“His name is Yahya; he was truthful, but he narrated objectionable reports.”

I say: Yet this hadith has corroborating reports indicating that it is authentic and that he preserved it correctly.

As for its second part, it has many corroborating reports; one of them has already been mentioned in the preceding hadith.

As for its first part, it is supported by the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, who said:

“He prohibited drinking from the chipped edge of a cup.”

Al-Haythami said in al-Majma‘ (5/78):

“Al-Tabarani narrated it in al-Awsat, and its narrators are trustworthy narrators of the Sahih.”

And the hadith of Sahl ibn Sa‘d:

“The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited blowing into a drink and drinking from the chipped edge of a cup.”

“Al-Tabarani narrated it, but it includes Abd al-Muhaymin ibn al-Abbas ibn Sahl, who is weak.”

Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar reported:

“It is disliked to drink from the chipped edge of a cup or from its handle.”

“Al-Tabarani narrated it, and its narrators are narrators of the Sahih.”

389 — “Beware of minor sins. They are like people who encamped in the bottom of a valley: one came with a stick, and another came with a stick, until they cooked their bread. Whenever their perpetrator is held to account for them, they destroy him.”

Ahmad narrated it (5/331): Anas ibn Iyad narrated to us; Abu Hazim narrated to me—I know it only from Sahl ibn Sa‘d—who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: