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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12 – Sulaymān b. ʿUmar, Abū Dāwud, al-Nakhaʿī. Narrated from Abū ʿAbdillāh . عليه السلام Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Mūsā narrated to me, he said
Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Saʿīd narrated to me, he said: The muḥaddiths used to nickname Abū Dāwud “the liar of al-Nakhaʿ”
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is always a great reward for a great calamity. God will send calamities to any nations…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whoever says God and the Prophet knows best when asked about something which he does not…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted upon the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “There are several pulpits covered with light on the…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever asks for forgiveness but continues to commit sins is like a joker.”
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “When the Resurrection Day arrives, a group of people shall rise and come and knock at the gate…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “When a servant of God has a rank near God which he cannot attain just with his own deeds, God…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank in Heaven which one cannot attain unless he gets physically ill.”
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Avoid minor sins that will not be forgiven.” He was asked: “What are such sins?” He said: “They…
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وعنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Sins will not be minor ones if you insist on committing them, and they will not be major ones if…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority God's Prophet (a.s): “Whoever intends to and performs a good deed will be…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whoever recognizes the position of an old man and respects him,…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “When the following verse was revealed: “O' ye who believe! Save yourselves and families from a…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever the world favors someone it will even give him the goods of other people, and whenever…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “We are persevering, and our followers are even more persevering.” The man who heard this did not…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will grant material goods to both His friends and His enemies. But He will only grant faith…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will grant this world to both His friends and enemies, but will only give faith to His…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There are some servants of God from whom He will remove any calamities that descend from the…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there are those are most…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that Imam Hassan Mujtaba (a.s) met Abdullah ibn Ja'far and told him: “O' Abdullah! How can one be…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “How does a believer claim to believe when he is not pleased with his destiny, and belittles…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
One of the companions of Imam Sadiq (a.s) told him: “There are some people who constantly commit sins until they die,…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “There is nothing better than the performance of the obligatory acts…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes someone bad, He gives him something when he commits a sin so that he forgets…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “As a servant's degree of belief increases, his difficulties to provide for his living expenses…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer's nature is to be patient in the face of hardships.”
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty is Zealous, and loves the zealous. It is for this zeal that He has forbidden…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever struggles for this world, harms his Hereafter. But God will grant the daily bread of…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty created misery and prosperity before creating other creatures. Whoever is…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty, the Blessed revealed the following to the Prophet David (a.s): “Whoever from…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If one attends to what God likes, God will attend to what he likes. If one asks refuge in God…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “I am amazed at believers, since God will only destine what is good for them. If God makes a…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Once when the Prophet (a.s) was passing by a group of people who were trying to lift a rock, he…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet (a.s) used to greet women and return their greetings. Ameer al-Momineen used to…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever a Christian, a Jew or an Infidel greets you just say “to you”.
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A man went to see the Prophet and asked whose faith is more complete.” The Prophet (a.s) said:…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) told someone: “Get closer to your heart, and talk to it. Consider your deeds as your father whom you…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A Muslim always has three characteristics: knowledge about the religion, good management of…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام)
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: Whoever acquires knowledge for God's sake, and practices it and teaches it to others for God's…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “You can read in Imam Ali's book that this world is like a snake which feels soft but has a…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There are three things you must do no matter what: 1- Return what you are entrusted with whether…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Those who possess knowledge are the ones who are trustworthy. The pious people are the ones who…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever experiences the joy of our love in his heart should first thank God for the first…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty has partitioned Islam into seven parts. These are goodness, honesty, certitude,…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “On Resurrection Day, people who opposed the believers will be called on the carpet. A group of…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will fill the heart of whoever is abstinent in this world with wisdom, and enable him to…
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عنه (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If God loves any of His servants, He will take away his most beloved child.”
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Rush to learn science. I swear by the One who controls my life that what you learn about the…
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عنه (عليه السلام): قال
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “There are two types of traditions. Some traditions are related to the obligatory.…
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عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “It is good for a believer to smile at another believer.”
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.