https://abukhadeejah.com/ibn-mubarak-said-leave-off-the-naming-of-men-as-evidence/
Ibn Al-Mubārak (d. 181H) debated a group of people in a Fiqh issue and said: "Leave off the naming of men as evidence. A man may have a noble station in Islam, and perhaps he makes a mistake, so is it allowed for anyone to use that as proof?"