Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators
Abu Zur'ah al-Razi: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, and he liked Ali
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy
Ibn 'Abd al-Barr al-Andalusi: He is trustworthy according to all
Al-Dhahabi: Imam, trustworthy, and in al-Mizan: Trustworthy, he narrates on the authority of someone he met
Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf ibn Kharash: Trustworthy
Ali ibn al-Madini: He did not meet Samurah nor Imran ibn Husayn
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathir al-Waqidi: Trustworthy
Yahya ibn Ma'in: He is inconsistent in his narrations and did not hear from Hudhayfah