Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: Mustaqim al-Hadith (Upright in Hadith)
Abu Zar'ah al-Razi: Saduq (Truthful)
Abu Abdullah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: Muhaddith Kabir (Great Hadith Scholar)
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasai: Thiqah (Reliable)
Ibn Abi Hatim al-Razi: Kathir al-Khata', wa mahallu al-sidq (Makes many mistakes, but his place is among the truthful)
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Saduq Yukhti' (Truthful, makes mistakes)
Al-Dhahabi: Al-Hafiz al-Thiqah (The trustworthy حافظ)
Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Saduq Hasan al-Hadith (Truthful, Good in Hadith)