Abu Ahmad al-Hakim: Not considered reliable by them
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Saduq (truthful)
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: The limit of those who are dictated to is permissible in drinking
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Saduq (truthful) but criticized for his opinions, and once: Al-Bukhari narrated from him a single hadith as a corroborating narration
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: He worked as a dictation writer for Ibn 'Uyaynah and Yazid ibn Harun, and he traveled in pursuit of hadith and narrated extensively
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahim Sa'iqah: His state of affairs is not praised, and he did not approve of him