“here aren’t enough details for me to assess the likelihood. If his shailah was, “should I grow a beard and peyes,” then, yes, it is very believable. If his shailah was, “XYZ happened do this dish, is it still kosher?” Then it’s a little harder to believe. However, I’m assuming he went to a Chassidishe Rebbe with some kind of generalized, spiritual guidance (non-halachic) question and was taken aback when the rabbi gave an actual halachic shittah; is that what it was?”
You dont need to assess the likelihood…i told you it was true. Isnt that enough? 🙂 Without going into more details than necessary — your assumption is more or less correct.