Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Acceptable, those who said he was a companion were mistaken
Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Mandah al-Asbahani: It was said that he was a companion, but the correct view is that he was a follower
Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Unknown, Ja'far ibn Abi Wahshiyya narrated independently from him, and only Ibn Hibban authenticated him