Imam Ali bin al-Madini (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id al-Qattan (may Allah have mercy on him) about Abd al-A'la al-Tha'labi. He said: Some of his reports you will recognize and some you will reject. Yahya bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sufyan al-Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him) about Abd al-A'la's narrations from Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), and he declared them weak.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الرهن / 11235