Abu al-Fath ibn Abi al-Fawaris: He was accused of holding some philosophical views. Al-Dhahabi said: This is not authentically reported from him.
Abu al-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi: He was firm in his transmission, accurate in his writing, and he dictated Hadith.
al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: He was firm in his transmission, accurate in his writing.
al-Dhahabi: The great Shaykh, the scholar, the hadith master, his transmissions are authentic. It is not authentically reported that he adopted philosophical views.
Imad al-Din ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi: He was accurate in his transmission and knowledgeable in many sciences.