Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: And he called him al-Walid ibn Aqabah
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy
Dahim al-Dimashqi: Early student
Muhammad ibn Ubayd al-Hims: More trustworthy than Safwan ibn Salih
Yaqub ibn Sifyan al-Faswi: He narrated to me and he was one of those who cared about himself