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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. Abu Muhammad Ja`far ibn `Ali ibn Ahmad the Jurist a resident of Qum then Ailaf, said: Abu Sa`id `Abdan ibn al-Fadl related to me that Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ya`qub ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Ja`far ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far ibn Abu Talib in the town of Khujandah related to me that Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Shuja’ al-Farghani related to me that Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn Hammad al-`Anbari related to mein Mist that Ismai`il ibn `Abd al-Jalil al-Barqi, on the authority of Abu al-Bakhtari Wahab ibn Wahab al-Qarashi, on the authority of Abut `Abd Allah al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS) that

    his father Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted: Say:…

    Al-Tawḥīd #76 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. (6) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from someone from Ja’far bin Yahya from his father that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said

    “How about you when the companions of al-Qa’im (as) set up their pavilions in the mosque of Kufa and then he (al-Qa’im)…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #441 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 5. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali bin Hussain al-Sukkari, from Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, from Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Umara, from his father, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, Muhammed bin Ali, from his father, Ali bin Hussain, from his father, Hussain bin Ali, from his father, Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Indeed, I am appointing as successors among…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #115 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 9-13 Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq al-Ṭāliqānī, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn al-Sukkarī narrated to us, he said: Muḥammad b. Zakariyyā al-Jawharī narrated to us; from Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. ʿAmmārah; from his father; from Abū ʿAbd Allāh Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq (ʿas), who said

    "The Messenger of God (ṣ) married fifteen women, consummated his marriages with thirteen of them, and was survived by…

    Al-Khiṣāl #957 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Ubdus ibn Ibrahim al-Baghdadiy in a marfu‘ manner has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Applying henna dispels bad odor, increases beauty of the face, sweetens the fragrance…

    Al-Kāfi #2102 Volume 6 Read the narration
  6. (39) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Abdurrahman bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin Salim bin Abdurrahman al-Azdi from Uthman bin Sa’eed at-Taweel from Ahmad bin Sayr from Musa bin Bakr al-Wasiti from al-Fudhayl that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said when talking about the Qur’anic verse (You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people)

    “Each imam is a guide to the people of his age.”

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #61 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and abu Dawud all from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn abu Hamzah from a man who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who has had sexual relation after which he stands in the rain until…

    Al-Kāfi #207 Volume 3 Read the narration
  8. 15. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal al-Asadi, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of `Abd Al-A`la ibn A`yun, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) asked to interpret this verse: Had it been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed you, but the tedious journey was too long for them; and they swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with you; they cause their own souls to perish, and Allah knows that they are most surely liars. He (AS) said

    “They indeed had the ability. Allah knew that they would have carried out their duty had it been a short and…

    Al-Tawḥīd #418 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. Muhammad ibn Abi Hamze narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said

    “Whoever humiliates a poor believer will be humiliated by God until he stops humiliating him.”

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1887 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 20.ʿAlī ibn al-Nuʿmān narrated from ʿAmr ibn Shimr, from Jābir, from Abū ʿAbdillāh (a) who said

    “The Messenger of Allah (ṣ) said, ‘Verily Allah loves the modest, clement, independent, chaste individual. And indeed…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #23 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Khalfad af-Sindiy from “Amr ibn Shamir from (Jabir) who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), if one can marry his al- Qabilah (special nurse who helps…

    Al-Kāfi #1771 Volume 5 Read the narration
  12. 2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥammād, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: ‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said to Ḥusain (a.s.), “O Abā…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #163 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. `Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from his father from Ahmad b. al-Nadr al-Khazzaz from `Amr b. Shimr from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said

    A man came to the Messenger of Allah (s) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I want to fight, and I am fit. He said: Then…

    Al-Amālī #723 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 6. It is narrated from him (narrator of above Hadith) Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if two sons of any Muslim die and he considers it a decision of Allah, the Most…

    Al-Kāfi #833 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. 186. Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Bakr Bin Saleh, from Ibn Sinan, from Amro Bin Shimr, who has narrated the following

    Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘The wisdom is the objective of the believer, so wherever one of you finds his objective, so…

    Al-Kāfi #187 Volume 8 Read the narration
  16. 1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who grants a loan to a believer and…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #520 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 1. From the previous chain from al-Hassan from Muhammad b. Miskeen from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    Recite Surah Haqqah very often because recitation of Surah Haqqah in obligatory and recommended prayers is a sign of…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #439 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 1. From the previous chain from al-Hassan from Muhammad b. Miskeen from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    You people should recite “Sa’ala Saa-elun” (Surah Ma’arij) very much, because whoever recites Surah Ma’arij very much…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #440 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ali b. al-Hussain al-Sa’dabadi from Ahmad b. al-Nadhr from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) that

    he said: “There is a best season for everything and the best season of reciting the Holy Quran is the month of Ramadan.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #370 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 10. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once a man came to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘I am interested in Jihad (joining the army) O Messenger of Allah.…

    Al-Kāfi #565 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. 4-118 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn an-Nazr, on the authority of Amr ibn Shimr, on the authority of Jabir, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) that on the pulpit God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Indeed the best four names are Abdullah, Abdul Rahman, Haritha and Himam. And the worst four names are Zarar, Marrat,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #632 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 1. We were told by Abu Muhammed, Hasan bin Hamza al-Alawi al-Hussaini, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed Omiduwar, from Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid al-Anbari, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Harun bin Kharija, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: May Allah curse gold and silver. None loves them except for the one who is from their species.

    I said: May I be sacrificed for you, gold and silver? He, peace be upon him, said: It is not as you think. The gold is…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #615 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 6-3 And Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan ibn Hamza Al-Alawi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Al-Hussein ibn Dorost al-Saravi quoted on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Malik, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Imran al-Kufi, on the authority of Abdurrahman ibn Abi Najran and Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Ammar that Abi Abdullah (s) asked him, “O Ishaq! Do you want me to give you glad tidings?” He replied, “O grandson of the Prophet of God! May God sacrifice me for you! Yes.” He (s) said, “

    We have a sheet dictated by God’s Prophet (s) and recorded in the handwriting of the Commander of the Faithful (s) in…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #45 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 21-9 Abu Muhammad al-Hassan ibn Hamzih ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) narrated that Muhammad ibn Yazdad quoted Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Kufy, on the authority of Abu Sa’id Sahl ibn Salih al-Ab’basi, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Abdul Rahman al-Amoli, on the authority of Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kadhim (MGB)

    “My father Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) was asked about women having intercourse with whom the Honorable the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1154 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 306. From him, from Ṣāliḥ, from Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mih'rān, from ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Bashīr, from ʿUthaym ibn Sulaymān, from Muʿāwiyah ibn ʿAmmār, from Abī ʿAbdillāh (AS), who said

    "If one of you wishes for the Qā'im, let him wish for him in protection (for everyone), for indeed Allah sent Muḥammad…

    Al-Kāfi #306 Volume 8 Read the narration
  26. H 453 - It is narrated from Fadhl from Ismail bin Mahran from Uthman bin Jabla from Umar bin Aban Kalbi from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said

    “As if I can see the Sufyani or a representative of Sufyani camped outside Kufa and his statements are being announced…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #722 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Abu Zuhayr al-Hindi from Adam b. Ishaq from Muawiyah b. Ammar from some of his companions from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “Offer Salaat-e-Shab for it is the Sunnah of Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) and the virtuous that came before you. It removes all…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #170 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 3-124 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Wahab ibn Monbat, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that Ali (MGB) said, “

    They say ‘Yarhamakumullah to one who sneezes three times. Any more sneezing is due to the air.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #366 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Faddal from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Bajaliy 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 #204 Volume 6 Read the narration
  30. Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Jami` al-Himyari narrated to us from his father from Banan b. Muhammad b. `Isa from his father from `Abdullah b. al-Mughira from Isma`il b. Muslim al-Sukuni from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is not a worshiper who is insulted while he is fasting who responds: “Surely, I…

    Al-Amālī #926 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 31. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from Musa ibn Ibrahim from al-Muharibi from al-Hassan ibn Musa from Musa ibn ‘Abdallah from Maymun ibn Ali from Abu ‘Abdillah (as) that

    Amir al-Mu’minin (as) has said, ‘Self glorification is an indication of the weakness of one’s intelligence.’

    Al-Kāfi #32 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from al-‘ Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from al-Ya‘qubiy from Musa ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Muyassir from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Sakuniy who has said the following

    “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if one dies in the beginning of the day, he cannot have a nap anywhere other than…

    Al-Kāfi #521 Volume 3 Read the narration
  33. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-‘ Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from Ya‘qubiy from Musa ibn ‘Isa from Muhammad ibn Muyassir from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Sakuniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘You must not keep a crucified person on (the…

    Al-Kāfi #821 Volume 3 Read the narration
  34. 18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Amr ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Awn ibn Sa’D Mawla al-Ja’fari from Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Place your hand over the painful area and say, ‘O Lord, I plead before You through the Holy Quran that the trusted…

    Al-Kāfi #1962 Volume 2 Read the narration
  35. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan from al-Hussain and al-Hassan b. Aban from al-Hussain b. Sa’eed from Ayman b. Muhriz from Muhammad b. al-Fudhayl from Abi Hamzah from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “None of our Shias gets up for prayer except that he is surrounded by angels equal to the number of enemies around him…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #156 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 9. Ali ibn Ibrahim a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ziyad al-Qandiy from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must have a stumper; it is of beautification and helps meet one’s needs and its sustenance is with Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’ He (the narrator) has said that narrated to me ‘Ammar ibn al-Mubarak with the addition of ‘and ride it to meet your brothers (in belief).’ It is also narrated that he (the Imam) said, ‘

    How can one who has a stumper miss fulfilling his needs?”’

    Al-Kāfi #2412 Volume 6 Read the narration
  37. Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will register those who go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #399 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 9. He said: Abu Ghalib al-Zurari reported to me from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, who reported from Abdul Rehman ibn Abu Najran who reported from Safwan, from Seif al-Tammar, who reported that Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad (A.S.) said

    "Be supplicating constantly, for there is nothing like it to take you nearer (to Allah). And do not avoid asking for…

    Al-Amālī #21 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. Hadith.5561 - Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Khattab narrated from Abdullah ibn Habib from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Abu Abdullah (as), who said

    I asked Imam (as) about a man who had dinars with me and was ill. He said to me, "If something happens to me, give…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #591 Volume 4 Read the narration
  40. 4. Abul ‘Abbās narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ibn Muskān, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will forgive all of the past and future sins of those who go to (the…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #353 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Hadith.4652 - Abu al-Abbas and Ubayd narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman who had a slave husband, then inherited him and freed him. They asked if they would remain in their marriage. Imam (as) said

    "No, but they must renew their marriage contract."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1437 Volume 3 Read the narration
  42. 3. Abul ‘Abbās narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Muslim, from ‘Āmir ibn ‘Umayr, and from Sa’īd Al-A’raj, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) once a year.

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #671 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 9. Abul ‘Abbās narrated to me from Al-Zayyāt, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād, from Ibn Muslim, from ‘Āmir ibn ‘Umayr, and from Sa’īd Al-A’raj, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) once a year.

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #677 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 2. Abul ‘Abbās (Al-Qurashi) narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī ‘Uthmān, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abil Mughīrah, from Abī ‘Umārah Al-Munshid, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to me, “O Abā ‘Umārah! Recite a poem for me about Ḥusain (a.s.).” I recited a…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #263 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 6-16 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quotedBanan ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, 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 (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB)

    “You should not greet six people: Jews, Christians; Magians; one who is in the toilet; those who drink alcoholic…

    Al-Khiṣāl #782 Volume 1 Read the narration
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