Abu al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi: Trustworthy, precise
Ismail ibn Ya'qub ibn al-Jaraab: He was eloquent, eloquent in his sermons, much speaking, trustworthy in what he narrated
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: He assumed the judiciary, and the sermon on the pulpits, eloquent, eloquent in his sermon, much speaking, trustworthy, precise
Al-Daraqutni: Trustworthy
Al-Dhahabi: The Sheikh, the narrator, the truthful