Abu Hatim al-Razi: Truthful, trustworthy, he was firmer on [matters relating to] the Children of Israel than Abu Nu'aym and considered Sufyan al-Thawri to be of lesser standing, and once Abu Nu'aym was more God-fearing than him
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Basti: He said: He was a Shi'ite
Abu Hafs Umar ibn Shahin: Trustworthy
Abu Dawud al-Sijistani: His hadith is acceptable, and once: He was an ardent Shi'ite
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: He had some mistakes, and he criticized him for his extremism in Shi'ism despite his asceticism and worship
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, truthful
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy, he was a Shi'ite, and once: One of the major Shaykhs of al-Bukhari, he heard from a group of people from whom al-Bukhari did not narrate anything in his narration from al-Thawri, and he and the others considered him to be reliable
Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy, one of the flags, despite his Shi'ism and innovation
Abd al-Baqi ibn Qani' al-Baghdadi: He was a Shi'ite
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathib al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, truthful, Shi'ite
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy
Ya'qub ibn Sufyan al-Faswi: Rejector of hadith