Abu al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi: Unique of his era, and Imam of his time, the knowledge of Hadith and the knowledge of the names of men ended with him, and the reasons for Hadith
Abu Bakr al-Barqani: He used to dictate from his memory on the reasons for Hadith
Abu Sa'd al-Sam'ani: One of the most knowledgeable and prolific hafiz, he was proverbial for his memorization
Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: He became the most knowledgeable of his time in memorization, understanding and piety, an imam in Quranic readings and grammar, I found him exceeding what was described to me, and he has books too many to mention. He was asked: Have you seen anyone like al-Daraqutni? He said: He has not seen anyone like himself, so how can I? And once: He entered Damascus and Egypt in his old age, and performed Hajj and benefited and gave benefit, and his books are too many to mention
Ibn Khallikan: The famous hafiz, he was a knowledgeable, memorizing, jurist scholar, he was unique in the imamate in the science of Hadith
Ibn Asakir al-Dimashqi: Unique of his time in memorization. And once: The knowledge of Hadith and the knowledge of the reasons for Hadith, the names of men and the conditions of narrators, along with truthfulness, trustworthiness, reliability, justice, acceptance of testimony, soundness of belief and soundness of doctrine ended with him
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: He was unique of his era, and the wonder of his time, and a unique fabric, and Imam of his time, the knowledge of Hadith and the knowledge of the reasons and the names of men ended with him, along with truthfulness, trustworthiness, jurisprudence, justice, soundness of belief, soundness of doctrine, and knowledge of sciences other than Hadith, including Quranic readings and knowledge of the doctrines of jurists
Al-Dhahabi: If the book of 'Ilal that exists was dictated by al-Daraqutni from his memory, then this is a great matter, by which it is judged that he is the most memorizing of the people of the world, and here one submits to al-Daraqutni and the strength of his comprehensive memorization, the strength of memorization, and the strength of understanding and knowledge. And if you want to show the brilliance of this unique Imam, then read 'Ilal by him, for you will be amazed and your wonder will be prolonged. And once
Shams al-Din al-Sakhawi: With him ended the knowledge of the reasons for Hadith
Tahir ibn Abdullah al-Tabari: He was the Commander of the Faithful in Hadith, I have not seen a hafiz who came to Baghdad except that he went to him and greeted him, meaning he acknowledged his precedence and high status in knowledge
Abd al-Hayy ibn al-'Imad al-Hanbali: The great Imam and hafiz, Shaykh al-Islam, the end point in the knowledge of Hadith and its sciences, he was called the Commander of the Faithful in Hadith
Abd al-Ghani ibn Sa'id al-Azdi: The best of people in speaking about the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah are three, among them is Ali ibn Umar al-Daraqutni in his time
Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ali al-Subki: The owner of the compilations, and the master of the people of his time
Abid Allah ibn Ahmad al-Azhari: Whenever he was reminded of something from knowledge, whatever type it was, he was found to have an abundant share of it
Imad al-Din ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi: From his childhood, he was characterized by brilliant memorization, sound understanding, and abundant knowledge. He compiled, excelled, and gave benefit, and had excellent insight and reasoning