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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1. My father (RA) said: Ahmad ibn Idris said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn `Imran al-Ash`ari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Sindi, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“There is nothing which causes fear or which causes delight [qabd wa bast] in which Allah has not placed a favor and a…
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4. 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 al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, on the authority of Yahya ibn `Imran al-Halabi, on the authority of Mu`alla Abu `Uthman, on the authority of `Ali ibn Hanzalah that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
The privileged will enter the path of the adverse until the people say: `He is so similar to them that he must be one of…
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11. My father (RA) said: Ahmad in Idris said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad that Abu `Abd Allah al-Razi said, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn al-Husayn al-Lu’lu’I, on the authority of Ibn Sinan, on the authority of Mahzam that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) asked, “Tell me what our followers disagree upon with those you oppose?” I replied, “In determinism and relinquishment.” He (AS) said
“then ask me.” I enquired, “Has Allah compelled His Servants to sin?” He (AS) answered, “Allah is more Subduer than that…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn `Umar al-Yamani that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, created a creation, and knew they would proceed to Him. He commanded them what to do…
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4. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: al-Hasan ibn Mattil said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-Hakam, on the Hisham ibn Salim, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is more Honorable than obliging people to do what they do not have the strength to do.…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ya`qub ibn Yazid said, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Jamil ibn Durraj, o the authority of Zurarah, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sulayman that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“Verily, predestination, and the Divine Decree are creations from the creation of Allah. Allah increases for the…
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1. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Ḥusain ibn Yazīd Al-Nawfali, from Ismā’īl ibn Abī Ziyād Al-Sakūni, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Choose pigeons as birds in your houses, for verily they curse the killers of…
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7. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl, from someone who narrated to him, from ‘Ali ibn Abī Ḥamzah, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, Abil Maghrā, and ‘Āsim ibn Ḥumayd Al-Ḥannāť, from Abī Basīr, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: All of the martyrs wish to be with Ḥusain (a.s.) so that they can enter Paradise…
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3. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Mūsā ibn ‘Umar, from Ghassān Al-Basri, from Mu’āwiyah ibn Wahab, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me: O Mu’āwiyah! Do not neglect going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) because…
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2. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far narrated to me from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Sālim, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥammād Al-Basri, from ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Asam, from Ibn Bukayr, who said
I said to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “I (often) travel to Arjān and my heart pulls me toward going to the…
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8. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from ‘Abbās ibn ‘Āmir, from Abān, from Ibn Muskān, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will register those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)…
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(3) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from ibn Abu Omayr from Mansoor bin Younus and Sa’dan bin Muslim from Iss’haq bin Ammar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“The world will not be empty of a jurisprudent (imam). Whenever the believers add something (a heresy) to the religion,…
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(40) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Abu Ali al-Ash’ari from Muhammad bin Hassaan from Muhammad bin Ali from Abdullah bin al-Qassim from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had been asked about this Qur’anic verse, “For when the trumpet is sounded,”and he had said
“From among us there will be a hidden imam. When Allah wants him to rise, He will prick him in the heart and he will…
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(13) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Hameed bin Ziyad from al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Suma’a from Ahmad bin al-Hasan al-Maythami from Za’ida bin Qudama from some of his companions that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“When al-Qa’im reappears, people will say: How can that be whereas his bones have been perished?”
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(1) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid from his father from someone from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“This group (the Shia) will be closer to Allah and Allah will be more pleasant with them when they miss the authority of…
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(44) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik from Umar bin Tarkhan from Muhammad bin Issma’eel from Ali bin Umar bin Ali bin al-Husayn (as) that
Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad as-Sadiq (as) had said: “Al-Qa’im is one of my descendants. His old is like Abraham’s…
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16. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Ibrahim ibn Hashim said on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Murazim, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The Messenger of Allah saw his Lord, the Mighty and High, by means of his heart.” The confirmation of this is found in…
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8. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Sayrafi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Hammad, on the authority of alMufaddal ibn `Umar al-Ju`fi that Verily, the Omnipotence of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cannot be predetermined, and worshippers have no power over His Attributes, not can they reach the core of His Knowledge or the extent of His Majesty. There is nothing that exists besides Him. He is Light without darkness, Truth without falsehood, Justice without oppression, and Reality without Non-reality. He has never vanished nor ever will. He was there when there was no Earth or sky. He was there when there was no night or day. He was there when there was no sun or moon. He was there when there were no stars, clouds, rain or wind. Then Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, wished to make a creation that would revere His Majesty, glorify His Magnificence, and honor His Sublimity. Thus, He commanded
“Be you both protectors;” therefore, they were as Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has said. The Compiler of this Book…
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10. Ja`far ibn Muhammad ibn Masrur (RA) said: al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn `Amir said, on the authority of his paternal uncle `Abd Allah ibn `Amir, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Aban ibn `Uthman, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “Does Allah have the power to place the Earth in an egg,…
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5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah related to me, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of one he mentioned, that Abu `Abd Allah (AS) said
Iblis said to `Isa the son of Maryam (AS): “Does Your Lord have the omnipotence to place Earth inside an egg, without…
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9. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Madani, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of `Umar ibn Udhaynah, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) was asked: “Does Your Lord have the power to place the Earth in an egg, without…
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5. My father (RA) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hisham, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Mansur ibn Hazim, that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) “Do you know everything that has happened and everything that will happen until the…
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11. My father (RA) reported that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Ibn `Umayr, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Mansur alSayqal that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“Verily, Allah is Knowledge as there is no ignorance in Him. Allah is Life as there is no death in Him. And Allah is…
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18. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of is father, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Ibn Udhaynah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The will is accidental [muhdathah].”
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3. Muhammad ibn `ali Majilawayh, may Allah have mercy on him, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr on the authority of Safwan al-Jammal that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High, Everything is perishable but He. He said
“The face that will not perish refers to any person who carried out what Allah commanded him through obedience to…
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2. My father, may Allah have mercy on him, that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Hashim on the authority of Ibn Fuddal on the authority of Abu Jamiilah on the authority Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Halabi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said regarding the Word of the Mighty and High: `
On the Day when there shall be severe affliction.” He replied: “Blessed be the Supreme [Jabbar]! Then be pointed towards…
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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Musa on the authority of `Ubayd ibn Zurarah that I enquired Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: “
On the Day when there shall be a severe affliction.” He (AS) lifted the clothing that covered his shin, placed his hand…
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1. We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Masrur, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Muhammed bin ‘Amer, from his paternal uncle, Abdullah bin ‘Amer, from Muhammed bin Abi Umayr, from Jameel bin Saleh, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
A complaint is only that you say: «Verily, I have been afflicted with what none has been afflicted with» or that you…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi Umayr, that he said
I was told by some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: People are (of) two (kinds):…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from Zurara, from Abdul-Khaliq bin Abd Rabbih, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And the one whom He wants to lead astray, He will make his chest tight, uneasy.» (6:125) Then he said
It might be that it is tight and has an opening from which he hears and sees. The one that is aggravated is that which…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Tha’laba bin Maimoun, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The Knower of the unseen and the witnessed» (6:73). He said
The unseen is what has not been, and the witnessed is what has been.
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali, from Ishaq bin Ammar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The one who recites a hundred verses which he prays with at a night, Allah will write for him, by them, the qunut [1] of…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-Ash’ari, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Ibn Maskan, from Muhammed bin Muslim, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Allah has not instituted baheera, nor sa’iba, nor waseela, nor haam.» (5:103) He said
Indeed, the people of the Jahiliya, when a female camel gave birth to two children in one belly [1], they would say:…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Kufi, with a chain of narrators that he ascribed to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that it was said to him
(What is the ruling of) A man who drinks in one breath? He said: There is no harm. I said: There are those before us who…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, from his paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasim, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Sayrafi, from Sa’dan bin Muslim, from Hussain bin Na’eem, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
O Hussain, be generous with the grace. I said: May I be sacrificed for you, and what thing is generosity with it? He…
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1. I was told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: I was told by Sahl bin Ziyad, that he said: I was told by Uthman bin Isa, from Khalid bin Nujayh, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
We mentioned ill-omen at his place. He said: Ill-omen is in three: in a woman, a riding animal and a home. As for the…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Abu’l-Jahm, Harun bin Jahm, from Hafs bin Umar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was asked about the community of this nation, so…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham bin Salim, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: «The center of the road is not for women,…
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1. I was told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Hasan bin Musa, the Lumberman, from Ghiyath bin Kalub, from Ishaq bin Ammar, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: What you find in the Book of Allah, Exalted…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ali bin Mahboub, from Ali bin Sindi, from Safwan, from Ishaq bin Ammar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Do not seek to rent a land by dates, nor wheat, nor barley, nor arbi’aa’, nor nitaf.
I said: And what is arbi’aa’? He said: Drinking, and nitaf is that which is excessive from water. However, its…
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4. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Uthman bin Isa, from Sama’a bin Mahran, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about a man who rejects perfume. He said: He should not reject generosity.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, that he said: I was told by Shareef bin Sabiq, Abu Ahmad al-Tafleesi, from Fadl bin Abi Qurra, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
There is no believer except that in him is humor. I said: And what is humor? He said: Joking.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Qasem bin Yahya, from his grandfather, Hasan bin Rashid, from Ibn Bukair, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who loves us whilst he is in a place that does not disgrace him, then he is from what is made upright by Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
I said: May I be sacrificed for you, and what is the place that does not disgrace him? He said: He is not accused with…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleasedwith him, that he said: We were told by Hussain ibn Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Qasem bin Urwa, from Ibn Bukair, from Zurara, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
For a muwaddiha are five camels, and for a samhaq are four camels, and for a badi’a are three camels, and for a ma’mura…
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7. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Naseer, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Isa, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad bin Uthman, from al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about tafath, so he said: It is to shave and what is in the skin of a person.
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Hussain bin Yazid al-Nawfali, from Isma’eel bin Abi Ziyad al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The severe tribulation is that a man is…
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3. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham bin Salem, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The one to whom two days are equal, is defrauded. The one to whom the last of his two days was the better, is envied.…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Amru bin Jumay’, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
Learn the Qur’an in its Arabic, and beware from accentuation with it. That means adding Hamz to it. Al-Sadiq, peace be…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Wahab bin Wahab al-Qurashi, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that Ali, peace be upon him, said
Indeed, the true happiness is that an individual seals his deed with happiness, and the true misery is that an…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, from Yahya bin ‘Ubada, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that
he heard him say: A man from the Ansar died, and the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, observed him…
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