[4] He lived in the Bab al-Maratib quarter on the east side of Baghdad, in a massive residence consisting of 30 buildings and including a garden, a hammam, and two private mosques.
[4] His residence hosted various social functions, such as weddings, for members of the Hanbali community.
[2][5] After Abu Mansur's death in 1067, Ibn Jarada inherited his position as family patriarch (together with Abu'l-Qasim ibn Ridwan) and adopted his title of "Shaykh al-Ajall", or "the most eminent shaykh".
[1] He also built a school for girls and hired Abu Talib al-Ukbari to teach there.
[1] He also hired Abu Ali ibn al-Banna as a private tutor for his family.