahra

Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qaffal: He was impressed by Ibn Dawud, praised him, and described his virtues