Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: Mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators
Abu Hafs Umar ibn Shahin: Mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: Trustworthy, except that he was an Ibadi
Ibrahim ibn Sa'd al-Zuhri: He was trustworthy, a follower of the battles, keen on their knowledge
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Truthful, knowledgeable about the battles, accused of holding the Kharijite view, and once: It was said that he was an Ibadi. I say: The Ibadi are a sect of the Kharijites whose doctrine is not extremely severe, and al-Walid was not a propagandist
Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy
Zakaria ibn Yahya al-Saji: Truthful, reliable, arguments can be based on his narrations, and once: He was an Ibadi, but he was truthful
Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah: He was an Ibadi, but he was truthful
Ubayd ibn Maymun al-Tibani: He was a Qadari
Isa ibn Yunus al-Sabi'i: Trustworthy, and once: He was precise in hadith
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Katb al-Waqidi: He had knowledge of the biography and battles of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he had hadiths, and he was not like that, and once: Trustworthy, follower of the battles, keen on their knowledge
Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Trustworthy, weakened by al-'Uqayli because of what was attributed to him of saying with the Ibadi creed, and this is a weakening that is not taken into account
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy, and once: Trustworthy, there is nothing wrong with him, and in a narration of Ibn Mahriz from him he said: There is nothing wrong with him