Abu Ahmed Al-Hakim: More knowledgeable than our Sheikhs whom we met, and the most knowledgeable of them
Abu Ahmed bin Adi Al-Jarjani: Knowledgeable in Hadith and people
Ibn Asakir Al-Dimashqi: Exaggerated in Shiism
Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy, noble
Jalaluddin Al-Suyuti: Hafiz Imam
Abd Al-Hayy bin Al-Imad Al-Hanbali: The Hafiz