If a Successor is one of those who transmits reports without a complete chain from some of the Companions, and he is not one who conceals defects in the chain, and nothing has been mentioned regarding his hearing from the Companions, neither a denial nor an affirmation, and his narration is from him

The questioner : If the Successor is one of those who transmits reports without a complete chain, and it is mentioned that he transmitted without a complete chain from some of the Companions without specifying a limit, for example, and it is not mentioned that he heard from a specific Companion or that he did not hear from him—neither did they say he heard nor that he did not hear—and his narration from him is using the "from" (an) formula, and the Successor is not one who conceals defects in the chain, what is the ruling?

The Shaykh : It is to be considered as a connected chain.

The questioner : It is to be considered as a connected chain.

The Shaykh : What is the opinion of the majority?

The questioner : Considering that he is not one who conceals defects in the chain?

The Shaykh : Considering that he is not one who conceals defects in the chain and was a contemporary.

The questioner : And meeting was possible.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : What Allah willed.