٢ - خلف بن حماد بن ناشر بن الليث، الأسدي، كوفي. أمره مختلط. يعرف حديثه تارة وينكر أخرى، ويجوز أن يخرج شاهدا. 
2 – Khalaf b. Ḥammād b. Nāshir b. al-Layth, al-Asadī.  Kufan.  His affair is confused.  Sometimes his ḥadīth are recognized, othertimes they are denied.  It is permissible to bring him forth as a witness.