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علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام

ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ʿa)

The rijāl books do not assess the Imams. They file narrators by which Imam they transmitted from, so this page gathers the chains rather than a verdict.

Died 40 AH

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703 narrations 21% of them in Al-Khiṣāl

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  1. Hadith.3294 - And it was narrated from Talhah ibn Zayd, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers, from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), who said

    "The testimony of children is valid among them as long as they have not dispersed or returned to their families."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #151 Volume 3 Read the narration
  2. Hadith.3295 - And it was narrated by Isma'il ibn Muslim, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers, from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), who said: "The testimony of children, if they testified while they were young, is valid when they grow older as long as they have not forgotten it. Likewise, the testimony of Jews and Christians, if they embrace Islam, is valid. Also, the testimony of a slave, if he was made to testify and then was freed, is valid as long as the judge did not reject it before his emancipation." And Imam (as) said

    "If the slave was freed specifically for the purpose of testimony, his testimony is not valid."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #152 Volume 3 Read the narration
  3. Hadith.3374 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) from his forefathers from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), who said that the

    Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no preemption (shufah) in a ship, nor in a…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #232 Volume 3 Read the narration
  4. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Ali bin Dawud al-Ya’qoubi, from Isa bin Abduullah bin Muhammed bin Umar bin Ali bin Abi Talib, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: O Allah, have mercy upon my successors. O Allah,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #723 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, from Isma’eel bin Muslim al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said

    If the meal has gathered four traits, it is perfected: if it is from what is allowable; the number of hands upon it are…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #724 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 11-26 Muhammad ibn Bakran an-Naqqash - may God be pleased with him - narrated in Kufa in the year 354 A.H. (964 A.D.) that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Hamadani - a chief of the Hashemite tribe, quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), “The first thing which God created so that the

    people can learn how to write through its Creation were the letters of the alphabet. When someone is hit over the head…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #134 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 7. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Abu Abdillah al-Dari from Ali b. Sulayman b. Rasheed who raised it to Ameer al-Mumineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) who said

    “The Murjiah people and their leader would be gathered blind and on seeing them the infidels would say that the whole…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #797 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah from Ja’far from his ancestors, recipients of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), once heard a man say, ‘A greedy person has more excuses than an unjust person has.’ He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #172 Volume 4 Read the narration
  9. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once two men presented their case before Amir al- Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), about a stumper and both presented testimony that he has bred it in his facilities. He (the Imam) issued a judgment in favor of the one who had it in his possession saying

    ‘Had it not been in his possession I would make it one-half for each one of them.’”

    Al-Kāfi #721 Volume 7 Read the narration
  10. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Talhah ibn Zayd from Ja’far from his father, recipients of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), after arriving in Makkah, first, would go to his lodging before performing Tawaf.”

    Al-Kāfi #1479 Volume 4 Read the narration
  11. Ahmad b. Ziyad b. al-Ja`far al-Hamadani (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from `Abdullah b. al-Mughira from Isma`il b. Muslim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers from `Ali (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, a servant will be imprisoned for a sin from his sins for one hundred years…

    Al-Amālī #674 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. `Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father Muhammad b. Khalid. He said: Sahl b. al-Mirzaban al-Farisi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Mansur narrated to us from `Abdullah b. Ja`far from Muhammad b. al-Fayd b. al-Mukhtar from his father from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his father from his grandfather (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) went out one day, and he was riding, while `Ali (as) had been walking with him. So, he said…

    Al-Amālī #797 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 2. It is narrated that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once said in his sermon the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said that if Allah, Glorious is whose praise, wanted, He could have opened to His…

    Al-Kāfi #728 Volume 4 Read the narration
  14. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said, ‘Talbiyah of a speechless person, his testimony and…

    Al-Kāfi #1192 Volume 4 Read the narration
  15. 29. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated that his father (a.s.), was asked about the tree with its roots in al-Haram (the sacred area) and its branches in non-al-Haram (the sacred area) with a bird on it that was shot by a man that made it to fall down. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    He is required to pay the penalty if its root is in al-Haram (the sacred area).”’

    Al-Kāfi #828 Volume 4 Read the narration
  16. 7. And from the previous chain from Jabir from Abi al-Tufayl from Ali (a.s.) who said

    ‘There is no God except Allah’ and his or her grades are not elevated. He or she will continue to scale all heights.…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #8 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 104. It has been reported that Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) said

    'Allah, in His Book, has made forbearance obligatory on the righteous.' Some asked, 'What does forbearance constitute?'…

    Kitāb al-Muʾmin #104 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Ja‘far (abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), has narrated from his father from Ali (a.s.), who has said, ‘

    Charity (Zakat) is not sold before it is received (collected).”’

    Al-Kāfi #2047 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 17. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas‘ada ibn Sadaqa who has said the following. “(Imam) abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who narrated from his father who said that Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘

    Whoever sets out for analogy his whole life will get in confusion. Whoever would practice the religion of Allah by means…

    Al-Kāfi #176 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 31-281 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.) the Prophet (S) said, “

    I was ordered to fight with the people until they declared There is no god but God and then their lives and property was…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #281 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. 31-280 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said, “

    On the day of the Battle of Khaybar, the Prophet (S) handed me the flag. I did not stop fighting until God made us win…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #280 Volume 2 Read the narration
  22. 31-289 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said, “

    The following verse was revealed about me, ‘And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).’ He said…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #289 Volume 2 Read the narration
  23. 31-291 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), God’s Prophet (S) said, “

    The best of you are those who talk well, feed (others) and pray at night when the people sleep.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #291 Volume 2 Read the narration
  24. 31-251 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Start your workday activities by giving charity. This will aid in your prayers not being rejected.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #251 Volume 2 Read the narration
  25. 31-256 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “Regarding the Honorable the Exalted God’s words in the following verse, ‘…(that should hear the tale and) retain its…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #256 Volume 2 Read the narration
  26. 31-263 According to the same documentation, it has been narrated that Ali (a.s.) said that the

    Prophet (S) told him, “Your position relative to me is like that of Aaron’s position relative to Moses (a.s.).”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #263 Volume 2 Read the narration
  27. 31-304 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    (O Ali!) Once I die, the animosities hidden in the hearts of some people will show up and they will unite together…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #304 Volume 2 Read the narration
  28. 31-243 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Only Ali (a.s.) will pay back my debts and only Ali will fulfill my promises.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #243 Volume 2 Read the narration
  29. 31-312 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    I desire for you what I desire for myself and dislike for you what I dislike for myself.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #312 Volume 2 Read the narration
  30. 31-275 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said, “

    If you abandon me you will be attacked. Do not abandon me since I am a follower of Muhammad’s (a.s.) religion.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #275 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 31-273 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    The Imams (a.s.) are all going to be from the Quraysh (tribe).”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #273 Volume 2 Read the narration
  32. 31-293 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “Whoever denies the intercession of God’s Prophet (S) will not benefit from it.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #293 Volume 2 Read the narration
  33. 31-299 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.), God’s Prophet (S) said, “

    I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its portal. (Whoever wishes to gain knowledge should go through that portal.)

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #299 Volume 2 Read the narration
  34. 31-288 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “God’s Curse be upon those who fight with the believers over God’s religion. They are also cursed by His Prophet (S).”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #288 Volume 2 Read the narration
  35. 31-259 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    I leave two important things with you - God’s Book and my ‘Itra. They will not separate from each other until they…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #259 Volume 2 Read the narration
  36. 31-294 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    The world will not end until one from the progeny of Al-Husayn (a.s.) rises and spreads justice all over the world which…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #294 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 31-238 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    On the Resurrection Day, your followers will come while they are not thirsty. However, your enemies will come while they…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #238 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 31-242 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Take refuge in God from the well of sorrow.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #242 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. 31-244 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) told the Hashemites

    “After me you will be weak.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #244 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 31-248 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Two or more make up a congregational prayer.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #248 Volume 2 Read the narration
  41. 31-250 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    A believer sees using God’s light.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #250 Volume 2 Read the narration
  42. 31-260 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “The Prophet (S) used to offer two grey sheep with horns (on ‘Eid ul-Adha).”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #260 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 31-264 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) told him

    “There is a similitude between you and Jesus (a.s.). The Christians loved Jesus (a.s.) so much that they became…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #264 Volume 2 Read the narration
  44. 31-272 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said, “

    The Prophet (S) admonished men against making love with pregnant women until they deliver.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #272 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 31-276 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “The loyal companions of Muhammad remember that God cursed the people of Saffayn by means of the tongue of His Prophet.…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #276 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 31-277 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said that God’s Prophet (S) told him

    “Whatever road you take, Satan will go the opposite way.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #277 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 31-278 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    The most wicked member of this nation will kill Al-Husayn (a.s.). Whoever denounces Al-Husayn’s (a.s.) progeny has…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #278 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 31-282 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.)

    “God’s Prophet (S) never ate a full meal of whole-wheat bread for three days in a row for as long as he lived.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #282 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. 31-284 According to the same documentation on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Abu Tharr is a friend of this nation.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #284 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 31-285 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Ali (a.s.), the Prophet (S) said, “

    Whoever kills a snake, it is as if he has killed an atheist.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #285 Volume 2 Read the narration
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