Abu Asim al-Abadi: Jurisprudence is his mount, he leads by its reins, its path is paved for him, its hidden is apparent, its obscure is easy, its difficult is simple, and I saw him debate and place ease in the places of difficulty
Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: He praised him
al-Dhahabi: The knowledgeable jurist, he was an Imam in the school of thought, knowledgeable in the science of legal theory, proficient in Arabic, of great importance, an Imam of the hadith scholars and their narrator, and their jurist
Abd al-Hayy ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali: He dictated and taught, and he was content and ascetic, he has a book on the science of legal theory
Abd al-Ghafir al-Farisi: The Imam of the hadith scholars in Khurasan, their jurist and their mufti by consensus without dispute, and were it not for his dedication and the profession of the people of knowledge, no one would have surpassed him
Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ali al-Subki: The Imam of the hadith scholars and jurists in Nishapur in his time, and he was an elderly writer, knowledgeable in Arabic