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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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  1. 14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa 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 has said, ‘If one sells palm trees which he has pollinated, its…

    Al-Kāfi #607 Volume 5 Read the narration
  2. 18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about vines when it is permissible to sell them. He (the…

    Al-Kāfi #611 Volume 5 Read the narration
  3. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Hadid from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “About the case of a man who buys food then sells it before receiving delivery, he (the Imam) said, ‘

    It is not harmful.’ ‘Can he appoint the second buyer as his agent to receive delivery?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not…

    Al-Kāfi #614 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I may pass by a man and he speaks to me about food and says, ‘You have found…

    Al-Kāfi #626 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Mansur ibn Hazim from abu Basir and others who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Wheat and barley are equal to each other; neither one of the two can be exchanged in…

    Al-Kāfi #647 Volume 5 Read the narration
  6. 12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from and Humayd ibn Ziyad from al- Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from more than one person all from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Isma’il ibn al-Fadl al-Hashimiy who has said the following: “About the case of a man who accepts in a transaction, in exchange for what he pays, the taxes due on non-Muslim taxpayers, taxes on palm trees, on groves, on birds and does not know if any such items exist or not, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘

    If he knows that at least one thing of it exists that he can have, he can buy and accept the deal with it.’”

    Al-Kāfi #685 Volume 5 Read the narration
  7. 10. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Shammun from al-Assam from Misma’ who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), prohibited buying the net of the fisherman by saying,…

    Al-Kāfi #683 Volume 5 Read the narration
  8. 11. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from certain persons of his people who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If there is a bunch of trees without reeds with a few fish taken out along with what…

    Al-Kāfi #684 Volume 5 Read the narration
  9. 1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from certain persons of our people from Marwak ibn ‘Ubayd from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘There are two expressions for each of good and bad merchandise: To the owner of good…

    Al-Kāfi #714 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. 11. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from those he has mentioned (in his book) from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once a wealthy man in clean clothes came to the Messenger of Allah and sat down near the Messenger of Allah. Thereafter…

    Al-Kāfi #941 Volume 2 Read the narration
  11. 15. A group of our people have narrated from Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan Ibn Ali Ibn Fadhal from one of our people that Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) stated: "Rasulullah (sawwas) never spoke to people according to his own level of intellect." He (the Imam) also said that Rasulullah (sawwas) said, "

    We, the community of Prophets, were commanded to speak to people according to their level of intellect."

    Al-Kāfi #16 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 8. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Abi Abdillah from Ali b. Abdillah from Abdulrahman b. Muhammad from Abi Hudhayfa from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) has cursed those men who dress up as women and those…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #1045 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 3. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim from Muhammad b. Ali al-Kufi from al-Muffadhal b. Salih from Jabir b. Yazid from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “The Almighty Allah will account for the deeds of the murderers first on the Day of Judgment. He will gather all…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #1093 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 6. It was narrated to me by Ja’far b. Muhammad b. Masroor who said it was narrated to me by al-Hussain b. Muhammad b. ’Amir from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from Hafs b. al-Bukhtari from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “Even that woman will be punished severely who had left a goat tied in sun and it died of thirst.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #1096 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 1. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is in the book of Ali (a.s.), that every relative is like the kinship and womb…

    Al-Kāfi #244 Volume 7 Read the narration
  16. 12. A number of our people have narrated, from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Rabi’ al-Musliy and Ziyad ibn abu al-Hallal who have narrated it, from a man, from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “In the nineteenth night of the month of Ramadan is measurement and determination; in the twenty-first night is…

    Al-Kāfi #630 Volume 4 Read the narration
  17. 13. Muhammad ibn Yahya reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Nu'man from Sayf ibn 'Amirah from Abu Bakr al-Hadrami from Abu Abdullah (a.s.) who said

    "Indeed, Isma'il buried his mother in the Hijr and built a chamber on it so that the grave of Isma'il's mother would not…

    Al-Kāfi #741 Volume 4 Read the narration
  18. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from ‘Abd al-Karim from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not remove any of the trees from Makkah, except palm trees and fruit bearing…

    Al-Kāfi #791 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. 13. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Ja’far ibn Sama‘ah and Muhammad ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam all from Aban 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 #860 Volume 4 Read the narration
  20. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad who in marfu‘ manner has narrated who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that gifts are out of the expenses of al-Hajj.”

    Al-Kāfi #976 Volume 4 Read the narration
  21. 7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl from ibn Asbat in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the seventh pillar counting from Kindah doors in the compound is the station of…

    Al-Kāfi #1897 Volume 3 Read the narration
  22. 1. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated, from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Mansur ibn Hazim, from abu Rabi‘ al- Shamiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who purchases a certain kind of goods but its value falls. He had paid…

    Al-Kāfi #2020 Volume 3 Read the narration
  23. Hadith.3865 - In a narration from Ishaq bin Ammar, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    "If you lease land with gold or silver, do not lease it out for more than what you leased it for, because gold and…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #748 Volume 3 Read the narration
  24. 7. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from Fadl ibn Shadan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said that a position nearest to Allah during one’s prayer is the position of prostration.…

    Al-Kāfi #1219 Volume 3 Read the narration
  25. 8. A group has narrated from has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from form al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Haytham ibn Waqid from al-Husayn ibn ’Abd Allah al-Arjaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one performs Salah (prayer) in his house then comes to one of their Masjid and…

    Al-Kāfi #1480 Volume 3 Read the narration
  26. 1. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Rib‘i and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah all who has said the following

    “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The time of al-Dhuhr on Friday begins at Zawal…

    Al-Kāfi #1658 Volume 3 Read the narration
  27. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from Ibn Sinan that Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said regarding the words of Allah (azwj): {Attend to your embellishments at every time of prayer} [7:31], he said

    "It refers to both Eids and Friday."

    Al-Kāfi #1669 Volume 3 Read the narration
  28. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ’Isa from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Ishaq ibn Ghalib from abu ’Abdallah (a.s.) who has described the condition of the Imams (a.s.) and their attributes in one of his sermons.

    “Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, has explained His religion through the Imams of (true) guidance from the family of…

    Al-Kāfi #522 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 4. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from ibn Ribat and al-Husayn ibn Hashim from Safwan all from ibn Muskan from al-Halabiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the divorce of a drunken man. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not permissible as…

    Al-Kāfi #527 Volume 6 Read the narration
  30. 1. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and al-Razzaz from Ayyub ibn Nuh Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah all from Safwan ibn Yahya from Sa‘id al-A’raj who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has left the affair of his wife to another man saying,…

    Al-Kāfi #537 Volume 6 Read the narration
  31. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) cannot take place without two issues: they are the…

    Al-Kāfi #1799 Volume 5 Read the narration
  32. 4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn all from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who kills an ostrich. He (the Imam) said, ‘He owes one badanah of…

    Al-Kāfi #1415 Volume 4 Read the narration
  33. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Hamdan ibn Sulayman from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn al-Walid in a marfu‘ manner from Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) who said

    “One who wants his wealth to increase should stay on al-Safa’ and al-Marwah for a long time.”

    Al-Kāfi #1620 Volume 4 Read the narration
  34. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One’s al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) is complete (if one arrives in ‘Arafat)…

    Al-Kāfi #1671 Volume 4 Read the narration
  35. 2. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated it from al-Fadf ibn Shadhan, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Rib‘iy, from Fudayl who has narrated the following

    “It is about the case of a man who is appointed in a will as the executor a will. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If…

    Al-Kāfi #14 Volume 7 Read the narration
  36. 6. Muhammad ibn ’Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from and Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar all from Safwan from Murazim from certain persons of our people who has narrated the following

    “About the case of a man who gives a certain amount of his property during his illness, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said,…

    Al-Kāfi #24 Volume 7 Read the narration
  37. 18. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Mundhar ibn Jayfar from Adam abu al-Husayn al- LuTu’i from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A believer is one whose earning is pleasantly clean, whose moral behavior is excellent and whose conscience is not ill.…

    Al-Kāfi #846 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 10. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab ibn abu Ya’fur from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Shi’a (followers) of Ali (a.s.) were of slim and lean bellies, and withered lips. They were people of compassion,…

    Al-Kāfi #838 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. 17. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Uramah from (abu) Ibrahim al-‘A’jami from certain individuals of our people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A believer is forbearing. He is not ignorant and if he is ignored he remains forbearing. He does not do injustice and…

    Al-Kāfi #845 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 34. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from abu Wallad al-Hannat from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) has said, ‘Signs of perfect religion of a Muslim are his restraining from speaking things that…

    Al-Kāfi #862 Volume 2 Read the narration
  41. 28. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’a ibn Mehran from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Whoever in his dealing with people does not do injustice to them, in his speaking does not lie to them and in his…

    Al-Kāfi #856 Volume 2 Read the narration
  42. 38. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn Sindy from Ja’far ibn Bashir from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A believer is of valuable assistance, of very light expenses, of excellent plans for living and does not allow to be…

    Al-Kāfi #866 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sah ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah from Khalid al-‘Ammi from Khidr ibn ‘Amr from abu ‘Abd Alllah (RecipientofDivineSupremeCovenant who has said the following

    “I heard the Imam saying, ‘There are two kinds of believing people: one kind is true to the stipulations that He has…

    Al-Kāfi #886 Volume 2 Read the narration
  44. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from abu Hamza al- Thumali from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Allah has made a covenant with a believer to exercise patience in the face of four…

    Al-Kāfi #889 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from Dawud ibn Farqad from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah has made a covenant with a believer (to have patience) when his words are not accepted as true and he does not…

    Al-Kāfi #888 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A believer cannot escape one of three problems or perhaps all three at the same time: someone at home always bites him…

    Al-Kāfi #890 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Sinan from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan from Sama’a ibn Mehran from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has made His friend to become a victim of His enemy in this world.”

    Al-Kāfi #892 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Dawud ibn abu Yazid from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘A believer is not appreciated.’ It is narrated in another Hadith : ‘This is because…

    Al-Kāfi #895 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. 11. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “There had never been, there is no one and will never be a believer but that a neighbor causes him suffering. Even if a…

    Al-Kāfi #898 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “In the past, in future and in your time there has never been a believer, whom a neighbor did not make suffer.”

    Al-Kāfi #899 Volume 2 Read the narration
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