وقطن بن خليفة وإن وثقه أحمد ويحيى بن القطّان وابن معين والنّسائيّ وغيرهم إلّا أنّ العجليّ قال حسن الحديث وفيه تشيّع قليل وقال ابن معين مرّة ثقة شيعيّ
Fitr b. Khalifah was considered reliable by Ahmad (b. Hanbal), Yahya b. alQattan, Ibn Ma'in, an-Nasa'i, and others, but al 'Ijli said He is 'good' in his traditions, (but) he has some pro-Shi'ah bias. Ibn Ma'in once said He is a reliable person and a Shi'ah