ɪn ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə dʒˈɜːnəl ʌv nˌɪɹ ˈiːstɚn stˈʌdiz, mˈɑːtski ˈɑːɹɡjuːz ðætðə mjˈuːsɐnˌæf ɪz ɐ sˈoːɹs ʌv ɔːθˈɛntɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃənz fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst hˈɪdʒɹi sˈɛntʃɚɹi, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðætðə hˈoʊlseɪl ɹᵻdʒˈɛkʃən ʌv hˈædɪθ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ "dᵻpɹˈaɪvz ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl stˈʌdi ʌv ˈɜːli ɪslˈɑːm əvən ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ænd jˈuːsfəl tˈaɪp ʌv sˈoːɹs."
In an article published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Motzki argues that the musannaf is a source of authentic traditions from the first Hijri century, stating that the wholesale rejection of hadith literature "deprives the historical study of early Islam of an important and useful type of source."