Abu Hatim al-Razi: Saduq
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: Thiqah, and once: Da'if, his weakening is not Sahih
Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: He was not accused in the narration from Malik
Abu Ya'la al-Khalili: Thiqah, Muttafaqun Alayhi
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Thiqah, and once: One of the major Shaykhs of al-Bukhari, it is not Sahih that Abu Dawud weakened him, and the criticism of Abd al-Aziz al-Awaisi is rejected
al-Daraqutni: Hujjah
al-Dhahabi: Thiqah
Ya'qub ibn Shaybah al-Suddusi: Thiqah