Sulayman bin Musa reported,

I said to Latawus, "So-and-so narrated such-and-such to me."He replied, "If your source is trustworthy, then take it from him."

Muslim 29

Sahih

وحدثنا عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي، أخبرنا مروان، - يعني ابن محمد الدمشقي - حدثنا سعيد بن عبد العزيز،

عن سليمان بن موسى، قال

قلت لطاوس إن فلانا حدثني بكذا، وكذا، قال إن كان صاحبك مليا فخذ عنه.

مسلم 29صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Sahih Muslim
Book
Introduction
Chapter
Isnad is part of the religion, narration is only to be taken from trustworthy narrators, criticizing narrators for what is actually in them is permissible and even obligatory, and this is not from prohibited backbiting but rather from defending the noble Shariah
Numbering
Darussalam 29
Muslim 29