Possible Chain: Ahmad bin Hanbal——»Khalaf bin Ayoub al-'Amiri——»Ma'mar bin Rashid——»Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni——»Abu al-Zanad——»Companions

أنس بن مالك بن النضر
19-Anas bin Malik (0)
Abu Hamza
[10 BH/613 CE - 93 AH/712 CE]
Medinah,Damascus, Basrah
Ansar,Khazraj,B.'Ady B.al-Najjar,Servant

عمر بن أبي سلمة بن عبد الأسد
246-'Umar bin Abi Salamah (0)
Abu Hafs
[d. 83 AH/701 CE]
Makkah/Medina/Fars/Bahrian
Quraish, B.Makhzum, Born Muslim, Child

أسعد أبو أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف
405-Abu Umama bin Sahl (0)
Abu Umama
[~8 AH - 100 AH]
Medina/Kufa
Ansar, Aws, B.'Amr B.'Auf,B.Hanash,Child

أبو الزناد
11061-Abu al-Zanad (5)
Abu 'Abdur Rahman [Thiqah Thiqah]
[~65 AH - 130 AH or after]
Medina
Quraish,Client B.Umayya,al-Madni, Imam, Hafiz

صالح بن كيسان المدني أبو محمد
11176-Salah bin Kaysan al-Madni (4)
Abu al-Harith, Abu Muhammad [Thiqah Thiqah]
[d. 140 AH or after]
Medina
al-Madni

معمر بن راشد
20115-Ma'mar bin Rashid (7)
Abu 'Urwa [Thiqah Thiqah]
[95 or 96 AH - 154 AH/770 CE]
Basrah/Medinah/Yemen
al-Hadani, al-Azdi, Imam, Hafiz, Basri

خلف بن أيوب العامري
28162-Khalaf bin Ayoub al-'Amiri (9)
Abu Sa'id [Weak]
[d. 215 AH]
Bulkh, Ray'
B.'Amir,al-Bulki

أحمد بن حنبل
30007-Ahmad bin Hanbal (10)
Abu 'Abdullah [Thiqah Thiqah]
[164 AH/780 CE - 241 AH/855 CE]
Baghdad/Syria/Hijaz
Imam, Hafiz, al-Shaybani, al-Murwazi, Baghdadi