جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام
Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (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.
In this collection
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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8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘You must discipline an orphan as you…
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1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu ’Isma‘il al-Sayqal from abu Yahya al- Raziy who has said the following
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked, ‘When a child is born what do you do for the child?’ I replied, ‘I do not know what…
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2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad from Muhammad ibn Ziyad from al-Kahiliy from Murazim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘ Aqiqah is not like the animal offering for al-Hajj. The fat one is better…
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5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Sulayman ibn Rashid from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Muhammad ibn Hashim from Muhammad ibn Marid who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said to say this when offering ‘Aqiqah, ‘0 Lord, it is from You and for You is what You have…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas‘adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Circumcise your children on the seventh day from their birth; it is more clean and allows the flesh to grow quicker. The earth dislikes the urine of one who is not circumcised.”’ Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Piercing a hole in the ear of a boy is of Sunnah and circumcision on the seventh day…
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4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from certain persons of his people from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Circumcision for man is of Sunnah and it is a noble trait for women.’”
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“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would say, ‘Do not hire a dimwitted woman for breastfeeding:…
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8. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Khashshab from ibn Baqqah from Mu‘adh al-Jawhariy from ‘Amr ibn Jumay‘ who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has stated this Hadith. ‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to…
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3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family…
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10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu Hashim from Salim ibn abu Salmah who has said the following
“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about dogs. He (the Imam) said, ‘Every dog of one color, all black or all red or…
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1. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from Sa’eed from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Whoever recites Al- Haakumut Takathur (Surah Takathur) in his obligatory Prayer, reward for a hundred martyrs would be…
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1. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from al-Hussain b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Whoever recites ‘Wailul Lekulle Humazah’ (Surah Humazah) in his obligatory prayers, Allah would remove poverty and…
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4. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from Sayf b. ’Umayra from Ibn [Abi] Bakr al-Hadhrami from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who has faith on Allah and the Day of Judgment it is necessary for him to recite Surah Tauheed in his obligatory…
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3. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from Sandal from Harun b. Kharija from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who is involved in some sort of disease or problem and dies without reciting Surah Tauheed is condemned to Hell.”
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2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi from the one who mentioned it from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“A single scholar is better than one thousand worshippers and one thousand people who repent. If people benefit from the…
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1. My father (rh) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Ibn Sinan from a man from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Allah, the Majestic and Exalted, revealed to David (a.s.): “Indeed, a servant from among My servants will come to Me…
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19. Abi (rah) from Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. Isa al-Yaqteeni from ’Amru b. Ibrahim from Khalaf b. Hamad from the one who mentioned it from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“The Almighty Allah keeps seventy calamities away from one who gives Sadaqah in the month of Ramadan.”
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20. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ismail b. Bazee’ from Muhammad b. Adhafir from ’Amru b. Yazid from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) was asked, “Should we give Sadaqah to beggars or to our near relatives?” Imam (a.s.) replied,…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Muhammad b. Bukayr from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who recites Alh’amdulillaahilladhee a’laa faqahara walh’amdu lillaahilladhee bat’ana fakhabara wal…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Musa b. ’Imran from Ali b. al-Hussain b. Ribat from some of his men from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“A believer is counted among virtuous till he is silent. As soon as he speaks, he is included either among good people…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Ali b. Mahziyar from Ja’far b. Basheer from Sayf from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who does not feel shy in earning his sustenance and meets his expenses is prosperous and has a good family. One who…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ya’qub b. Yazid from the one who mentioned it from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the Almighty Allah will order a caller on the Day of Judgment to call out for the…
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1. And from the previous chain from Bakr b. Ishaq b. Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who is not aware of the status of Allah is not aware of the status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) also. And one who…
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2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Salamah b. al-Khattab from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abdulrahman from Ismail b. Abd al-Khaliq from Muhammad b. Talha from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Surely Allah honors a person aged seventy and grants modesty to a person aged seventy.”
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. al-Asbagh from Ismail b. Mihran from Sa’dan b. Muslim from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Having headache for a night wipes all but greater sins of a person.”
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2. And from the previous chain from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Musa b. ’Imran from Ibn Mahbub from Muawiyah b. Wahab from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“A person who wears shoes often does not get involved in leprosy.” The narrator asked, “Are you talking about summer or…
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2. And from the previous chain from al-Hussain b. Sa’d from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Ismail al-Basri from al-Fadhl from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Messenger of Allah (sw) entered the mosque where his companions were gathered. He questioned them, 'Are you familiar…
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1. My father (rah) from Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ali b. Ahmad from Sahl b. Darihi from his father from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who retains his saliva during Salat out of respect of Allah’s Majesty and His Honor, Allah keeps him healthy till…
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11. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Ali b. al-Hussain al-Sa’dabadi from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah al-Barqi from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Muawiyah b. Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Allah, the Blessed and the High, has positioned one hundred twenty bounties around Mecca. Out of that sixty are for…
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16. And from the previous chain from al-Hussain b. Yazid from Sandal the servant from Harun b. Kharija from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Hajj is of two types – for Allah and for people. One who performs Hajj for Allah would be rewarded by Him and He would…
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9. And from the previous chain from al-Hussain b. Sa’eed from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Hafs b. al-Bukhtari from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“The wives of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to put off their obligatory fasts, if any till the month of Shaban so…
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7. It was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to us by al-Hussain b. al-Hassan b. Aban who said it was narrated to us by al-Hussain b. Sa’eed from his brother al-Hassan from Zur’a b. Muhammad from al-Muffadhal b. Umar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“My father used to take a day’s gap between the fasts of the months of Shaban and Ramadan. However Imam Zainul Abideen…
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29. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from Muhammad b. Salih from Abdillah b. Hilal from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Abdullah bin Hilal asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), “May I be sacrificed on you, what is the minimum reward of the person…
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33. And from the previous chain from Salih b. al-Harith b. al-Mughira from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
‘O guest of Allah! There are glad-tidings of my friendship in Paradise for you’. Then Ali (a.s.) calls out, ‘I guarantee…
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30. It was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from al-Hassan b. Musa al-Khashab from some of his men from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“The sins of a person who visits the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) is like a bridge passing by. When you pass by a bridge…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Salamah b. al-Khattab from Ibrahim b. Muhammad from ’Imran al-Za’farani from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who supplicates and says: Maashaa allaahu laa h’aula wa laa quwwata illaa billaah at the end of his supplication,…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar from Muhammad b. Ahmad from al-’Abdi from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Surely Allah will shower mercy on a person who loves his children greatly.”
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22. And from the previous chain from Muhammad b. Khalid from Hamzah b. Abdillah from Hisham (1) b. Sa’d from Abi Basir Layth al-Muradi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Nuh (a.s.) took even dogs and pigs with him on the Ark but he did not take the…
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1. It was narrated to me by my father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from Ja’far b. Abi Basheer from Hajar b. Zayida from Abi Abdillah al-Sadiq (a.s.) who said
“One who leaves a part of his body equal to the size of a hair intentionally while performing Ghusl-e-Janaabat will go…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Marwak b. ’Ubayd from some of our companions from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“I hate the person who gives more importance to a mortgaged thing than a Muslim brother.”
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ja’far b. Muhammad from Abdillah b. Bukayr b. Muhammad al-Azdi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Surely whenever a believer intends to commit a sin, he is deprived of his sustenance.”
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10. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Abdul-Jabbar from Sayf b. ’Umayra from Mansur from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“A person who is involved in fornication, theft and drinking wine is like an idol worshipper.”
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17. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah who said it was narrated to me by Ya’qub b. Yazid from Abi Muhammad al-Ansari from Ibn Sinan from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
The narrator asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) regarding alcohol (Khunsa). Imam (a.s.) replied, “Khunsa is prohibited and…
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8. Sālim ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān narrated that
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will dedicate two angels to those who spend the night of the fifteenth of…
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39. And from the previous chain from Muhammad b. Sadaqah from Malik b. ’Atiyyah from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) says that if a person does the Ziyarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) once knowing his right the…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ismail b. Mihran from al-Hassan b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
One who recites Saffat every Friday would remain safe from every calamity, every trouble would remain away from him in…
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2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Hisham or some of our companions from the one the person that narrated to him from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who recites Surah Rahman should say Laa bi-shai-im min aalaa-ika rabbi ukadhdhib whenever he reaches Fa bi-ayyi…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ismail b. Mihran from al-Hassan from al-Hussain b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who recites Surah Hadid and Mujadila in obligatory prayers regularly, Allah will not involve him in chastisement…
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1. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from Ali b. Muskan from Sulayman b. Khalid from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
If someone recites Surah Alaq in the day or night and then he dies the same day or night it is as though he achieved the…
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2. And from the previous chain from al-Hassan from his father al-Hussain b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Whoever recites it in his obligatory prayers Allah makes an announcer to announce: O servant of Allah all your past…
This page is not assembled from entries, because the rijāl books write none for the Imams. It gathers the narrations and chains that name him.