Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Declared him Thiqah
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Follower, Thiqah
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Thiqah, accused of Shi'ism
al-Dhahabi: Thiqah
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathib al-Waqidi: He is considered weak in his hadith, and he was a strong Shi'ite
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Thiqah