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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. 9. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar. Abu al-‘Abbas has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ja‘far from Ayyub ibn Nuh. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah all from Safwan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about 7/a’ (swearing) and what it is. He (the Imam) said, ‘It takes place when a…

    Al-Kāfi #551 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 23. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil an ibn Bukayr and Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one who has expressed al-Zihar (calling one’s wife as one’s mother) about his…

    Al-Kāfi #649 Volume 6 Read the narration
  3. 32. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from af-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajj aj who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Zihar is of two kinds. One kind is that because of which expiation becomes…

    Al-Kāfi #658 Volume 6 Read the narration
  4. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from af-Fadf ibn Shadhan from all Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ibrahim ibn ‘ Abd al-Hamid from Walid ibn Sabih 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 #1978 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who engages in sexual intercourse with animals or causes his semen to discharge, abu ‘Abd Allah…

    Al-Kāfi #2062 Volume 5 Read the narration
  6. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy fm ‘Abd Allah ibn Maymun al- Qaddah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said that one who commits fornication faces six troubling…

    Al-Kāfi #2067 Volume 5 Read the narration
  7. 2. Ali has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Safwan from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “When you assume the state of Ihram, you should stay away from killing all moving things except for the serpent, the…

    Al-Kāfi #1321 Volume 4 Read the narration
  8. 2. Ali has narrated from his father from Hammad from Aban ibn ‘Uthman in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following

    “One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘The meaning of separating them is…

    Al-Kāfi #1368 Volume 4 Read the narration
  9. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtariy from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A person in the state of Ihram must not show a prey to the hunter; if one does, there…

    Al-Kāfi #1395 Volume 4 Read the narration
  10. 10. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated, from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad, who has narrated from af-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban, from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that whoever enters Makkah in a dignified manner his sins are forgiven. I (the…

    Al-Kāfi #1487 Volume 4 Read the narration
  11. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated, from af-Fadf ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya and Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Husayn ibn Sa’id, from Fadalah ibn abu Ayyub and Fiammad ibn ‘Isa all, from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you complete your Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al- Marwah and you are for al-Hajj…

    Al-Kāfi #1648 Volume 4 Read the narration
  12. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn ‘Isa form Muhammad Ibn Abi ‘Umayr Hafs ibn al- Bakhtariy from al-‘Ala’ ibn Sabih and ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj and Ali ibn Ri’ab and ‘Abd Allah ibn Salih all who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman who is for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous), enters Makkah and…

    Al-Kāfi #1676 Volume 4 Read the narration
  13. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya and Ibn Abi ‘Umayr Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When in the morning you are ready to move toward ‘Arafat, say this prayer, ‘O Lord, I…

    Al-Kāfi #1729 Volume 4 Read the narration
  14. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ibn ’Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from all Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Bara’ ibn Ma’rur al-Ansariy lived in al-Madinah. The Messenger of Allah, O…

    Al-Kāfi #35 Volume 7 Read the narration
  15. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn abu Hamzah and Husayn ibn ‘Uthman from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has narrated the following

    “About the case of a man who dies and a certain one of his heir confirms his owing a certain amount. He (the Imam) said,…

    Al-Kāfi #163 Volume 7 Read the narration
  16. 28-79 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh - may God be pleased with him -narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), “The Honorable the Exalted God revealed to David (s): There may be that one of My servants does one good deed for which I shall take him into Paradise.” David (s) said, “

    O Lord! What is that good deed?” God said, “It is causing relief from sorrow for a believer even if it be by using one…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #287 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. (16) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from al-Husayn bin Muhammad from Ja’far bin Muhammad from al-Qassim bin Issma’eel from Yahya bin al-Muthanna from Abdullah bin Bukayr from Obayd bin Zurara that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “Al-Qa’im (as) disappears twice. During one of his disappearances, he attends the seasons of hajj. He sees the people…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #189 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. I said to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “We have tradition saying that the imam will be missed in some period of time.…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #159 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. (15) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Ahmad bin al-Husayn from Ali bin Aqaba from Musa bin Akeel an-Nimyari from al-Ala’ bin Sayaba that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “Whoever of you dies while still believing in this matter and waiting (for the expected imam) is like one, who will be…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #238 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. (13) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from someone from al-Abbas bin Aamir from ar-Rabee’ bin Muhammad al-Musli from Muhzim bin Abu Burda al-Asadi and others that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “By Allah, you are going to be broken like glass but glass is remade and it returns as before. By Allah, you are going…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #252 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. (39) Ali bin Ahmad narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Khalid from his father from Muhammad bin Sulayman ad-Daylami from Abu Baseer that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said about the verse

    “The guilty shall be recognized by their marks:” “Allah recognizes them. But the verse has been revealed about al-Qa’im.…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #297 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 1. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said, on the authority of Sahl ibn al-Adami, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Marid 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 #352 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Ibn Ri’ab, from Muhammed bin Muslim and others, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon hm and his Family, said: Marry, for indeed, I am to produce, through…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #571 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from the one he mentioned, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said to his companions one day: If you see that…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #634 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Muthanna, the wheat seller, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that he said

    The Days of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, are three: The Day in which the Riser will rise, the Day of Return and…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #703 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya, from Ali bin Isma’il, from Safwan, from Abdul-Rahman bin Hajjaj, from the one

    he heard from, and he named him, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: I asked him about the alms tax:…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #217 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, from his father, from Abdullah bin Sinan, from Khalaf bin Hammad, from a man, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said to a man from his companions

    If you want to perform blood-letting and the blood comes out of your cut area, then say before you are finished whilst…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #271 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahboub, from Jameel bin Saleh, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Our Lord, grant us in this world a good deed and in the Hereafter a good deed» (2:201). He said

    The satisfaction of Allah and Paradise in the Hereafter, and affordability in sustenance, livelihood and good mannerisms…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #278 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 172. Ali, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al-Fazl Bin Shazaan altogether from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Abd Al-Rahmaan Bin Al-Hajjaaj, and Hafs Bin Al-Bakhtary, and Salmat Bayya Al-Sabiry, who has narrated the following

    Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘Whenever Ali (asws) Bin Al-Husayn (asws) used to take the Book of Ali (asws), he would look…

    Al-Kāfi #173 Volume 8 Read the narration
  30. (The same previous series of relaters)… from Sulaiman ad-Dailami related from Abu Bassir from Abu Abdullah (a) that Amir ul-Mu’minin (a) said

    "I am the shepherd-the shepherd of people. Is it acceptable that a shepherd does not identify his sheep?" Juwairiya…

    Faḍaʾil al-Shīʿa #41 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Hadith.4164 - Ibn al-Mughira narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdillah (as), that Imam (as) said

    "There is no harm in eating what is slaughtered with a stone if no iron is available."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #951 Volume 3 Read the narration
  32. 7. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar has narrated from Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah from abu al-Khazraj al-Ansariy from Ali ibn Ghurab 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 #179 Volume 5 Read the narration
  33. 3. Ali ibn Muhammad Bandar has narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Thaqafiy from Ali ibn Mu‘alla’ from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad in a marfu’ manner who has said the following

    “Once it was asked of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘How is it that disciples of Jesus could walk on water and the companions…

    Al-Kāfi #175 Volume 5 Read the narration
  34. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Muhammad ibn Sanaa ‘ah from Muhammad ibn Marwan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is in the wisdom of Ale (family) Dawud that a reasonable Muslim should not travel…

    Al-Kāfi #229 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hajjaj from who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must seek protection with Allah against over- powering debts, dominating…

    Al-Kāfi #256 Volume 5 Read the narration
  36. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from Khalaf ibn Flammad from Muhriz from abu Basir 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 #275 Volume 5 Read the narration
  37. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya from his grandfather, al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘You must return a trust even if an assassin of…

    Al-Kāfi #413 Volume 5 Read the narration
  38. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Dawud ibn Sarhan who has said the following: “About the case of a man who has a piece of land for which he pays a certain amount of tax that may increase or decrease; and he gives it to another man to pay its taxes and two hundred dirham every year. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    It is not unlawful.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1001 Volume 5 Read the narration
  39. 10. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from certain persons of our people from Aban from ‘Amir ibn Juza‘ah who has said the following

    “I (the narrator) once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who had set a price on a certain item of his…

    Al-Kāfi #496 Volume 5 Read the narration
  40. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Muhammad ‘Isma’il from af-Fadf ibn Shadhan all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn af-Hakam who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, once said to me, ‘If someone asks you to buy for him a certain merchandise, you must…

    Al-Kāfi #492 Volume 5 Read the narration
  41. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Dawud ibn Sarhan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not unlawful to decorate al-Musahaf (Quran and books) and swords with gold and…

    Al-Kāfi #2055 Volume 6 Read the narration
  42. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu from Ali ibn Hassan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The excellence of viola oil over other oils is like the excellence of Islam over…

    Al-Kāfi #2323 Volume 6 Read the narration
  43. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ‘Uthman from abu Basir who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Jibril has said, ‘We do not enter a house in which there are pictures,…

    Al-Kāfi #2354 Volume 6 Read the narration
  44. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ‘Uthman from ’Isma‘il ibn al-Fadl who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for men to wear silk, except during the time of war.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1928 Volume 6 Read the narration
  45. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Mahziyar, from his brother, Ali, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Jameel bin Darraj, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    I heard him say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, cursed the one who performed a…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #503 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my paternal uncle, Muhammed bin Abi’l-Qasem, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from Ibn Abi Nasr, from Aban, from Abdul-Rahman bin Sayaba, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    Verily, Adam, peace be upon him, circled around the House a hundred years and did not look at Hawwa’, and he wept for…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #515 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Isa, from his father, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, from Isma’eel bin Abi Ziyad al-Sukuni, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, from the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, that he said

    Women are four: jami’ mujma’, rabee’ murabba’, kurb muqma’ and ghull qaml.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #622 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 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 Dawud bin Sulayman, from Ali bin Musa al-Rida, from al-Sadiq, peace be upon them, that he said: Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, revealed to Dawud , peace be upon him: Indeed, the servant from among My servant will, verily, come to me with one good deed, and I will make him enter Paradise. He said

    O Lord, and what is that good deed? He said: That he relieves a believer from his anguish, even if by (the amount of) a…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #722 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (rh) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from his uncle `Abdullah b. `Amer from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr. He said: A group of our shaykhs narrated to me, from whom were Aban b. `Uthman, Hisham b. Salim, and Muhammad b. Humran from Al-Sadiq (as). He said

    I am astonished at him who fears four things yet does not seek refuge in four [other] things. (1) I am astonished at him…

    Al-Amālī #29 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf from Muhammad b. Yahya al-Khazzaz from Talha b. Zayd from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad form his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel came to me from Allah and said: “O Muhammad! Surely, Allah recites the salaam…

    Al-Amālī #89 Volume 1 Read the narration
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