Abu Bakr al-Bazzar: Famous among the Shaykhs of Basra
Abu Hatim al-Razi: No problem with him, and once: Salih (Good)
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: Thiqah (Reliable)
Abu Zur'ah al-Razi: Thiqah (Reliable)
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Salih al-Hadith (Good in Hadith), there is no problem with him
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: There is no problem with him
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Thiqah (Reliable)
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Thiqah (Reliable)
Al-Dhahabi: Thiqah (Reliable)
Ali ibn al-Madini: He was considered Thiqah (Reliable) by us
Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Numayr: Very high (in rank) and he is an old Shaykh
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Thiqah (Reliable)