Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi: One of the trustworthy narrators
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy, and Sa'd did not mind if Malik did not narrate from him
Ahmad ibn Shuayb al-Nasa'i: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jalil: Trustworthy
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy, virtuous, and devout
Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy Imam, and he said in Tadhhib al-Tahdhib: He was a narrator of many hadiths, trustworthy and virtuous
Zakaria ibn Yahya al-Saji: Trustworthy, narrated from him the trustworthy, and he was religious and insightful
Ali ibn al-Madini: His companions accused him of believing in Qadr (predestination), and he was considered trustworthy and reliable, and Malik ibn Anas used to criticize him and did not narrate from him, and Sa'd had criticized Malik's lineage, and once: He did not meet any of the Companions
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathir al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, narrator of many hadiths
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy, there is no doubt about him, and he was not seen to believe in Qadr, and Malik only abandoned narrating from him because he spoke about Malik's lineage, and he is trustworthy without a doubt