His brother named him, and people flocked to him from east and west. His students were the great scholars, including Al-Hajj Khujali, Al-Fiqh Hamad bin Maryam, Al-Fiqh Khazun, son of Abu Hama, and Sheikh Faraj, son of Tukunuk. And Al-Qurashi Al-Salihani, and countless others. He sat for teaching after his sheikh, and he passed away in the year two after one thousand and one hundred in Baddar, Sennar, and his grave is visited.

Al-Masri is Muhammad Al-Qanawi. He took knowledge from Sheikh Salem Al-Suhuri and Sheikh Yusuf Al-Zarqani, son of Abd al-Baqi, the commentator of Khalil. He came to the land of the Funj in the first half of the tenth century, during the time of Sheikh Aib. He entered Barr, the city of Arjini, and Sennar. He said that its air was better than that of most lands. He built his mosque there to teach Al-Risala, Al-Aqida, grammar, and all other sciences. He held the position of judge, administering it with chastity and asceticism, and forbade bribery in judgment. He was told that Al-Qanawi, his son, had accepted bribes in his judgments. He mounted his mount in the market, raised a white cloth, and said, "Al-Qanawi, my son, has accepted bribes in his judgments. His judgment is void." He permitted the wages of the scribe of the judgment and stipulated in it a chicken and what would suffice for it, such as pepper, coriander, and onions. He was rich yet poor, truthful, dealing with people through loans and advance payments, and feeding them. He passed away in Barr, may God Almighty have mercy on him.

Al-Mudawi is Muhammad bin Muhammad Al-Kadawi, son of Sheikh Muhammad Al-Masri. He took knowledge of theology, jurisprudence, and grammar from his grandfather Al-Masri, whom he admired and called "the lost one of the houses" and "the light of the houses." His student Saad Al-Shikawi said: I left my country traveling to study theology with Al-Fiqh Arbab. I entered the presence of Al-Fiqh Abd al-Majid, and I asked about his knowledge. He was sitting on a mat with a man sitting on a bedstead. I was surprised by this due to the greatness of Al-Fiqh Abd al-Majid. When the man stood up, I said to Al-Fiqh Abd al-Majid, "Let me study Tawhid with Al-Fiqh Arbab." The man sitting on the bedstead said to me, "Do you know him?" I said, "No." He said, "He is Al-Mudawi, son of Al-Masri. Study with him, for he is knowledgeable and trustworthy." So I went to the east and began studying with him. Shortly after, his grandfather Al-Masri died, and his cousins disputed the succession with him. They returned to him, so he traveled and settled with Al-Fiqh Abd al-Majid to study with him. The sons of Al-Hajj, Sheikh Abd al-Qadir and Hamad, read to him and said to him, "Did he not die before you learned? He left behind a young, beautiful, rich daughter. Come with us, and we will marry her to you and give you our property." The Sheikh accepted this from them and went with them, and they married him to his mother, whose name was Yakhalu. He began teaching Al-Risala, grammar, theology, principles, and logic. Many people benefited from him, and yet all people attended his teaching. He wrote books, some of which I saw written in gold ink, including four commentaries on "Umm al-Barahin," the essential work that benefited all.