Scholarly praise for him:

The hadith master al-ʿIrāqī said, “An erudite shaykh, a consummate scholar, an authoritative muhaddith, eminent and beneficial, a meticulous hadith master—precise, reliable, and trustworthy.” (1)

Abū al-Ṭayyib al-Fāsī said, “He is the foremost memorizer of our age in hadiths, reports, and the names of narrators, both early and late, whether the chains are lofty or commonplace. Alongside this, he possesses a powerful grasp of hadith defects and an admirable proficiency in jurisprudence and other disciplines.” (2)

Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn remarked, “A hadith scholar and master memorizer.” (3)

Ibn Fahd wrote, “The eminent imam and erudite hadith master; unrivaled in his time, the pride of the age, the remnant of the great memorizers, the banner of the illustrious imams, the mainstay of critical scholars, and the seal of the foremost memorizers and celebrated judges.” (4)

Yūsuf Ibn Taghrī Birdī described him as, “Shaykh al-Islam, the hadith master of the age, the destination of seekers, the jurist-consult of the various groups, the Commander of the Faithful in hadith.” (5)

Al-Sakhāwī said, “Shaykh al-Islam, the peerless of the illustrious imams, the hadith master of the age, the seal of the mujtahids … the bearer of the banner of the sciences and tradition.” (6)