Abu Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi: Shaykh Fadil Thiqah (Excellent Scholar, Trustworthy)
Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ali al-Marwazi: Fadhil Hafiz (Excellent, Preserver of Hadith)
Ahmad ibn Shuayb al-Nasa'i: Thiqah Ma'mun Hafiz (Trustworthy, Reliable, Preserver of Hadith)
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Thiqah Hafiz (Trustworthy, Preserver of Hadith)
al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: Sadiq Muttaqin Hafiz (Truthful, Pious, Preserver of Hadith)
al-Dhahabi: Hafiz Marw (Preserver of Hadith from Marw)
al-Mizzi: Mutayaqiz Hafiz Thiqah Ma'mun (Vigilant, Preserver of Hadith, Trustworthy, Reliable)