What is the ruling on a mursal report from a Companion?

The questioner : The Shaykh of the Companion: If the Companion is one of those who narrates from the Children of Israel, like Jabal (with a dammah on the 'ayn), who used to narrate from Ta'ib al-Ahraz, did some of the Companions narrate from the Tabi'un?

The Shaykh : Yes. And if he traces it back to the Messenger, it is connected. The ruling of connectedness applies if he traces it back to the Messenger. However, if he says something in which there is no room for independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) and does not trace it back to the Messenger, it is not ruled to be a report traced to the Prophet (marfu') unless he is not known for taking from the Children of Israel, so that there is no confusion. So, if a Companion says something in which there is no room for opinion, do we say it is a report traced to the Prophet? The condition is that the Companion is not known for taking from the Children of Israel. But if he traces it back to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it is a connected report traced to the Prophet.

The questioner : It is not possible here that Ibn Abbas had a Tabi'i as an intermediary between him and the Companions, because Ibn Abbas was among the younger Companions.

The Shaykh : That is, we say it is connected, and we understand it as connected. It is connected, whether it is from a Tabi'i from a Companion or from a Companion. The important point is that a report missing the Companion link (mursal) from a Companion is understood to be connected.