Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.