Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: From the Arabs, he was among the worshippers. He used to say about himself: 'I treated my tongue for twenty years until it became straight.' He was among the reciters of the people of al-Sham, their worshippers, their eloquent, and their ascetics.
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy jurist, worshipper
al-Awza'i: There was no man in al-Sham better than him
al-Dhahabi: Jurist of al-Sham
Sa'id ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Tanukhi: Master of the people of the mosque
Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari: He is counted among the people of al-Sham
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, narrated few hadiths
Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi: He was considered equal to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz