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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. 1-67 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Yazid al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Abi Zyad , on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Do not respond to whoever talks before he greets you.” He also said, “Do not invite anyone to dine with you unless he…

    Al-Khiṣāl #68 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah from ibn Faddal ibn Yasar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Obligatory and optional Salah (prayer) are fifty-one Rak‘at, of which there are two…

    Al-Kāfi #1737 Volume 3 Read the narration
  3. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Al-Husayn ibn Mayyah from ‘Isa who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in intermingling with lowly people; lowly people do not…

    Al-Kāfi #525 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ahmad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of one who performs Salah (prayer) for one or two or three dead bodies, how is he to perform them. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    If there are three or two or ten or less or more, he performs one Salah (prayer) with five Takbir (Allah is great beyond…

    Al-Kāfi #664 Volume 3 Read the narration
  5. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al- Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is once and her waiting period is the closest of the two…

    Al-Kāfi #328 Volume 6 Read the narration
  6. 4. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Muthanna’ from Ziyad ibn Yahya al-Hanzaliy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not perform Tawaf wearing burtulah (a certain kind of cap).”’

    Al-Kāfi #1597 Volume 4 Read the narration
  7. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who has died because of drowning is kept until there is a change and his death…

    Al-Kāfi #800 Volume 3 Read the narration
  8. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about ‘Aqiqah and a newborn. He (the Imam) has stated this Hadith. ‘When a child is…

    Al-Kāfi #111 Volume 6 Read the narration
  9. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from Tha’Iabah ibn Maymun from ‘Umar ibn abu Bakkar from ibn abu Bakr af-Hadramiy 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 #1366 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. 28-37 Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, Ali ibn Isma’il ibn Isa, and Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qad’dah, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad As-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB)

    “God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words each of which opened up to one-thousand new words. He did not…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1275 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 3. My father narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from ‘Ali ibn Ismā’īl ibn ‘Isā, Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, and Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Isā, from Samā’ah ibn Mihrān, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Jabra`īl announced the news of the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.) to the Messenger of…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #133 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far, and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘Of your Salah (prayer) only that much is for you which…

    Al-Kāfi #1399 Volume 3 Read the narration
  13. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ from Mansur ibn Yunus from abu Bakr al-Hadramiy who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far, and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, would say, ‘Only four things discontinue Salah (prayer): defecation,…

    Al-Kāfi #1404 Volume 3 Read the narration
  14. 1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from af-Washsha’ from Aban from those who narrated to him has said the foffowing: “Abu Ja‘far, and abu ’Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘

    Woman experiencing Hayd (menses) must compensatory prayer fasting but not for Salah (prayer).’”

    Al-Kāfi #410 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. 9. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Ali ibn ‘Uqbah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) a similar Hadith with the following addition

    “When injustice is done to you in an oppressive condition, be happy with My support; My support for you is better than…

    Al-Kāfi #1087 Volume 2 Read the narration
  16. 14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Hisham al-Jawaliqi from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “O the One who sends cures, and removes pain, send upon me a cure for that from which I suffer.”

    Al-Kāfi #1958 Volume 2 Read the narration
  17. 7. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Dawud from Mufaddal from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “For pains say, ‘In the name of Allah, and with (the help of) Allah, how much is of the bounties of Allah in a painful…

    Al-Kāfi #1951 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. 23. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad, from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd Allah, from Muhammad ibn 'Isa al-Qummi, from Muhammad ibn Sulayman, from 'Abdillah ibn Sinan, from Abu 'Abdillah (AS), regarding the saying of Allah, "And We had taken a covenant from Adam before, with certain words

    " -referring to Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husayn, and the Imams (AS) from their descendants- "But he [Adam] forgot."…

    Al-Kāfi #1104 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 53. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Muhammad ibn Ali al-Halabi from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious. “Lord, forgive me, my parents, the believers who have entered my home and all believing . .” (71:28) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “Home means Wilaya of Imam Ali (Leadership with Divine Authority). Whoever acknowledges Wilaya has entered the home of…

    Al-Kāfi #1134 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 82. Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from sahl ibn Ziyad from ya‘qub ibn Yazid from Ziyad al-Qandi from ‘Ammar al-’Asadi from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Good words (worship) will be presented before Him and He will accept good deeds. . .” (35:10) The Imam (a.s.) said

    “It is our Wilaya Leadership and Guardianship with Divine Authority. He made a gesture with his hands to his own chest…

    Al-Kāfi #1162 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa who has said that narrated to me al-‘Abbas ibn Musa al- Baghdadiy in a marfu’ manner has said the following

    “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), as response in Khutbah for marriage has said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah who chooses praise…

    Al-Kāfi #1474 Volume 5 Read the narration
  22. 4-117 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (ra) narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (a.s), on the authority of his father (a.s), on the authority of his forefathers (a.s), on the authority of Ali (a.s), “ That the

    Prophet (sw) prohibited using four epithets; Abu ‘Isa, Abu al-Hakam, Abu Malik, and Abu al-Qasim if the name is…

    Al-Khiṣāl #631 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 20. Yunus has narrated from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying about, ‘Whoever is given wisdom, certainly, has received much good. . . .,’ (2:269)…

    Al-Kāfi #1010 Volume 2 Read the narration
  24. 7. Yunus has narrated from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Those who stay away from grave sins and indecency (should know that) for their Lamam (certain sins) your Lord’s forgiveness is vast. . . .’ (53:32) the Imam said, ‘

    Indecency is fornication and theft. Lamam is when a man commits a sin, then regrets and asks forgiveness from Allah.’ I…

    Al-Kāfi #997 Volume 2 Read the narration
  25. Davood al-Raghi narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said

    “Whoever fulfills the needs of a believer without belittling him will be housed in Heaven.”

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1896 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. ومن غيره عن جميل بن دراج عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

    Jameel ibn Dor'raj asked Imam Sadiq (a.s): “What should I do when I get afraid.” Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Say there is no…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1463 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from ibn Bukayr from certain individuals of his people who has said the following

    “I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) saying, ‘A person riding should offer greetings of peace to the one walking, the one…

    Al-Kāfi #2194 Volume 2 Read the narration
  28. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ya’qub ibn Salim who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that you must leave alone a borrower who has difficulty repaying a loan, just as Allah…

    Al-Kāfi #136 Volume 4 Read the narration
  29. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Ishaq ibn Jarir from abu Basir who has said the following

    “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Salat (prayer) should be performed in complete form in four places: Of such places…

    Al-Kāfi #2177 Volume 4 Read the narration
  30. 377. Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Ayyub, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Al-Hakam Bin Muskaan, from Yusuf Bin Suheyb, who has said

    Abu Abdullah (as) said: ‘I heard Abu Ja’far say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (saww) said while turning to Abu Bakr in the…

    Al-Kāfi #377 Volume 8 Read the narration
  31. Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘Noah (as) lived for five hundred years after the storm. Then Jibraeel (as) came to him…

    Al-Kāfi #430 Volume 8 Read the narration
  32. حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ طَلْحَهَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِیٍّ ع قَالَ

    1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says, “If the last deed of a person in his life is a fast he would directly enter…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #219 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “A dome of light will be made for Fatima on…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #833 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who has power over a thing belonging to him or to another person which a believer…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #938 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Sinan from abu Khalid al-Qammat who has said the following

    “About the case of a man suffering from a mental condition, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘His guardian divorces for…

    Al-Kāfi #523 Volume 6 Read the narration
  36. 48. Ahmad has narrated from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘O people who have not performed al-Hajj,…

    Al-Kāfi #909 Volume 4 Read the narration
  37. 6-8 Abul-Hassan Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Ali al-Basry narrated that the preacher Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Jabalat quoted Abul Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Amir al-Ta’ee, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kadhim (MGB), on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB), on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ali (MGB)

    “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) was in the Jamea Mosque in Kufa. A Syrian man came up to him and asked…

    Al-Khiṣāl #774 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 15. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Darih al-Muharibiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The worldly help in one’s quest for success in the hereafter is the best help.’”

    Al-Kāfi #187 Volume 5 Read the narration
  39. 44. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn abu Hamza from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Gracious.

    “You will soon know who is in manifest error” (67:29) This verse is addressed to those who refuse to acknowledge the…

    Al-Kāfi #1125 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) said, “Perform Hajj and Umrah so that your bodies…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #194 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 4-69 حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا محمد ابن الحسن الصفار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن محمد بن سنان يرفعه إلى أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال

    4-69 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan…

    Al-Khiṣāl #583 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from ibn Bukayr from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “If one person from a group passing by another group offers the greeting of peace it is sufficient for all and so also…

    Al-Kāfi #2197 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. `Isa b. Maryam (a.s.) said to some of his companions: Do not do unto others what you would not like to be done unto you.…

    Al-Amālī #598 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi'l Khattab from `Ali b. Asbat from his uncle Ya`qub b. Salim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said

    There are three whose goodness cannot ever be hoped for: (1) He who does not fear Allah in private, (2) he who does not…

    Al-Amālī #673 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa or others from ‘Abd al-Rahman from Hammad ibn Zakariya who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that herbs were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to…

    Al-Kāfi #1508 Volume 6 Read the narration
  46. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah from ‘Uqbah ibn Khalid who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who takes ten ritl of grape juice, then pours in it twenty ritl of water, then boils it until…

    Al-Kāfi #1770 Volume 6 Read the narration
  47. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Muhammad ibn al- Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about mahr (dower) and its amount. He (the Imam) said,…

    Al-Kāfi #1493 Volume 5 Read the narration
  48. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘(A woman’s) gifting herself is not lawful except to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah,…

    Al-Kāfi #1522 Volume 5 Read the narration
  49. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A divorced woman completes her waiting period in her home and it is not proper for…

    Al-Kāfi #373 Volume 6 Read the narration
  50. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who experiences Hayd (menses) once every three months: if…

    Al-Kāfi #391 Volume 6 Read the narration
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