Sahih Muslim — Hadith #7647

Narrated by Abu Ja'far ad-Darimi: Bishr bin Umar reported to me: "I asked Malik bin Anas about Muhammad bin Abd ar-Rahman, who narrates from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib. He replied, 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Salih, the freedman of at-Taw'amah, and he said, 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Abu al-Huwayrith, and he said, 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Shu'bah, from whom Ibn Abi Dhi'b narrates, and he said, 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Haram bin Uthman, and he said, 'He is not trustworthy.'" I asked Malik about these five people, and he said, “They are not trustworthy regarding hadiths.” I asked him about another man whose name I have forgotten, and he said, “Have you seen him in my book?” I replied, “No.” He said, “If he were trustworthy, you would have seen him in my book.”