ibn abi aldunya before him as well as ibn aljawzi and ibn alqaysarani mentioned it and he is from the ranks of ibn hazm so he focused his weakness on the person of faraj ibn fadala and mentioned what came about him from the sayings of the people of justice and criticism including the saying of ibn hibban faraj ibn fadala used to change the chains of transmission and attach weak texts to the authentic chains of transmission it is not permissible to use anything but him as evidence. then ibn hibban mentioned this same hadith and used it as evidence for what he said.
ابن أبي الدنيا قبله وكذلك ابن الجوزي وأورده ابن القيسراني، وهو من صف ابن حزم فركز تضعيفه على شخص فرج ابن فضالة وأورد ما جاء فيه من أقوال أهل العدل والتجريح، ومن ذلك قول ابن حبان فرج بن فضالة كان يقلب الأسانيد ويلزق المتون الواهية بالأسانيد الصحيحة، لا يحل إلا احتجاج به. ثم أورد ابن حبان هذا الحديث نفسه واستدل به على ما قاله .