Discussion of the narration of "Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam," and mention of some of his narrations.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : ... This is one of the hadiths narrated by a man named Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam al-Madani. Although his father, Zayd ibn Aslam, was one of the major trustworthy Tabi'un, the son, Abd al-Rahman, was not like his father in reliability; rather, he was accused of lying. Imam Malik was asked about a hadith from the rare narrations, and he said to the questioner: "Go to Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, and he will narrate to you about Noah's Ark."
This is, of course, a soft and subtle allusion by Imam Malik that the hadith you are asking about is one of the hadiths narrated by this man who tells you about Noah's Ark, between whom and Noah's Ark are long generations and generations.
So this Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, whom Malik ibn Anas hinted at in that narration, is the author of the famous hadith whose text is: . This hadith is narrated by Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, who is accused in his narration. Therefore, al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi said about it—meaning about the hadith—in his summary of the book "Al-Mustadrak": "I fear that it is a fabricated hadith."