Abu Bakr al-Barqani: Truthful
Ahmad ibn Ali al-Qattan: I have not seen a man who is better at extracting what he wants from the verses of the Quran than him
al-Khatib al-Baghdadi: Truthful
al-Darqutni: Trustworthy
al-Dhahabi: The Imam, the trustworthy hadith scholar
Abd al-Hayy ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali: The hadith scholar, news reporter, and writer, the narrator of his time. He had a slight Shia tendency and used to persevere in night prayers, recitation, and worship. He was also very humorous