Abu Hatim al-Razi: Thiqah
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Thiqah
Ahmad ibn Shuayb al-Nasa'i: Thiqah
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jalil: Thiqah Salih
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Thiqah 'Abid
al-Dhahabi: The Imam, one of the flags (of Hadith)
Jalaluddin al-Suyuti: Thiqah, Narrated many Hadiths
Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah: Thiqah, There was no one like him in his time
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: Thiqah, Narrated many Hadiths
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Thiqah