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جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

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Died 148 AH

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9,745 narrations 56% of them in Al-Kāfi

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  1. 12. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from A number of our people has narrated 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…

    Al-Kāfi #184 Volume 5 Read the narration
  2. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Faddal from Tha’labah ibn Maymun from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Ask Allah to grant you (financial) self-sufficiency and good health in this world,…

    Al-Kāfi #176 Volume 5 Read the narration
  3. 5. Ahmad ibn abu ‘ Abd Allah has narrated from Sharif ibn Sabiq from al-Fadl ibn abu Qurrah who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent…

    Al-Kāfi #192 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would go to work with large quantities of date stones.…

    Al-Kāfi #196 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy from ibn al-Qaddah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’Laziness is an enemy of work.’”

    Al-Kāfi #218 Volume 5 Read the narration
  6. 2. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rib’iy from a man who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘All of perfection is in three things.’ He mentioned in the third of the three things…

    Al-Kāfi #230 Volume 5 Read the narration
  7. “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, wills good for a family He grants them ease…

    Al-Kāfi #233 Volume 5 Read the narration
  8. “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one has difficulty in providing for his family and works to meet his own needs and…

    Al-Kāfi #237 Volume 5 Read the narration
  9. “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam has said, that when the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his…

    Al-Kāfi #254 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. 11. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy from ibn al-Qaddah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah, from his ancestors from Ali (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ‘Beware of debts; it humiliates during the…

    Al-Kāfi #266 Volume 5 Read the narration
  11. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Harun ibn Muslim from Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah 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…

    Al-Kāfi #289 Volume 5 Read the narration
  12. 2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘ Abd al-Jabbar from ibn abu Najran from ibn Sinan from Habib from abu Basir who has said the following

    “In the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a man of this group (followers of ‘A’immah) was mentioned and that he had…

    Al-Kāfi #321 Volume 5 Read the narration
  13. 9. 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 from al-Bazanti b. Ali from Hareez from some of his companions from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “If a man swears falsely due to which there is a loss of wealth or right of a Muslim, he has made Hell obligatory on…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #884 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 6. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah from Muhammad b. Ali al-Kufi from Ali b. Hamad from Abi Ya’qub from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “The punishment of taking false oath is given to the person within forty days in this world itself.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #881 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 1. 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 from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Hisham b. Salim from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “One who offers food to a believing brother in any night of the month of Ramadan the Almighty Allah will grant the…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #510 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. Hadith.5750 - In the narration of Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Al-Ahwal from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), he said

    "I heard Imam (as) say: 'Women do not inherit anything from real estate, but they are entitled to the value of…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #794 Volume 4 Read the narration
  17. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran and ibn Faddal from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “For an ailment the Imam (a.s.) would say, ‘O Lord, You have criticized certain nations saying, “(Muhammad), tell them,…

    Al-Kāfi #1945 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Dawud ibn Razin from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Place your hand over the painful part and say three times: Allah, Allah, my Lord in all truth, I do not believe in…

    Al-Kāfi #1950 Volume 2 Read the narration
  19. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Aban ibn Taghlib from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has, when pleading for help to memorize the Holy Quran, said that one should say, ‘O Lord, I…

    Al-Kāfi #1979 Volume 2 Read the narration
  20. 5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yusuf from ibn Thabit from ‘Amr ibn Jami’ from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘

    The one expected to be the most humble in private and in public is the carrier of the Holy Quran, the one expected the…

    Al-Kāfi #2034 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. 3. Muhammad ibn Ahmad and A number of our people have narrated from have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘A house wherein the Holy Quran is read, Allah, the Most Majestic,…

    Al-Kāfi #2054 Volume 2 Read the narration
  22. 2. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from Jamil b. Salih from al-Fudhayl b. Yasar from Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Why should any thing prevent a business man working in the marketplace from reading one chapter from the Quran before…

    Al-Kāfi #2056 Volume 2 Read the narration
  23. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Faddal from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Three things will complain before Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy: A Mosque where no one of the neighborhood…

    Al-Kāfi #2064 Volume 2 Read the narration
  24. 3. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ibrahim al-Ahmar from ‘Abd Allah ibn Hammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Read the Holy Quran with Arabic accent and voice. You must not read it with the accent of the sinful people who commit…

    Al-Kāfi #2069 Volume 2 Read the narration
  25. 11. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hajjal from Ali ibn ‘Aqabah from a man from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was the best among the people for his attractive voice in reading the Holy Quran. The water…

    Al-Kāfi #2077 Volume 2 Read the narration
  26. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever reads one hundred verses of the Holy Quran in prayer in the night, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy,…

    Al-Kāfi #2096 Volume 2 Read the narration
  27. 14. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Bashir from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn al-Dihqan from Drust from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever read al-Hakum al-Takathur Chapter 102 of the Holy Quran at bedtime will be…

    Al-Kāfi #2101 Volume 2 Read the narration
  28. 23. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever at the time of going to bed reads Chapter 109 of the Holy Quran, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, will…

    Al-Kāfi #2110 Volume 2 Read the narration
  29. 7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “My father (a.s.) would say, ‘Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran is one third and Chapter 109 is one forth of the Holy…

    Al-Kāfi #2094 Volume 2 Read the narration
  30. 10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassan from Isma’il ibn Mehran from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn abu Hamza from Mansur ibn Hazim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “If one does not read Chapter 112 in twenty-four hours in any of the five prayers it will be said to him, ‘O servant (of…

    Al-Kāfi #2097 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 2. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Maythami from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, commanded certain verses of the Holy Quran to descend to earth, they…

    Al-Kāfi #2089 Volume 2 Read the narration
  32. 10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn abu Najran from ‘Umar ibn Yazid from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Do not befriend blasphemers and do not associate with them; people may consider you as one of them. The Messenger of…

    Al-Kāfi #2166 Volume 2 Read the narration
  33. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Dealing with people in a graceful manner is one third of (the power) reason.”

    Al-Kāfi #2169 Volume 2 Read the narration
  34. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain individuals of his people from Salih ibn ‘Aqabah from Sulayman ibn Ziyad al-Tamimi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) has said, ‘A person close to another person is one whom love has brought so close even though…

    Al-Kāfi #2174 Volume 2 Read the narration
  35. 2. Ahmad ibn Khalid and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa all from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When you love a man, tell him about it; it strengthens your love for one another.”

    Al-Kāfi #2176 Volume 2 Read the narration
  36. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The initiator of the offering of the greeting of peace is closer to Allah and His Messenger.”

    Al-Kāfi #2184 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al- Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When anyone of you offers the greeting of peace he should say it loud and clear so he will not complain that no one…

    Al-Kāfi #2183 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 4. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al- Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A person riding should offer greetings of peace to the one walking on foot and the one standing should offer greetings…

    Al-Kāfi #2195 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Zurara from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    ‘‘In response to a Jew or Christian You should say, ‘ Salam ’, meaning peace be upon us or whoever deserves it.”

    Al-Kāfi #2206 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘Do not initiate the offering of the greeting of peace to people…

    Al-Kāfi #2202 Volume 2 Read the narration
  41. 18. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from certain individuals of his people from ibn abu Najran from certain individuals of our people from abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once a Christian man sneezed in the presence of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) and the people said, ‘May Allah guide you.’ Abu…

    Al-Kāfi #2239 Volume 2 Read the narration
  42. 26. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    ‘‘The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Sneezing is verification of the truthfulness of a person’s words.’”

    Al-Kāfi #2247 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once two men came to Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) he prepared one seat for each one. One of them sat on…

    Al-Kāfi #2255 Volume 2 Read the narration
  44. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from those whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The meetings are trusts. No one must make public anything that one’s companion does not want to be made public unless…

    Al-Kāfi #2260 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyyah from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Out of three people, two of them should not hold a private conversation because it saddens and hurts the feelings of…

    Al-Kāfi #2261 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Talhah ibn Zayd from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would say, ‘The market place of the Muslims is like their Mosque, the one…

    Al-Kāfi #2270 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 12. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari from ibn al-Qaddah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) has said, ‘Beware of joking; it attracts hatred and hostility and it is a…

    Al-Kāfi #2289 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Marwan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Beware of joking; it eliminates the dignity of one’s face and his respect.”

    Al-Kāfi #2293 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Sharif b. Sabiq from al-Fadl b. Abu Qarrah from Abu Abdullah (as) who said

    “There is no believer except that within him is humour." I asked, "What is humour?". The Imam said, "Jokes."

    Al-Kāfi #2279 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufi from ‘Uthman bays ibn Hisham from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Maintaining good neighborly relations develops the country and extends one’s…

    Al-Kāfi #2307 Volume 2 Read the narration
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