Does the hadith scholar's statement, "Its narrators are trustworthy," mean that the hadith is authentic?

The questioner : The hadith...

The Shaykh : We have mentioned in many of our books that when a hadith scholar says of a hadith, "Its narrators are trustworthy," or says, "Its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections," this does not mean that its chain of narration is authentic. Rather, we understand from their use of this phrasing that it means the chain of narration is not authentic. This is a very strange matter, because we know from our own experience that if we know the chain of a hadith to be authentic, and I say, "Its narrators are trustworthy," I have not expressed what is in my heart by saying "its narrators are trustworthy." I may sometimes say "its narrators are trustworthy," but I mean what I say: its narrators are trustworthy, and its authenticity is not established in my view. Otherwise, it would not be permissible for me to obscure the matter for people and say "its narrators are trustworthy" when the reality is that its chain is authentic. So, when a hadith scholar says "its narrators are trustworthy" or "its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections," it means only that one of the conditions of authenticity is present in this chain, which is the justice of the narrators. As for the remaining conditions, namely freedom from defect or anomaly, that is something this hadith scholar who said "its narrators are trustworthy" or "its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections" was unable to verify. For that reason, we find that al-Hafiz Nur al-Din al-Haythami rarely applies the terms "good" or "authentic" to a chain; instead, he says "its narrators are trustworthy" or "its chain contains the narrators of the authentic collections." Why? Because the thousands of hadiths in this book, which is considered a comprehensive encyclopedia of hadith science, if he had intended to trace every hadith with precise detail until he could conclude "its chain is authentic" or "its chain is good," his entire lifespan, no matter how long, might not have been sufficient to complete such a book. Therefore, he approached the matter from the nearest door, saying "its narrators are trustworthy" or "its narrators are the narrators of the authentic collections." Please.