Shabab al-Usfuri narrated: Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) became the governor of Kufah; his family was there, and he had a house next to the congregational mosque. Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in 51 AH. About his lineage he said: He is Sayyiduna Abu Musa Abdullah bin Qays al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him); he is Abdullah bin Qays bin Hisn bin Harb bin Amir bin Tamim bin Bakr bin Amir bin Adi bin Wa'il bin Najiyah bin Jamahir bin al-Ash'ar bin Udad bin Urayb bin Yashjub bin Zayd bin Kahlan bin Sinan bin Yashjub bin Yaghuth bin Qahtan.
Al-Tabarani recorded it.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15934