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محمد بن علي الباقر عليه السلام

Muḥammad al-Bāqir (ʿa)

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Died 114 AH

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  1. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Waiting period of a pregnant divorcee expires at childbirth and he must pay for her…

    Al-Kāfi #405 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin issued a judgment in the case of a pregnant widow who gave birth…

    Al-Kāfi #462 Volume 6 Read the narration
  3. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), in this statement refers to the words of ’Amir al-Mu’minin. He (the Imam) said, ‘If I make a will…

    Al-Kāfi #38 Volume 7 Read the narration
  4. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once issued a judgment, about the case of a man who made a will and…

    Al-Kāfi #47 Volume 7 Read the narration
  5. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “This is about the case of a contracted slave who is married to a free woman who in her will assigns something for him…

    Al-Kāfi #99 Volume 7 Read the narration
  6. 21. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Najran and others from “Asem ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “I once said to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), that a man made a will to another man about his assets, one-third or one-fourth of…

    Al-Kāfi #218 Volume 7 Read the narration
  7. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Tha’Labah’ ibn Maymun from Muhammad ibn Qays from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, loves offering the greeting of peace openly, loud and clearly.”

    Al-Kāfi #2181 Volume 2 Read the narration
  8. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘What is killed by dogs trained for hunting and the name of Allah is mentioned, you can…

    Al-Kāfi #688 Volume 6 Read the narration
  9. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ’If a prey is caught by a snare, whatever is cut off like…

    Al-Kāfi #742 Volume 6 Read the narration
  10. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), issued a judgment about the case of a free woman who was…

    Al-Kāfi #1611 Volume 5 Read the narration
  11. 10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a Muslim to marry a Jewish or a Christian woman if he can find a…

    Al-Kāfi #1428 Volume 5 Read the narration
  12. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), issued a judgment. It was about the case of a woman whose…

    Al-Kāfi #1564 Volume 5 Read the narration
  13. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who says, ‘If I marry so and so woman she is…

    Al-Kāfi #264 Volume 6 Read the narration
  14. 1. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from ‘Abd al-‘Adhim ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hassani from Musa ibn Muhammad from Yunus ibn Ya‘qub from the person whom he mentioned, from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), regarding the words of Allah, the Most High: “Had they (jinn and mankind) remained steadfast in their path (religion, Islam), We would certainly have given them abundant water to drink.” (72:16) He said

    "It means, “Had people maintained steadfastness in respecting the Divine authority of Ali ibn abu Talib Amir…

    Al-Kāfi #583 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. Hadith.5489 - Asim ibn Humaid narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said

    "Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled concerning a man who made a bequest to another, but the person to whom the bequest…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #518 Volume 4 Read the narration
  16. 53. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once a woman of al-Ansar (people of al-Madinah) came to the Messenger of Allah, O…

    Al-Kāfi #1265 Volume 5 Read the narration
  17. 19. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Qays from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    ‘‘Allah has a paradise wherein no one is admitted except three kinds of people of whom one is he who judges himself with…

    Al-Kāfi #514 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Qays from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has a paradise wherein no one can go except three: (a) a man who issues…

    Al-Kāfi #635 Volume 2 Read the narration
  19. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salmah ibn al-Khattab from ‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub from ‘Ubayd ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The milk of black sheep is better than that of the red ones; and the milk of red cows is…

    Al-Kāfi #1363 Volume 6 Read the narration
  20. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn walid al-Khazzaz from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from abu Maryam al-Ansariy who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that mahr (dower) of Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, was from a gown which was patched, a shield…

    Al-Kāfi #1490 Volume 5 Read the narration
  21. 3. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from Yunus ibn Ibrahim from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn Sayabah from those who narrated to him who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about how long a child can remain in the mother’s womb because people say that a child…

    Al-Kāfi #217 Volume 6 Read the narration
  22. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father (ra) narrated to me. He said: `Ali b. Musa b. Ja`ar b. Abi Ja`far al-Kamandani narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa al-Ash`ari narrated to us. He said: `Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Najran narrated to us from `Asim b. Humayd from Muhammad b. Qays from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as). He said

    Allah revealed to Adam (as): O Adam! Surely, I have gathered all goodness for you in four sayings: one of them is for…

    Al-Amālī #962 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. Hadith.5031 - It is narrated by Asim ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that

    he was asked about a married woman who committed adultery and became pregnant. After giving birth, she secretly killed…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #64 Volume 4 Read the narration
  24. 3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ali ibn al-Hassan al-Tamimiy from Sulayman ibn ‘Abbad from ‘Isa ibn abu al-Ward from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that banu Israel complained before Musa (a.s.), because of whiteness (albinism ) they…

    Al-Kāfi #1526 Volume 6 Read the narration
  25. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ‘Asem ibn Hakim from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ’From the wergild the heirs receive according to their ordained shares except brothers and…

    Al-Kāfi #424 Volume 7 Read the narration
  26. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yusuf ibn ‘Aqif from Muhammad ibn Qays who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that about the case of a man who had a sheep told his people, ‘If you eat all of it, it…

    Al-Kāfi #735 Volume 7 Read the narration
  27. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from Sa‘id ibn Junah from ibn Khalid al- Zaydiy from Jabir who has said the following

    “Once a group of people visited al-Husayn ibn Ali, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and said, ‘O child of the Messenger of Allah, O…

    Al-Kāfi #2059 Volume 6 Read the narration
  28. 1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, “All the good deeds are hidden in three…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #675 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 38. Ahmad ibn Mihran has narrated from ‘‘Abd al-‘Azim ibn ‘Abdallah al-Hassani from Musa ibn Muhammad from Yunus ibn ya‘qub from the one he mentioned from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “Had they (jinn and mankind) remained steadfast in their religion (Islam), We would certainly have given them abundant water to drink” (72:16) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “It means that Allah would quench their heart with faith. Religion is a reference to Leadership of Ali ibn abu Talib…

    Al-Kāfi #1119 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Najran from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr fro ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who marries a woman for an appointed time that if within that time he pays mahr (dower) she is…

    Al-Kāfi #1583 Volume 5 Read the narration
  31. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asim ibn Humayd from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The sale of one grown up camel in exchange for ten fetuses of camel to be born is not…

    Al-Kāfi #668 Volume 5 Read the narration
  32. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman from more than one person from Abu Ja’far (a.s.), and Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who said

    “Allah is more kind to His creatures than to compel them to sin and then punish them. Allah, the Most Majestic, is by…

    Al-Kāfi #403 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 18. And with the preceding chain of narration from ‘Ali ibn Mahzyar, from Ibn Faddhal, from Yunus ibn Yaqub, from Abu Maryam, from Abu Abdillah or Abu Ja’far, peace be upon them both, from Jabir ibn Abdillah that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said to us: "Cover your utensils and put a lid over the vessels from…

    Al-Amālī #222 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 3. Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan said: al-Hasan ibn `Ali al-Sukkari said: Abu `Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Basari said: Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn `Umarah said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju`fi that

    I asked Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS) about the meaning of “there is no power and no strength save in…

    Al-Tawḥīd #299 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 15. Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan and `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) both said: Ahmad ibn Yahya said: Bakr ibn `Abd Allah ibn Hubayb said: Muhammad ibn `Ubayd Allah related to me that `Ali ibn al-Hakam said

    `Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Aswad said, on‬‬ the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), on the authority of his father (AS‬‬)…

    Al-Tawḥīd #258 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya b. Ahmad b. `Isa al-Juludi al-Basri narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Sahl narrated to us. He said: Al-Khidr b. Abi Fatima al-Balkhi narrated to us. He said: Wahib b. Nafi` narrated to us. He said: Kadih narrated to me from Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers from `Ali (as). Regarding His saying

    “Peace be with the Family of Yasin” (37:130), he said: Yasin is Muhammad (s), and we are the Family of Yasin.

    Al-Amālī #737 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from `Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Najran from Abi Jamila 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): Whoever conceals a testimony or gives a testimony to shed the blood of a Muslim person or…

    Al-Amālī #767 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Daqqaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrate to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from `Ali b. Abi Hamza from Yahya b. Ishaq from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather from his father (as). He said

    The Prophet (s) was asked: Where were you and Adam in Paradise? He said: I was in his loins. He fell to the Earth with…

    Al-Amālī #982 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 2. Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Farisi said: Abu Sa`id Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rumayh al-Nisawi said: Ahmad ibn Ja`far al-`Aqili related to me in Quhistan that Ahmad ibn `Ali al-Balkhi related to me that Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Khuzai`

    I said: `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Azhari said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #344 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Basri narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Zakariyya al-Jawhari narrated to us from [Ja`far b.] Muhammad b. `Imarah from his father from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his truthful fathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, Allah assigned virtues to my brother `Ali b. Abi Talib which cannot be…

    Al-Amālī #236 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from al-Husayn b. al-Hasan al-Qurashi from Sulayman b. Ja`far al-Basri from `Abdullah b. al-Husayn b. Zayd b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib from his father from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: O Nation! Surely, Allah has disliked for you to have twenty-four characteristics, and…

    Al-Amālī #475 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah al-Barqi (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narratred to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd from Abi Muhammad al-Ansari from another person from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir (as). He said

    Whoever awakes and finds the coolness of our love upon his heart should praise Allah for the beginning of blessing. It…

    Al-Amālī #749 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 2. [2/127] Rijal al-Kashshi: From Muhammad b. Masud from al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Bundar al-Qummi and Muhammad b. Qulawayh al-Qummi from Sa`d b. Abdallah b. Abi Khalaf from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Ibn Abi Umayr from Ibn Bukayr from Zurara from Abi Ja`far عليه السلام, he (Zurara) said

    I heard him saying: may Allah curse Bayan the straw seller, and also [saying]: Bayan – may Allah curse him – used to lie…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #202 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (rh) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani informed me. He said: Al-Mundhir b. Muhammad informed us. He said: Isma`il b. `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us from his father from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather (as). He said

    Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) gave a sermon to the people on the Day of Fitr, saying: O people! This day of…

    Al-Amālī #179 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. Al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. Sa`id al-Hashimi al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Furat b. Ibrahim b. Furat al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Thahir narrated to us. He said: Abu’l Hasan Muhammad b. al-Husayn the nephew of Yunus al-Baghdadi narrated to us in Baghdad. He said: Muhammad b. Ya`qub al-Nahshili narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Musa al-Rida narrated to us from his father Musa b. Ja`far from his father Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) from the Prophet (s) from Gabriel from Michael from Israfil from Allah. He said

    I am Allah – there is no god but Me. I created the creation with My power. I selected whomever I wished to be My…

    Al-Amālī #325 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Aziz bin Yahya al-Basri al-Jaloudi, in Basra, that he said: We were informed by Abu Abdillah, Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Umara, from his father, from Jabir bin Yazid al-Ju’fi, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, that he said

    I heard Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, passed…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #414 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 2. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali bin Hussain al-Sukkari, that he said: We were informed by Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Umara, from his father, from Jabir bin Yazid al-Ju’fi, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, that he said

    I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, We made the Book an inheritance to those whom…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #128 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. `Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Daqqaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abu `Abdillah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid from al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Salim from his father from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father (as). He said

    There were two rings for al-Husayn b. `Ali (as). The inscription on one of them was: “There is no god but Allah, prepare…

    Al-Amālī #224 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani the servant of Bani Hashim narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. `Ali b. Abi Talib narrated to us. He said: Kathir b. `Ayash al-Qattan narrated to us from Abi’l Jarud Ziyad b. al-Mundhir from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as). He said

    When `Isa b. Maryam (as) was born, he was one day old, but it was as though he was two months old. When he was seven…

    Al-Amālī #504 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 4. [4/-] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Masud from Ali b. al-Hasan from Abbas b. A’mir from Aban b. Uthman from Zurara from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said

    al-Mahdi the client of Uthman came to pledge allegiance to the Commander of the Faithful [Ali] while Muhammad b. Abi…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #328 Volume 1 Read the narration
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