This does not preclude using him as supporting evidence; and Ibn Jud‘an’s corroboration removes the objectionability from it. Through this, the hadith is established in its entirety. And Allah knows best.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stated decisively in al-Radd ‘ala al-Bakri (p. 291) that this hadith is attributed to the Prophet ﷺ.

I had previously indicated its weakness in Tahrim Alat al-Tarab (p. 123), and I stated definitively in Da‘if al-Adab al-Mufrad (55/342) that it is weak in this complete form, referring there to al-Da‘ifah (2922). At that time, however, I had not come across al-Zuhri’s corroboration of Ibn Jud‘an. So glory be to Him whose knowledge encompasses all things; and the infallible one is he whom Allah protects from error.

3180—“There is no orphanhood after puberty, nor does a girl remain an orphan once she menstruates.” Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Kabir (4/16/3502): Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Hadrami narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Muqaddami narrated to us: Salm ibn Qutaybah narrated to us: Dhyal ibn ‘Ubayd narrated to us, saying: I heard my grandfather Hanzalah say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: … and he mentioned it.

I say: This is a good chain of transmission; all its narrators are known and trustworthy. Dhyal ibn ‘Ubayd was declared trustworthy by Ibn Ma‘in and Ibn Hibban (4/222). This is not contradicted by Ibn Abi Hatim’s statement, after he related Ibn Ma‘in’s accreditation:

“I asked my father about him, and he said: ‘A Successor.’ I asked: ‘Is his hadith used as proof?’ He replied: ‘An Arab shaykh.’”

I say: By this, he meant that he was of middling rank and not as probative as the other well-known hadith masters. A number of trustworthy narrators reported from him. For this reason, al-Hafiz said of him in al-Taqrib: “Truthful.” And he said in al-Talkhis al-Habir (3/101):