Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He was a man of stories, worship, and virtue
Abu Zar'ah al-Razi: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jalil: Trustworthy
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy, excellent, a man of sermons and worship
Al-Dhahabi: One of the senior Tabi'een and their scholars
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, and once: Narrated many hadiths
Hisham ibn 'Urwah al-Qurashi: I have not seen a judge better than Ata' ibn Yasar
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy