His kunyah is Abū ʿAlī. He served as a scribe. He is Egyptian. He was friends with Abū ʿAlī al-Ruzbarī and others. ʿUthmān al-Maghribī expressed that he was a great man and used to say: "The scribe Abū ʿAlī is among the travelers on the path of Allah."
One of the beautiful sayings of Ḥasan b. Aḥmad transmitted by Abū ʿAbdirraḥmān al-Sulamī is as follows: "The scent of the winds of love, even if the lovers conceal it, spreads around from them; although they hide it, its evidences appear. Even if they veil it, it becomes manifest."
After saying this, he recited the following poem:
"Although the nafs (the lower self) of people conceals its dhikr (remembrance) as a secret,
Its scent appears when they speak.
Their breaths bring forth and reveal that beautiful scent.
Is the secret of the musk scent ever concealed when left to the wind?"