٢٦ - المعلى بن محمد، البصري، أبو محمد. يعرف حديثه، وينكر. ويروي عن الضعفاء ويجوز أن يخرج شاهدا. 
26 – al-Muʿallā b. Muḥammad, al-Baṣrī, Abū Muḥammad.  His ḥadīth are recognized and denied.  He narrates from the weak narrators. It is permissible for him to be brought out as a witness.