Abu Hatim al-Razi: Upright in Hadith, Truthful, Trustworthy
Abu Hatim ibn Habban al-Busti: Mentioned him among the trustworthy
Abu Zur'a al-Razi: He rarely errs, and if he errs, he brings about great things
Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani: He was not worthy of narrating from
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Trustworthy, Firm
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy, considered one of the Hadith preservers of Kufa, Firm
Isma'il ibn Hammad ibn Abi Hanifa: In Hadith, he is like a fragrant bride
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy and Precise, and he once said: The criticism of Abu Nu'aym is rejected, for it is not an apparent criticism
Al-Dhahabi: The Haafiz (Preserver)
Sulaiman ibn Hayyan al-Ahmar: He was good at memorizing Hadith
Ali ibn al-Madini: Among the trustworthy, and once: There was no one in Kufa after Thawri more knowledgeable in Hadith than him
Umar ibn Shabbah al-Numayri: He is not worthy of narrating from
Isa ibn Yunus al-Sabi'i: Trustworthy
Muhammad ibn Sa'd, the scribe of al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, God willing
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr: More precise than Ibn Idris
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan: No one in Kufa disagreed with me more severely than Ibn Abi Zayd
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy, and once: I do not know of him erring except in one Hadith
Ya'qub ibn Shaybah al-Sudosi: Trustworthy, Good Hadith