Another question: If a narrator is unique in narrating from a specific narrator, and that narrator is described as being selective in his teachers, or described as having trustworthy teachers, like the hadith of Ibn Uthman and Abu Zur'ah, what is the ruling?

The questioner : Another question: If a narrator is unique in narrating from a specific narrator, and that narrator is described as being selective in his teachers, or described as having trustworthy teachers, like the hadith of Ibn Uthman and Abu Zur'ah and others, what is the ruling on this?The Shaykh : What is the ruling on a narrator whose only student is one who is described as being selective, in terms of whether the unknown status is regarding his identity, his condition, his authentication, his use as corroboration, or otherwise?

The Shaykh : I mean this narrator from whom someone like Harith narrated.

The questioner : The teachers of Harith, for example, Ibn Uthman?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Or the teachers of Abu Zur'ah or Shu'bah, from among those who are described as being selective in their teachers?

The Shaykh : Yes, the issue of being selective implies authentication in my understanding. But if it is stated explicitly, as was said about this Harith, that his teachers are trustworthy, then if we do not find anything that contradicts this general and non-detailed authentication, then at that point, my opinion is that we should rely on it.

The questioner : We should rely on it as evidence.

The Shaykh : Provided there is no contradiction.

The questioner : A contradiction in the hadith itself.

The Shaykh : Regarding the narrator, regarding the narrator who was authenticated based on the narrator from whom he narrated, who was said to narrate only from a trustworthy person.

The questioner : I mean, if no criticism was found from any of the imams.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.