Abu al-Arab al-Qayrawani: Accepted
Abu al-Fath al-Azdi: Abandoned
Abu Bishr al-Dawlabi: Trustworthy, and once: Abandoned hadith
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Unknown, and once: Sheikh
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Basti: Mentioned him among the trustworthy
Abu Zur'ah al-Razi: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: From the Persians, and from the great Qadariyya
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Not trustworthy, and once: Abandoned hadith
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Masri: Trustworthy
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Truthful, there is leniency in him, accused of Qadari
al-Daraqutni: Not strong
Authors of Tahrir Taqrib al-Tahdhib: Weak, considered by some