محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام
Muḥammad al-Bāqir (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.
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Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
Every narration whose chain this database resolves to him — the figure his seal draws. Resolved name by name, so a namesake of his is not among them.
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13. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, on the `Isa ibn Abu Mansur, on the authority of Jabir al-Ju`fi, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said
“Verily, Allah is Light as there is no darkness in Him, Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. And Allah is…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from Mu’ammar bin Umar, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
The most sincere of names is what is named with (the meaning of) servitude (to Allah), and the best of them are the…
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Nadr bin Suwayd, from Yahya al-Halabi, from Muhammed bin Marwan, from Sa’d bin Tareef, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The one who recites ten verses at a night,…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya, from Musa bin Umar, from Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Yahya, from Ghalib, from Abu Khalid, from Hamran, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And none believed with him except little.» (11:40) He said
They were eight.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ali ibn Nu’man, from Harun bin Kharija, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when He prescribed upon them to fight, they turned away, except for few of them.» (2:246) He said
The few were sixty thousand.
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Mahran bin Muhammed, from Sa’d al-Iskafi, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who drinks wine or an intoxicant, his prayer will not be accepted for forty mornings, and if he returns, Allah will make him drink from the clay of lunacy.
I said: And what is the clay of lunacy? He said: A pus that comes out from the genitals of adulteresses.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr al-Bazanti, that he said: I was told by Mufaddal bin Sa’eed, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
An Arabian of one of the sons of ‘Amer came to the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and so he…
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1. We were told by Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far al-Hamdani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali ibn Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Muhammed bin Hamran, from his father, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them, that he said
There are three things from the acts of the Jahiliya: pride in lineage, vilification due to status and seeking rain…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Musa bin Hasan, from Muhammed bin Abdul-Hameed, from Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Mansur bin Hazem, that he said: I was told by Abdul-Mo’min ibn Qasem al-Ansari, that he said: We were told by Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that
a man came to the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and he said: I am to perish! I am to perish! So…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Isma’eel bin Abi Ziyad al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The severe tribulation is that a man is…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Amru bin Jumay’, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
Learn the Qur’an in its Arabic, and beware from accentuation with it. That means adding Hamz to it. Al-Sadiq, peace be…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Wahab bin Wahab al-Qurashi, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that Ali, peace be upon him, said
Indeed, the true happiness is that an individual seals his deed with happiness, and the true misery is that an…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Qasem bin Yahya, from his grandfather, Hasan bin Rashid, from Abu Baseer, and Muhammed bin Muslim, from Abu Abdillah, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, said
Intoxication is (by the type of) four intoxications: intoxication from drink; intoxication from (abundance of) property;…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Isma’eel bin Abi Ziyad al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
(There are) Two strange things, so expect them: a word of wisdom from a fool, so accept it; and a word of foolishness…
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49. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, from Sufyan bin ‘Uyayna, that he said
I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: I have the knowledge of people, all of them, in four: the first is that…
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4. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawlawayh, may Allah have mercy on him, reported to me from his father, who reported from Sa’d ibn Abdilllah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir (AS) who said
"Islam has been founded on five pillars: the establishment of Salat (prayer), giving away Zakat (alms), fasting in the…
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2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmed ibn al-Walid (ra) said: Muhammad ibn al-Husan al-Saffar said: Ibrahim ibn Hashim said on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Yazid al-Nawfili on the authority of Isma’il ibn Muslim al-Sakuni from Abu `Abdullah Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of his forefathers, peace be upon them, that The
Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “The best act of worship [`ibadah] is to say: `There is no god but Allah’.”
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5. Ahmed ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani (ra) said, that `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of his father, from Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Ziyad al-Karkhi from Abu `Abdillah, from his father, from his grandfather (AS), that The
Messenger of Allah (sw) said: “Whoever dies without ascribing a partner to Allah, will enter Heaven regardless of…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Jamil ibn Darraj from Muhammad ibn Muslim and Zurarah who have said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Friday Salah (prayer) is not obligatory upon those who are two farsakh (about six miles)…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhayna from Buray al-‘Ijli from Ima abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following
about the words of Allah. “(Muhammad), you are only a Warner. For every nation there is a guide. (13:7)” The Imam (a.s.)…
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2. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ‘Udhaynah from Zurarah from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following.
“Once Jibril brought from Paradise two pieces of pomegranate to the Messenger of Allah and brought him two pieces of…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If you forget to perform Salah (prayer) or perform it without Wudu’ and miss Salah…
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Hadith.4007 - Jamil ibn Darraj narrated from Zurarah, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said
"There is no harm in exchanging a camel for two camels or an animal for two animals, as long as it is done…
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Hadith.4011 - Aban narrated from Salamah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) distributed clothing among the people in Iraq, and among the garments was a fine robe. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) asked him for it, but Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) then said
"I will give you two robes in exchange for it." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) continued…
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18. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (RA) said: My father said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran, on the authority of al-Mufaddal ibn Salib, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju`fi that Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS) said
Verily, Musa son of `Imran (AS) said: “O my Lord! I am pleased with what You have decreed regarding removing the souls…
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7. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (RA) said: My father said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran, on the al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jufi that Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-baqir (AS) said
Verily, Musa son of `Imran (AS) said: “O my Lord! I am pleased with what You have decreed regarding taking the souls of…
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2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim, on the authority of Habib al-Sajistani that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said
Verily, it is stated in the Torah: O Musa! Verily, I have created you, chosen you, strengthened you, commanded you for…
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7. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn al-Sayqal, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said
Discuss about anything but the Throne. And discuss about anything other than what is above the Throne. A group once…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Sindi bin Muhammed, from al-‘Alaa’, from Muhammed bin Muslim, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
Tranquility is faith.
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr al-Bazanti, from Muthanna, from Zurara, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The pilgrimage is (for) well-known months» (2:197). He said
Shawwal, Dhu’l-Qa’da and Dhu’l-Hijjah. In another narration: And one singular month for Umrah, Rajab.
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from Harun ibn Jahm, from Mufaddal bin Saleh, from Sa’d al-Iskafi, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
There are three ranks, three expiations, three noxious things and three saving things. As for the ranks, they are to…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abi Nasr, from Hisham bin Salem, from Sa’d, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: We were eight men at his place, and he mentioned Ramadhan. He said
Do not say: «This is Ramadhan» nor «Ramadhan has gone» nor «Ramadhan has come». Indeed, Ramadhan is a Name from the…
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from Muhammad b. `Ali al-Kufi from Sharif b. Sabiq al-Taflisi from Ibrahim b. Muhammad from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: `Isa b. Maryam (as) passed by a grave whose occupant was being punished. Then, he…
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from Wahb b. Wahb al-Qadi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Perform a voluntary prayer in a time of heedlessness, even if it is only two quick…
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Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us. He said: My uncle Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim narrated to me. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali al-Kufi narrated to me from al-Mufaddal b. Salih al-Asadi from Muhammad b. Marwan from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever hates us, the Ahl al-Bayt, Allah will raise him up on the Day of Resurrection…
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Hadith.483 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), and him from his father, Imam al-Baqir
that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), once found scattered parts of a deceased person. He gathered them together, performed…
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Hadith.1592 - Ibn Muskan reported from Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said
"While the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, was in the mosque, he said, 'Stand…
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Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya b. `Imran al-Ash`ari. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah narrated to us from his father from Wahb b. Wahb al-Qadi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: O son of Adam! Obey Me in what I have ordered you, and do not teach Me what…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from `Amr b. Thabit from Dawud b. `Abd al-Jabbar from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said to al-Husayn (as): O Husayn! A man called Zayd will come from your loins. He and his…
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12. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from ‘Amraki, from someone who narrated to him, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, from Muḥammad ibn Fuďayl, from Muḥammad ibn Musādif, who said: Mālik Al-Juhani narrated to me from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) who said: Allāh will register performing Hajj for those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) knowing his rights and they will remain protected until they return from his Ziyārah. Muḥammad ibn Musādif added: Mālik (Al-Juhani) died in that year and I went for Hajj in the same year. After performing Hajj, I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and said, “Mālik narrated a Ḥadīth to me from Abī Ja’far (a.s.) about the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.).” Imam (a.s.) asked me about the Ḥadīth and I narrated it to him. Imam (a.s.) said
“Yes, O Muḥammad! A Hajj and an ‘Umrah.”
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Hadith.1826 - Amr ibn Khalid narrates from Abu Ja‘far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would fast Sha‘ban and the Month of Ramadan together without separating them, but he would forbid people from joining them together. He used to say
‘They are the months of Allah (swt), and they are an expiation for the sins committed before and after them.’”
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Hadith.1993 - It was narrated by Ali ibn Al-Hakam from Abu Hamza: "
I asked Abu Ja'far (as) about a woman who was sick, menstruated, or traveled during Month of Ramadan and then passed…
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"I was with Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) in the Sacred Sanctuary, and he saw me troubling the swallows. Imam (as) said: 'O my…
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7. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Jabir who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has sad, ‘Those of you who are just behind the Imam are people of forbearance and wisdom, so that if…
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1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following
“Had people known how the beginning of the creation was, no one would have disagreed with another person. Allah, the…
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1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from abu ‘Ubaydah from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following
“Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, says, ‘I swear by My Majesty, Glory, Greatness, Height and the height of My…
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1. [1/54] al-Kafi: al-Husayn b. Muhammad al-Ash’ari from Mualla b. Muhammad from al-Hasan b. Ali al-Washsha AND a number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Fadhal all together from A’sim b. Humayd from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
the commander of the faithful عليه السلام addressed the people and said: O people – verily the beginning of occurrence…
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1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari narrated to me from Mu’ alia ibn Muhammad al-Ziyadi from Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ who has said that narrated to us Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Fudayl from abu Hamza from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘Islam is based on five principles. It is based on Prayer, Charity (al-Zakat) Fasting, Hajj…
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1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ and a number of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal all from ‘Asim ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following.
“Imam Ali said in one of his sermons to people, ‘O people, mischief begins with following certain desires and obeying…
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68. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ya’qoub, from Hasan bin Muhammed, from Muhammed bin Yahya al-Farisi, from Abuu Hanifa, Muhammed bin Yahya, from Waleed bin Aban, from Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Maskan, from his father, that he said
Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, Fatima bint Asad, may Allah grant her mercy, came to Abu Talib, giving…
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