Ibn Khallikan said: The renowned hadith scholar; he was an imam in hadith, knowledgeable in its sciences and all that pertains to it (1).

Shīrūyah al-Daylamī said in his "History of Hamadhan": Among the distinguished imams from the people of Qazwin was Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Majah, Abu Abd Allah al-Qazwini, the hadith scholar (2).

Al-Mizzī said: Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Rabaʿī, their freed slave, Abu Abd Allah ibn Majah al-Qazwini, the hadith scholar, author of the book "Al-Sunan," possessor of beneficial works and extensive travel (3).

Ibn al-Athīr said: He was judicious, an imam, and learned (4).

Ibn Abd al-Hādī said: The great hadith scholar and exegete, Abu Abd Allah al-Qazwini (5).

Al-Dhahabī said: The great hadith scholar, the authoritative proof, the exegete, the hadith authority of Qazwin in his time. He also said: Ibn Majah was a critical hadith scholar, truthful, and of vast knowledge (6).

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(1) "Wafayat al-Aʿyan" 4/279.
(2) "Muʿjam al-Buldan" by Yaqut al-Hamawi — Qazwin.
(3) "Tahdhib al-Kamal" 27/40.
(4) "Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh" 7/152.
(5) "Tabaqat ʿUlamaʾ al-Hadith" 2/341.
(6) "Siyar Aʿlam al-Nubalaʾ" 13/277 and 278.