Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He mentioned him in al-Thiqat and said: He narrates from al-Awza'i. Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim al-Dimashqi and the people of al-Sham narrated from him.
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Maqbul (acceptable), 'Abid (worshipper)
Authors of Tahdhib al-Tahdhib: Saduq (truthful), Hasan al-Hadith (good in Hadith), Faqid (he lost his sight). A large group of trustworthy narrators narrated from him, including al-Bukhari in al-Sahih. We do not know of any criticism against him.