Abu Ahmad ibn Adi al-Jurjani: Scholar of Hadith from al-Sham, Knowledgeable of both authentic and weak narrations
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Truthful
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: A Hadith scholar who preserved knowledge
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Khalal: A leading Imam and Hadith scholar of his time, known for his advanced knowledge
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy Hadith Scholar
Al-Dhahabi: The Hadith Scholar
Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal: There was no one in al-Sham for forty years like Muhammad ibn Auf
Muslim ibn al-Qasim al-Andalusi: Trustworthy
Yahya ibn Ma'in: He mentioned a Hadith narrated from al-Sham and rejected it, saying: 'It is not like this.' A man said to him: 'O Abu Zakariya: Ibn 'Awf narrated it as we mentioned it.' He said: 'If Ibn 'Awf narrated it, then Ibn 'Awf knows the Hadith of his country better.'