Abu Bakr al-Bazzar: Lenient in Hadith
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Trustworthy, Trustworthy
Abu Zar'ah al-Razi: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasai: Trustworthy, Firm
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jilli: Trustworthy
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Trustworthy, Firm
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri: I have not seen a Sheikh more supportive of good Hadith than him
al-Daraqutni: One of the Hadith memorizers, and his additions are accepted
al-Dhahabi: An Imam, and what was said about him regarding Shiism is false
Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah: Trustworthy, Trustworthy, Trustworthy, and once: The most knowledgeable of the people of Makkah
Shubah ibn al-Hajjaj: No one is preferred over him, meaning in firmness, and once: I have not seen anyone like him
Abdullah ibn Abi Najiyyah al-Makki: There was no one more knowledgeable in jurisprudence nor more knowledgeable than him among us
Ataa ibn Abi Rabah: It was said to him, 'Whom do you command us to follow?' He said, 'Amr ibn Dinar'
Ali ibn al-Madini: One of those whom people relied upon in Hadith
Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari: He is not known to have heard from Sami'
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, Firm, Narrated many Hadiths
Mis'ar ibn Kidam al-Kufi: One of the most meticulous people in Hadith, and once: I have not seen anyone more firm than him
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan: More firm to me than Qatadah