ما وجدت أحدا روى عنه سوى مالك Zayd b.

ما وجدت أحدا روى عنه سوى مالك Zayd b. Rabah, a resident of Madinah: He heard from Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Aghrah. I could not find anyone who has transmitted from him except Malik .[^10] Nonetheless, he is graded thiqah (trustworthy) by al-Hafiz: زيد بن رباح المدني ثقة Zayd b.

Rabah al-Madani: Thiqah (trustworthy).[^11] In very simple words, whether or not only a single individual has transmitted from a narrator does not affect his standing as long as there is proof that he is trustworthy or very truthful. If there is no evidence for or against his reliability, then such a fact becomes…