Tehzibu'l-tehzib, one of the most well known books on the life and reliability of the narrators of the traditions of the Prophet (pbuh) reports that according to Yaqub ibn Shaibah: "narratives reported by Hisham are reliable except those that are reported through the people of Iraq". It further states that Malik ibn Anas objected on those narratives of Hisham which were reported through people of Iraq. (vol.11, p. 48 - 51)
Tehzibu’l-tehzib, moja ya vitabu vinavyofahamika sana kuhusu maisha na kuaminika kwa wenye kusimulia simulizi za Nabii (amani na iwe juu yake) kinaripoti kuwa kwa mujibu wa Yaqub ibn Shaibah: "masimulizi ya Hisham yanaaminika isipokuwa yale yaliyoripotiwa kupitia watu wa Iraq." Kinaendelea kusema kuwa Malik ibn Anas alizipinga simulizi za Hisham ambazo ziliripotiwa kupitia watu wa (juzuu ya 11, uk. 48 - 51).