Abu Ahmad bin Adi al-Jurjani: He became confused in his later years. Those who heard from him earlier, such as Thawri and Shu'bah, found his narrations to be sound. However, those who heard from him after his confusion found some of his narrations problematic.
Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi: He changed in his later years. Once said: The hadith of 'Ata that was before his change is taken from four people only: Shu'bah, Sufyan al-Thawri, Hammad ibn Salamah, and Hammad ibn Zayd.
Abu Ja'far al-'Uqayli: It is said that he changed in his later years.
Abu Hatim al-Razi: He is truthful and his narrations were sound before he became confused in his later years. Hammad ibn Zayd heard from him before his change.
Abu Hatim Ibn Hibban al-Busti: He became confused in his later years, but his errors were not severe enough to completely discredit him, given his earlier soundness in narrations.
Abu Abdullah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: He changed in his later years, and was once abandoned.
Abu Awanah al-Isfarayini: I heard from him before and after his change, but he did not differentiate between them.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy and righteous man. Once said: Those who heard from him earlier found his narrations sound, but those who heard from him later found them of little value. Shu'bah and Thawri heard from him earlier, while Jareer, Khalid ibn Abdullah, and Isma'il ibn Ulayyah heard from him later. He did not hear anything from 'Ubaydah.
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: He became confused. The most reliable people regarding him were Sufyan al-Thawri and Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj. Hammad ibn Zayd's narrations from him are good.
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, but sometimes he was taught in his later years. 'Ata became confused in his later years; those who heard from him during his confusion found his narrations unreliable.
Ayyub ibn Abi Tamimah al-Sakhtiyani: Trustworthy.
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Truthful but became confused in his later years. Once said: He was a famous trustworthy narrator, but he became confused, which weakened his narrations. From the words of the Imams, it is understood that Shu'bah, Sufyan al-Thawri, Zuhayr ibn Mu'awiyah, Zaidah, Ayyub, and Hammad ibn Zayd narrated from him before his confusion, and all others narrated from him after his confusion.
Hasan ibn Sabah al-Bazzar: Trustworthy and famous, but he changed and his narrations became unreliable.
Al-Daraqutni: He became confused, and once said: He changed and only his earlier narrations are reliable.
Al-Dhahabi: One of the eminent scholars, but his memory worsened in his later years.
Al-Waddah ibn Abdullah al-Yashkari: I wrote from him before and after, but he became confused to me.
Zakariya ibn Yahya al-Saji: Truthful and trustworthy. People did not criticize his earlier narrations.
Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj: He was forgetful. Once said: If he narrates from one person, he is trustworthy, but if he combines two narrations, be cautious. From his narrators: do not write down what he narrated from Zadhan, Maisarah, and Abu al-Bakhtari, but write down what he narrated from a single person.
Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut: Jarir ibn Abdul Hamid narrated from him after his confusion.
Abd al-Latif ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Kayyal al-Shafi'i: One of the eminent scholars, but had some leniency.
Ali ibn al-Madini: He used to have delusions. Once said: His matter declined, meaning he became confused.
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari: His earlier narrations are sound.
Muhammad ibn Sa'd the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy but his memory worsened in his later years and he became confused.
Nur al-Din al-Haythami: Trustworthy, but he became confused.
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan: His memory worsened. Once said: I did not hear anyone criticize 'Ata ibn al-Sa'ib's earlier narrations. Asked if Sufyan and Shu'bah's narrations from him were sound, he said yes except for two narrations Shu'bah heard from him later. Hammad ibn Zayd heard from him before his confusion.
Yahya ibn Ma'in: He became confused and his narrations are not used as evidence. Once said: Those who heard from him earlier found his narrations sound. I did not hear anyone criticize his earlier narrations. Asked who he preferred between Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad and 'Ata ibn al-Sa'ib, he said they were close. Trustworthy. What Jarir heard from him is not sound. Abu Awanah heard from him.
Ya'qub ibn Sufyan al-Fasawi: Trustworthy and authoritative, but he changed in his later years.