His sons, Abdallah, Ibrahim, Shu'ayb and especially Khuzayma, remained prominent in the Abbasid court after his death, and played a major role in the reign of Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809). Like most of the original "Khurasaniyya" families, however, his descendants lost their privileged position during the civil war that followed Harun's death.