Abu Sa'd al-Sam'ani: He was a Sheikh, a learned scholar, virtuous, pious, and God-fearing
Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: Trustworthy, and al-Dhahabi quoted him in Tadhkirat al-Huffaz: The Sheikh of Justice in his town and the standard of piety, known for his knowledge of Hadith, travels, and piety
Ibn Asakir al-Dimashqi: The Hadith scholar, and once: the ascetic
al-Dhahabi: The exemplary Hadith scholar: And he said in al-'Ibar in the deaths of 360 AH: The ascetic Hadith scholar, Sheikh of the Sunnah, and once: The evaluator, the ascetic, traveled and heard from Muhammad ibn Ayyub ibn al-Durays and Abu Khalifa, and al-Hakim and others narrated from him. And he erred and mentioned him again in the deaths of 356 AH