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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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy from Zurarah who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In Salah (prayer) for a deceased say Takbir (Allah is great beyond description), then…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabi who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) said five takbirs over Sahl ibn Hunayf who was a Badri,…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If the deceased is a person of weak understanding, say, “O Lord, forgive…
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5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from a man from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said to say this, ‘(I testify that only Allah deserves worship, He is one and has…
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Faddal from certain persons of his people who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Expressing kindness and compassion has two aspects: The aspect of…
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you pray against the enemy of Allah say, “O Lord, we do not know of so and so…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“This is a narration of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), from the Messenger of Allah. He (the Messenger of Allah) has said,…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ’Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that duration of visiting a patient is as long as a baby- camel is given the chance to…
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9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the
Messenger of Allah once visited a man from the tribe of Hashim in his dying condition. The Messenger of Allah told him…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when one is about to die, before he dies, you should dictate to him the two…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ibrahim al-Shu’ayriy and more than one person who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that facing a dying person toward Qiblah is turning his face in that direction such…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you decide to give Ghusl (bath) to a dead body, you must keep a piece of cloth…
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10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of our people who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the turban for a deceased. He (the Imam) said, ‘Wrap it around his head.’”
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7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘My father (a.s.), wrote in his will to me to shroud him with three pieces of cloth,…
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When applying camphor on a deceased person, apply it on the seven parts of the body…
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12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from more than one person who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Camphor is for hunut.”
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16. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Holy prophet prohibited placing of hunut on a coffin.’”
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A shroud is not perfumed”
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Holy prophet, has said, ‘You must not walk behind the procession for a…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of our people who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Prepare good quality shroud for your deceased ones; it is beautification for them.’”
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah, from a man from Yahya ibn ‘Ubadah who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Two pieces of fresh twigs one yard in length are placed with a deceased’ - pointing…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Nothing of the hairs or nails of a deceased is touched and if any of such things fall…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If after shrouding a certain part of it (cloth) becomes unclean, it must be cut off…
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4-39 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Muslim 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), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
If food has the following four characteristics it is complete: It is lawful; many people eat it; it is eaten by…
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4-55 Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Uthman ibn Isa, on the authority of Sama’at ibn Mihran that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
The Honorable the Exalted God shall look upon four on the Resurrection Day: one who has bought something and has changed…
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4-57 Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim narrated that his father quoted his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Maymun , on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Whoever has four characteristics shall be protected by God and taken to Paradise: being good-tempered so as to live…
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4-59 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “One day the Commander of the Faithful (MGB) was grieved and said, ‘
How come I am sad! I do not remember having sat at the doorstop; having gone in the middle of the herd; having worn my…
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4-65 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Harun ibn Muslim, on the authority of Mus’adat ibn Sadaqah, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Four acts will make the heart perish: committing sins continuously; talking with women often; arguing with a fool,…
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4-66 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Uthman ibn Isa, on the authority of Khalid ibn Najih, on the authority of one of the Immaculate Imams (MGB)
“The Earth will never be void of four groups of believers. Sometimes there will be more than that but it will never be…
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4-75 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad and Abdullah - the sons of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hammad ibn Uthman al-Nab, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
A foreigner Najdat wrote to Ibn Abbas and asked him about four issues:1- Does God’s Prophet (MGB) involve women in war?…
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4-83 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Sa’dan ibn Muslim, on the authority of Sa’dan ibn Muslim, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Do you want me to tell you from whom the fire will be forbidden in the Hereafter? The people said, “O Prophet of God!…
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4-85 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Musa ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Qazvan, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Muslim al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq(MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
You should benefit from four things before four things happen: use your youth before you get old; use your health before…
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4-88 Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Qasim, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) quoted on the authority of God’s Prophet (MGB)
“My nation should always do the following four:1- They should love those who repent.2- They should be sympathetic with…
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4-93 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Talha ibn Zayd, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his grandfather (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
The following four characteristics are from the traditions of the Messengers: perfumes, women , brushing and putting on…
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4-101 Ja’far ibn Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn al-Kufy - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his grandfather Al-Hassan ibn Ali quoted on the authority of his great grandfather 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)
“Knowledge is a treasure, the key for which is asking. Therefore ask, may God have Mercy upon you. Four people shall…
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4-108 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abady quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr who linked it up to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) saying
“There are four types of judges:1- There are those who unknowingly judge right. They will go to Hell.2- There are those…
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4-112 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“There are four types of medical treatment. They are cupping, inhaling snuff, inserting a suppository , and making an…
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4-121 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Aban, on the authority of Al-Halabi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Indeed perseverance, kindness, patience and being good-tempered are of the characteristics of the Prophets.”
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4-134 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of a man from Khoza’at, on the authority of Aslami, on the authority of his father that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
You should learn Arabic since it is the language with which God has spoken to His servants. Utter the words…
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4-141 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faz’zal, on the authority of Ali ibn Aqabah, on the authority of some companions that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Satan cried out four times. Firstly, it was on the day on which it was cursed. The second time was when it was sent down…
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4-17 Ahmad ibn Zyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamedany - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of A’ez al-Ahmasi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
There are four who hear everyone: The Prophet (MGB), the green-eyed Houries , Paradise, and the Fire. In fact, the…
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4-60 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn (Abil) Hussein al-Farsi, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Hafs al-Basry, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Hussein ibn Zayd ibn al-Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, on the authority of his father Zayd ibn Ali, on the authority of his father Ali ibn al-Hussein (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Four characteristics will never vanish in my nation until the Resurrection Day: taking pride in their ancestry;…
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4-113 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Al-Sayyari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Aslam, on the authority of Nooh ibn Shoayb al-Neishaboory, on the authority of Abdul Aziz ibn al-Mohtadi who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“Four things will moderate digestion: Syrian pomegranates, cooked unripe dates; viola; and chicory.”
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4-124 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Davood ibn Sarhan that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
You must prostrate whenever you read either of the following four Quranic Chapters: Al-Alaq, ‘Proclaim! (or read!) in…
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4-144 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah al-Dihqan, on the authority of Durost ibn Abi Mansoor al-Vaseti, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“Four things are done in vain: being friends with disloyal ones; doing good to ungrateful ones; teaching those who do…
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2-11 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdul Jab’bar, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faz’zal, on the authority of Zarif ibn Nasih, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Yahya, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
The Blessed the Sublime God has divided the people on the Earth into two groups and placed me in the better one. Then he…
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2-12 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Qazvan, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
There are two groups in this nation whose improvement would improve the nation and whose corruption would corrupt the…
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2-23 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ishaq al-Tajir, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar, on the authority of Fuzalat , on the authority of Isma’il ibn Abi Zyad al-Sakoony, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that his father Al-Baqir (MGB) said, “
The Blessed the Sublime God revealed to Moses (MGB), ‘Do not get pleased with the extent of your wealth and do not…
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2-24 Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of his father Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“Cutting the nails and shaving the moustache every Friday provides immunity to leprosy.”
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2-26 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), “Abuzar - may God have Mercy upon him - was standing by the Ka’ba and said, ‘
I am Jundab ibn Sakan.’ The people gathered around him. He said, ‘You prepare some things to take along with yourself…
This page is not assembled from entries, because the rijāl books write none for the Imams. It gathers the narrations and chains that name him.