 however he used to narrate things that he did not hear directly from their owners. ibn alfaradhi said ibn habib did not have knowledge of hadith. albaji and ibn hazm narrated that abu omar ibn abd albarr used to accuse him of lying. however some andalusians defended him strongly due to his abundant knowledge his merit and the number of his writings.
على أنه كان يحدث بأشياء لم يسمعها مباشرة من أصحابها، وقال ابن الفرضي لم يكن لابن حبيب علم الحديث، وحكى الباجي وابن حزم ان أبا عمر ابن عبد البر كان يكذبه. ولكن بعض الأندلسيين دافعوا عنه بقوة لغزارة علمه وفضله وكثرة مؤلفاته.