Abu Bakr al-Isma'ili: The حافظ (Hafez)
Abu Bakr ibn Abdan al-Shirazi: He was asked about Ibn Sa'id, 'Is he the one with more Hadiths or the Baghdadi?' He said, 'Ibn Sa'id has more Hadiths and no one surpasses him in knowledge, and the Baghdadi has a higher Isnad than him.'
Abu Hafs Umar ibn Shahin: The حافظ (Hafez), the Imam, the Trustworthy
Abu Ali al-Hafez al-Naysaburi: He used to prefer Abu Muhammad ibn Sa'id over Abu al-Qasim ibn Maniya and Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud in understanding and memorization
Abu Ya'la al-Khalili: Trustworthy Imam, surpassing the people of his time in memorization
Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Harbi: The sons of Sa'id are three, the most trustworthy of them is Yahya
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: Trustworthy, حافظ (Hafez), one of the Hadith scholars and those who cared for it and traveled in pursuit of it
Al-Daraqutni: Trustworthy, Sound, حافظ (Hafez), and Yahya is the youngest of his brothers, the most knowledgeable, the most sound, the most abundant in Hadith, and the most knowledgeable of it
Al-Dhahabi: The Imam, the حافظ (Hafez), and once: The حافظ (Hafez), the Proof of the Athar (narrations), who compiled and authored
Al-Mubarak ibn al-Athir al-Jazari: One of the distinguished Hadith scholars
Taqi al-Din al-Ghazi: The Imam, the Trustworthy, the حافظ (Hafez)
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti: The Imam, the حافظ (Hafez), the Trustworthy
Imad al-Din ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi: He was one of the great Hafez, Sheikhs of narration, and he has writings that indicate his memorization, Fiqh and understanding
Yusuf ibn Taghri Bardi: A distinguished Hadith scholar