Abu Hatim ibn Habban al-Basti: His outward appearance indicates disobedience, and the scholars have agreed to disregard the arguments of those who were like that
Ibn Asakir al-Dimashqi: He did not see the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, during the time of Abu Bakr
Al-Dhahabi: He is not known to have kept company with the Prophet, although he was born in the year of the Hijra