Abu Bakr ibn al-Muqri al-Asbahani: The Crown of Hadith Scholars
Ibrahim ibn Hamzah ibn Sulayman: I have not seen anyone in the world who has memorized more than Abu Ja'far al-Tustari
Al-Dhahabi: The Imam, the Hadith Scholar, the Eminent, the Master of Hadith Preservation, the Sheikh of Islam
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti: The Hadith Scholar, the Proof, the Eminent, the Ascetic, one of the flags, abundant in giving, generosity, strength, weakness, and excelled in this matter