Abu al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi: The Hafiz
Abu al-Walid al-Baji: A good Hafiz
Abu Ya'la al-Khalili: He was unparalleled in memorization and greatness
Ibn Abi Muslim al-Hafiz: I have not seen anyone like him, so how can anyone be above him in memorization
Ibn Asakir al-Dimashqi: One of the Imams of the Hadith scholars, those who narrated many Hadiths, collected them, travelled for them, and he was a classifying Hafiz, trustworthy with some minor grammatical errors, and also: He was a precise Hafiz, there was no one like him in his time, he had unique knowledge of Hadiths
Ibn Nasir al-Din al-Dimashqi: A great and trustworthy Imam and Hafiz
al-Daraqutni: His book is sufficient and nothing needs to be added to it
al-Dhahabi: He did not know Arabic, he heard it with a non-Arab accent, but in terms of Hadith weaknesses and narrators, he was an unmatched Hafiz
Taqi al-Din al-Ghazi: The great, knowledgeable, and leading Hafiz and Imam
Hamzah ibn Yusuf al-Sahmi: A precise Hafiz, there was no one like him in his time
Khalil ibn Aybak al-Safadi: A classifying Hafiz
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Qadi: He described him as having a strong memory
Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ali al-Subki: The great Hafiz
Imad al-Din ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi: The Hafiz, author of the book 'al-Kamil' in biographical evaluation