Biography of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan
B S: Al-Aswad ibn Sufyan ibn 'Abd al-Asad ibn Hilal ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar ibn Mukhzum al-Qurashi al-Makhzumi, brother of Hibar ibn Sufyan ibn 'Abd al-Asad and paternal nephew of Abu Salamah.
There is debate regarding his companionship. Abu 'Umar and Abu Musa mentioned him, except that Musa, said: Aswad ibn 'Abd al-Asad and did not mention Sufyan, and said: 'Abd an said: No narration of his is known except that Ibn 'Abbas mentioned his name, and this is not considered anything because Ibn al-Kalbi and al-Zubayr ibn al-Bakkar, said: Al-Aswad ibn 'Abd al-Asad was killed at the Battle of Badr as a disbeliever, and al-Zubayr mentioned: Sufyan ibn 'Abd al-Asad and his son al-Aswad.