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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. 10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar 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 #857 Volume 4 Read the narration
  2. 22. Ali has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when people take their places in Mina, an announcer announces, ‘Had you known in…

    Al-Kāfi #883 Volume 4 Read the narration
  3. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah performed Salah (prayer) with his followers during the…

    Al-Kāfi #1792 Volume 3 Read the narration
  4. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from ibn ‘Uyaynah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Once the amount of gold becomes more than twenty dinar then on every four dinar Zakat…

    Al-Kāfi #1973 Volume 3 Read the narration
  5. Hadith.3576 - Hammad al-Lahham narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    "Do not be lazy in seeking your livelihood, for our fathers used to strive for it and pursue it."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #459 Volume 3 Read the narration
  6. Hadith.3566 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih, from Abu Abdullah (as): Regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "Our Lord (azj), grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201) Imam (as) said

    "Good in the Hereafter" refers to Allah's (swt) pleasure and Paradise, and "good in this world" refers to abundance in…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #449 Volume 3 Read the narration
  7. Hadith.3637 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): A man complained to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) about trade. The Prophet said

    "Look for merchandise, purchase it, and then sell it. Whatever you profit from it, remain committed to it."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #520 Volume 3 Read the narration
  8. Hadith.3695 - Ibrahim ibn Abdul Hamid narrated from Khidr ibn Amr Al-Nakha'i, from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding a man who has money owed to him by another man, but the debtor denies it. Imam (as) said

    "If he makes him swear an oath, then he has no right to take anything from him after the oath. And if he imprisons him,…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #578 Volume 3 Read the narration
  9. Hadith.3747 - Hammad ibn Bashir narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said

    "Fulfillment (of measure) is not achieved until the scale tips."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #630 Volume 3 Read the narration
  10. Hadith.3746 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said

    "Whoever takes the scales in his hand with the intention of taking a full measure for himself will only take more than…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #629 Volume 3 Read the narration
  11. Hadith.3771 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdillah (as): A man asked him while

    I was present, saying: "A Muslim man needed to sell his house, so he came to his brother and said: 'I will sell you my…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #654 Volume 3 Read the narration
  12. Hadith.3781 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah (as): Regarding a man who purchased a measured amount of food from another man, and then the seller said to the buyer, "Buy this other sack without measuring it, for it contains the same amount as the one you already purchased." Imam (as) said

    "This is not permissible unless it is measured." Imam (as) further said: "Any food for which a specific measurement has…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #664 Volume 3 Read the narration
  13. Hadith.3895 - Ishaq bin Ammar narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said

    "Do not rent land in exchange for dates, wheat, barley, water shares (arbi'a'), or surplus water (nitaaf)." I asked:…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #778 Volume 3 Read the narration
  14. Hadith.3931 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as), regarding a man who hires a porter, and the porter either breaks what he is carrying or spills it. Imam (as) said

    "If he is trustworthy, then he is not liable. But if he is not trustworthy, then he is liable."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #814 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. Hadith.3928 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    "The goldsmith, the launderer, and the weaver are not held liable unless they are suspected. In such cases, they must…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #811 Volume 3 Read the narration
  16. Hadith.3925 - Ibn Muskan narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said

    I asked him about a launderer to whom I gave a garment, and he claimed that it was stolen from among his belongings.…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #808 Volume 3 Read the narration
  17. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rifa‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who forgets performing Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees) until he…

    Al-Kāfi #1339 Volume 3 Read the narration
  18. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you do not know whether you have performed four or five; then perform two Sujud…

    Al-Kāfi #1374 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the Imam is one Rak‘at ahead and you join in the last recitation, recite in the…

    Al-Kāfi #1484 Volume 3 Read the narration
  20. 35. My father (ra) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Najran on the authority of `Abd al-`Aziz al-`Abdi on the authority of `Umar ibn Yazid from Abu 'Abdillah (AS) who said

    ”In a day, whoever says “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the One and Only, who has no partners; the God…

    Al-Tawḥīd #36 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 36. Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Muhammad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Himyari said on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Mohammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of al-Mufaddal ibn `Umar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    He who anthropomorphizes Allah with His Creation is an infidel. Verily, Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted, does not…

    Al-Tawḥīd #71 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 31. Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Muhammad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far ibn Jami’ al-Himyari on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahamad ibn Muammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of a number of them that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    “He who compares Allah with His Creation is an infidel; and he who denies His Omnipotence is an unbeliever.”

    Al-Tawḥīd #66 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 13. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Yazid al-Nawfali, on the authority of Isma`il ibn Abu Ziyad al-Sakuni, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS), on the authority of his father (AS) that

    The Prophet (SA) completed the funeral prayer for Sa`d ibn Mu`adh, and said: Seventy thousand angels appeared any prayed…

    Al-Tawḥīd #88 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. H 475 - Ibn Abi Umair has narrated from Jamil bin Darraj from Zurarah bin Ayin from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said

    If Almighty Allah wishes, He has the right to admit the deviated ones to Paradise and it is preferable for Him and not a…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #744 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 2. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Sahl bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahbub, from those he mentioned, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    A man said in his presence: Allah is Greater. So he said: Allah is Greater than what thing? Then he said: Than…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #24 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 15. 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 Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Ishaq bin Ammar, from those

    he heard, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #40 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) said, “(Go) once a year…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #676 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. My father (r) narrated from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalid from al-Qasim bin Yahya from his grandfather alHasan bin Rashid from Abu Bassir from Abu Abdullah (a) that the

    Prophet (s) said: O Ali, Allah has bestowed upon you with the love of the poor and the oppressed on this earth. You have…

    Faḍaʾil al-Shīʿa #5 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ya’qoub bin Yazid from Mohammed bin Abi Umair from Mohammed bin Hamran that Abu Abdullah (a) said

    He whoever says ‘La ilaha illa (A)llah’ –there is no god but Allah- sincerely will be in Paradise. Sincerity, here,…

    Ṣifāt al-Shīʿa #5 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 1. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Abān, from Al-Sadūsi, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: On the Day of Judgment, I will intercede for those who have come to my Ziyārah.

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #7 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 16. My father, and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Abān, from Al-Sadūsi, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: On the Day of Judgment, I will intercede for those who have come to my Ziyārah.

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #22 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 13. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Abān ibn ‘Uthmān, from Al-Sadūsi, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: On the Day of Judgment, I will intercede for those who have come to my Ziyārah.

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #19 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Before going to Madīnah or prior to entering it, perform a GHUSL. Then proceed…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #27 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 8. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Ismā’īl ibn Ja’far, from some of his companions, from Murāzim ibn Ḥukaym Al-Azdi Al-Madā`eni, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: One Salāt in the Mosque of Madīnah is better than one thousand Salāt in any…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #44 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Is praying in the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) the same as praying…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #37 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. Once I traveled with Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) from Qādisiyyah. When we arrived in Najaf, he said: This is…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #79 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 14. A group of my scholars including ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, and Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Abī Jamīlah Mufaďďal ibn Sāliḥ, from Shihāb ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: After Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) passed ‘Aqabah Al-Baťn he said to his companions,…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #175 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 5. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (ibn Bābawayh) both narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: ‘Abdullāh ibn Zubayr told Ḥusain (a.s.) to come to Makkah and (seek refuge) in…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #166 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 1. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, and from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād, from Kulayb ibn Mu’āwiyah, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The killer of Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā (a.s.) was conceived illegitimately and the…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #181 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 11. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān (ibn ‘Uthmān), from Abī Ḥamzah Al-Thumāli, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh has dedicated four thousand disheveled angels, who are covered with dust,…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #208 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 1. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of his father on the authority of Sa`id ibn Janah on the authority of some of our scholars that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    Among the smallest things crated by Allah is the mosquito [ba`ud], and the gnat [jirjis], which is smaller than the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #318 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 3. My father (RA) related to me that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Humran, on the authority of al-Fadl ibn al-Sakan, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah AS) that The

    Commander of the Faithful said: “Recognize Allah through Allah, the Messenger through the message, and the ones vested…

    Al-Tawḥīd #326 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 4. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Musa al-Khashshab, on the authority of some of the ones he transmits from hurrying the transmission, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was questioned about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the Empyrean, so he (AS) replied

    “He is equal in distance to everything. Therefore, He is not closer to one thing than another.”

    Al-Tawḥīd #355 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 4. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim; and Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Bukayr, on the authority of Zurarah that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of the Mighty and High: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He (AS) said

    “He created them with Divine Unity.”

    Al-Tawḥīd #373 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that

    I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) to interpret: The nature made by Allah is which He has made men. He (AS) replied,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #371 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 3. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS)

    “Allah, the Mighty and High, has not sent a Prophet [nabi] until He made a covenant with him regarding these things:…

    Al-Tawḥīd #382 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 6. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah and `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Himyari both said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Abu Jamilah al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Halabi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    The servants (of Allah) have not been commanded to do anything more than what they are capable of doing. Therefore,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #409 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi that Abu Shu`ayb Salih ibn Khalid al-Mahamili, on the authority of Abu Sulayman al-Jammal, on the authority of Abu Basir that

    I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the issue of capability. Hence, He (AS) replied: “The issue of capability is…

    Al-Tawḥīd #404 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 16. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Ali ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Barqi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And they swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with you; they cause their own souls t perish, and Allah knows that they are most surely liars. He (AS) said

    “Allah, the Mighty and High, has refuted their statement: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with…

    Al-Tawḥīd #419 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. 3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Fudalah ibn Ayyub, on the authority of Hamzah ibn Muhammad la-Tayyar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said

    “There is no action which Allah has commanded to do or which Allah has prohibited from doing, and which causes fear or…

    Al-Tawḥīd #431 Volume 1 Read the narration
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