حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَيُّوبُ: إِنَّ لِي جَارًا، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ، وَلَوْ شَهِدَ عِنْدِي عَلَى تَمْرَتَيْنِ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَهَادَتَهُ جَائِزَةً.
Translation: Through Ḥajjāj b. al-Shāʿir, Sulaymān b. Ḥarb and Ḥammād b. Zayd, Ayyūb mentioned a neighbor’s good qualities yet said he would not deem that neighbor’s testimony acceptable even concerning two dates.
This is Ayyūb’s own reported assessment. He acknowledges the neighbor’s virtues yet does not consider his testimony reliable. Since the report does not specify the exact defect, the reader must not invent a detailed accusation or legal finding.