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EasyAndy
I can’t see why it would be a particularly bad idea. One of the benefits of friction shifting is that you are free to mix brands and speeds etc.
There is an argument that for friction shifting, fewer, more spaced out cogs in the cassette gives better results but I’m sure there are plenty people friction shifting 11 and 12 speed set ups. I have an Ene thumby that I’m using with a 10speed mech/cassette and I have been thinking I’d like to try an 8 speed cassette to see if the shifts would feel more ‘positive’ but it does work fine as it sits.