- Abu Az-Zinad: The following came stated in Nawawi’s Sharh (explanation) of (Sahih) Muslim (1/86): [Ath-Thawri used to call Abu Az-Zinad the Amir ul-Mu’minin in Hadith].

- Hisham bin Abu Abdullah Ad-Dastawa’iy: He was an Imam who was Thiqah (trustworthy – reliable) and Hujjah (authoritative source). He was from among those who were called ;Amir ul-Mu’minin in Hadith’ Abu Dawud At-Tayalisiy called him that and Shu’bah said: “Indeed, Hisham has preserved (or memorised) from Qatadah, more (or better) than me”.

- Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar: And we have just mentioned him in detail.

- Sufyan Ath-Thawri: Shu’bah, Ibn ‘Uyaynah, Abu ‘Asim, Ibn Ma’een, Wakee’, Ibn ul-Mubarak and others said: “Sufyan is the Amir ul- Muminin in the Hadith”.

- Shu’bah bin Al-Hajjaj: He was the Amir ul-Mu’minin in respect to the Hadith according to what Ath-Thawri said and the majority of the Imams, after him, agreed with him upon that.

- The Imam of the people of Al-Madinah: Anas bin Malik. That is as the following came mentioned in “Ghara’ib Malik bin Anas” by ibn ul- Muzhaffar (61/116): [‘Ali bin Ahmad bin Sulaiman related to us from Ahmad bin Sa’id bin Abu Maryam, that he heard Yahya bin Ma’een saying: “Malik is the Amir ul-Mu’minin in respect to the Hadith”]. The following also came mentioned in “Bughyat ul-Multamis Fee Saba’iyat Hadith Imam Malik” (p: 74): [Ahmad bin Sa’id bin Abu Maryam said: Ibn Ma’een was asked about the Hadith which no one besides Malik related and he said: “Malik is the Amir ul-Mu’minin in respect to the Hadith”].