ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd reports on the authority of Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn: “He is weak—hardly any better than Abū Uways.”

ʿAbbās likewise transmits from Yaḥyā: “He is not strong, nor may his narrations be adduced as proof. He is inferior to al-Darāwardī, and al-Darāwardī is more firmly reliable than he is.”

Abū Ḥātim said, “He is not strong.”

Abū Dāwūd remarked, “News reached me from Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn that he would shudder at the ḥadiths of Fulayḥ ibn Sulaymān.”

Abū Ḥātim also said, “I heard Muʿāwiyah ibn Ṣāliḥ relate—having heard it from Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn—that Fulayḥ ibn Sulaymān is not trustworthy, nor is his son.” He then added, “Ibn Maʿīn was especially severe toward Muḥammad ibn Fulayḥ.”

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal narrated from Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn that he said: “Three people whose ḥadith must be avoided are Muḥammad ibn Ṭalḥah ibn Muṣarrif, Ayyūb ibn ʿUtbah, and Fulayḥ ibn Sulaymān.” (1)

I asked Yaḥyā, “From whom did you hear this?” He replied, “From Muẓaffar ibn Mudrik; I used to take matters of this sort from him.”

Abū Dāwūd said, “Fulayḥ is not a valid authority.”

Zakariyyā al-Sājī observed, “He is prone to error, although he is otherwise truthful.”

Abū ʿUbayd al-Ājurrī relates: “I said to Abū Dāwūd, ‘Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn holds that ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, Ibn ʿAqīl, and Fulayḥ are not admissible as evidence.’ He answered, ‘That is correct.’”

Al-Nasāʾī said, “Fulayḥ is weak,” and on another occasion, “He is not strong.”