What is the validity of the statement by some that the *'an'anah* of Habib ibn Abi Thabit is accepted when he narrates through an intermediary from those he met, and is this applied by analogy to every *mudallis* who narrates through an intermediary from those he met?

The questioner : All right, our Shaykh, some people said regarding Habib ibn Abi Thabit that Habib ibn Abi Thabit is a *mudallis* from the third generation, but his *'an'anah* is accepted when he narrates through an intermediary from those he met, such as Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar, like Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar. So the question is: what is the validity of this regarding Habib ibn Abi Thabit, and is this applied by analogy to every *mudallis* who narrates through an intermediary from those he met?

The Shaykh : What is in my mind regarding a question like this is that if a *mudallis* is accused of *tadlis* regarding a specific generation, a specific generation, and then he also narrates with *tadlis*, meaning with *'an'anah*, from a generation below that, then we reject his *'an'anah* in that case.

The questioner : As you mentioned regarding al-Hasan al-Basri and the Companions and the Successors.

The Shaykh : That is correct.

The questioner : Yes, this exists.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.

The questioner : And may Allah protect you.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : What Allah willed.