Imam

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.

Died 148 AH

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9,745 narrations 56% of them in Al-Kāfi

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  1. 5-85 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Hamzih ibn al-Qasim al-Alavi al-Ab’basi quoted Ja’far ibn Malik al-Kufy al-Fazari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Zyad al-Zyat, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Zyad al-Azodi, on the authority of Al-Mufaz’zal ibn Umar, “

    I asked Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), ‘What is meant by Abraham was tried by God in the following words of the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #746 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 5-89 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Muqar’ri who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that the

    Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “A judge must rule based on what is apparent in five circumstances: the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #750 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 5-38 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Bat’tat quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah Al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)

    “The damned Satan says that there are five types of people which he cannot deceive while he has full control over…

    Al-Khiṣāl #699 Volume 1 Read the narration
  4. 5-42 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - 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)

    “Five groups have a naughty nature: those who are unusually tall, those who are unusually short; the dark-eyed ones…

    Al-Khiṣāl #703 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 5-82 (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 Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Hammad ibn Uthman that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    A woman can be divorced by her husband if she is in any of the following five conditions: a pregnant woman, a…

    Al-Khiṣāl #743 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 5-91 Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ash-Shah narrated that Abu Hamid quoted Abu Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Salih al-Tamimy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Anas ibn Muhammad Abu Malik, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (as), on the authority of his father (as), on the authority of his grandfather (as), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that

    in his will to Ali (as), the Prophet (sw) told him, “O Ali! Abdul Muttalib practiced five traditions - during the Age of…

    Al-Khiṣāl #752 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 12-58 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his uncle Muhammad ibn Abil Qasim quoted Harun ibn Muslim, on the authority of Mus’adat ibn Sadaqah, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad As-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB)

    “You should not greet the Jews; the Christians; the Magians ; the idol-worshippers; those sitting at a table on which…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1091 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 12-66 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abady quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Aban that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    There are twelve hours in each day and twelve hours in each night. The best times of day and night are the times to…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1099 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 12-70 (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 Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Aban al-Ahmar, on the authority of As-Sadiq Aba Abdullah Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), “A man went to see God’s Prophet (MGB). When he saw that the

    Prophet’s shirt was old, he gave him twelve Dirhams. The Prophet (MGB) said, “O Ali! Take this money and buy me a shirt…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1103 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 10-5 Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Haysam al-Ajali - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakaria al-Qat’tan quoted Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, on the authority of Abu Muawiyah, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Mihran that Aba Abdullah Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “

    The following ten characteristics are especial attributes of a Divine Leader. Immaculateness; knowledge that is being…

    Al-Khiṣāl #977 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 10-9 My father, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: Saʿd b. ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; from Aḥmad b. Isḥāq b. Saʿd; from Bakr b. Muḥammad al-Azdī; from one of our companions; from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas) who said that the

    Commander of the Faithful (ʿas) said, "I possess ten (distinctive characteristics) given to me by the Messenger of God…

    Al-Khiṣāl #981 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. 10-18 Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyā al-ʿAṭṭār, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, from Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā b. ʿImrān al-Ashʿarī, from Yaʿqūb b. Yazīd, from Ibn Abī ʿUmayr, from one of our companions, from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), who said

    “Ten things from the sheep are not to be eaten: the food and feces found in its entrails, the blood, the spleen, the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #990 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 10-19 ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Aḥmad b. Abī ʿAbd Allāh al-Barqī narrated to us; from his father; from the grandfather of ʿAlī b. Aḥmad, Aḥmad b. Abī ʿAbd Allāh al-Barqī; from his own father; from Muḥammad b. Abī ʿUmayr, who omits the chain until Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), who said

    "Ten things from carrion are clean: the bones, the hair, the wool, the feathers, the horns, the hooves, the eggs, the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #991 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 10-21 My father narrated to us, he said: Saʿd b. ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; from Aḥmad b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Barqī; from his father; from ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Faḍl; from someone who narrated to him from Abū ʿAbd Allāh (ʿas), he said

    "Ten places should not be prayed in: where there is mud, where there is water, in baths, in the middle of the path,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #993 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 10-22 My father, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm b. Hāshim narrated to us; from his father; from al-Ḥusayn b. al-Ḥasan al-Fārsī; from Sulaymān b. Ḥafṣ al-Baṣrī; from ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Ḥusayn b. Zayd b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (ʿas); from his father; from Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad (ʿas); from his forefathers (ʿas); from ʿAlī (ʿas), who said that the Messenger of God (ṣ) said, "When God - Mighty and Exalted - had finished creating The Garden, and He had created it from two milks - one of gold and one of silver - and made its walls from rubies, its roof from emerald, its stones as pearls, its dust as saffron and fragrant musk, He said to it, 'speak.' It said, '

    There is no god except You, the Living, the Constant. Whoever enters me shall rejoice.' God - Mighty and Exalted -…

    Al-Khiṣāl #994 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 10-29 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imran al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad and others who linked it up through a chain of narrators to As-Sadiq (MGB) saying

    “There are ten parts in shame. Nine parts are in women, and one in men. A girl will lose one part of her shame when she…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1001 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 10-31 My father, may God be pleased with him, narrated to us, he said: ʿAbd Allāh b. Jaʿfar al-Ḥimyarī narrated to us, he said: Hārūn b. Muslim narrated to us; from Masʿadah b. Ṣadaqah; from Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad (ʿas); from his father (ʿas), who said

    "God - Blessed and Exalted - has given women the patience of ten men; when they become pregnant, he increases it with…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1003 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 10-34 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Harun ibn Muslim, on the authority of Mus’adat ibn Sadaqah, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB) that the

    Prophet (MGB) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God has not created anything without having another creature overpowering…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1006 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 2. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me from Abul Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad, who reported from Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn Ghalib, who reported from al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Rabah, from Saif ibn Umairah, who reported from Muhammad ibn Marwan, who reported from Abdullah ibn Abi Ya’foor that

    Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, said: "Allah does not bless the prayers with acceptance from three…

    Al-Amālī #197 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    ‘Breastfeeding does not bring unlawfulness unless it grows flesh and blood.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1730 Volume 5 Read the narration
  21. 6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Sa‘id from his brother al-Hassan ibn Zur’ah ibn Muhammad ibn Sanaa ‘ah who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who is castrated but he cheats and marries a woman, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘They are…

    Al-Kāfi #1616 Volume 5 Read the narration
  22. 2. Ali b. Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from some of our people from Abu Abdullah (as) about the case of a man who plays with a boy, he said

    'If he makes a hole in him, his daughter and sister become unlawful for him.’

    Al-Kāfi #1643 Volume 5 Read the narration
  23. 6 - Ali ibn Ibrahim reported from his father, from an-Nawfali, from as-Sakuni, from Abu Abdullah (as), who narrated: The Messenger of Allah (sw) said, "

    The believer eats according to the desires of his family, while the hypocrite eats according to his own desires."

    Al-Kāfi #42 Volume 4 Read the narration
  24. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab 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 #97 Volume 4 Read the narration
  25. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from those who informed him that Abu 'Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said

    "The one in the state of Ihram must not touch any items of fragrance or plants, nor should he derive pleasure from it,…

    Al-Kāfi #1273 Volume 4 Read the narration
  26. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram must not use kohl unless it is to cure pain.’ He (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #1294 Volume 4 Read the narration
  27. Hadith.136 - In the narration of Zayd al-Shahham and al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), concerning a man who performs wudu but forgets to wipe his head until he has started the prayer, Imam (as) said

    "Let him leave, wipe his head, and repeat the prayer."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #135 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 5. We were told by Hamza bin Muhammed al-Alawi, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Ahmad bin Muhammed al-Kufi, from Ali bin Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from his brother, Ahmad, from Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Marwan, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from some of his companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    Indeed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, orphaned his Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, in order…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #81 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 1. I was told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I was told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasim bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, from Hafs bin Ghiyath al-Nakha’I, the Judge, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: Iblees came to Musa bin Imran, peace be upon him, while he was conversing with his Lord, and then an Angel from the Angels said to him: What do you seek from him while he is in this condition, conversing with his Lord? Then he said

    I seek from him what I sought from his father, Adam, when he was in the Garden. Among what He conversed to him was that…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #83 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd al-‘Azim from ‘Abd Allah al-Hassani from Abu Ja’far al-Thani (a.s.) from his father from his grandfather (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said that the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Allah created Islam and made…

    Al-Kāfi #89 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali form al-Sakuni from abu ‘Abd Allah from his father (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said, ‘Belief has four corner (stones): They are trust in Allah, having…

    Al-Kāfi #91 Volume 2 Read the narration
  32. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said, ‘Over every truth there certainly is a reality and over every…

    Al-Kāfi #105 Volume 2 Read the narration
  33. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) has said, ‘Awaken your heart by thinking. Keep your side off the bed at…

    Al-Kāfi #106 Volume 2 Read the narration
  34. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) has said, ‘Belief has four pillars. They consist of agreeing with the decision of…

    Al-Kāfi #115 Volume 2 Read the narration
  35. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Zayd al- Shahham from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once, Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) during his court session, had sat leaning against a wall that was bent. Certain people asked him not to sit near the defective wall. Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) said, ‘

    This is like a man’s guarding his death,' (Futility of Guardian against death). When the Imam moved away, the wall…

    Al-Kāfi #122 Volume 2 Read the narration
  36. 13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “My father would say, ‘In the heart of every believing servant (of Allah) there are two lights. There is the light of…

    Al-Kāfi #162 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt in a marfu’ manner from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) would very often say about sin, ‘O people, pay attention to your religion,…

    Al-Kāfi #1606 Volume 2 Read the narration
  38. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Sinan from ‘Anbasah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “If one fears the fall of a misfortune upon him and prays and pleads before Allah for help before its fall, Allah, the…

    Al-Kāfi #1637 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When the Messenger of Allah prayed for rain, people were drenched so much that they thought they might be drowned and…

    Al-Kāfi #1647 Volume 2 Read the narration
  40. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu ‘Abd Allah al-Farra’ from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah, the Most Blessed, the Most High, knows what a servant wants when he prays and pleads before Him for help, but He…

    Al-Kāfi #1654 Volume 2 Read the narration
  41. 1. Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub has narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim from his father from al-Hassan ibn Abu al-Hussein al-Farisi from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd from his father from Abu ‘Abdillah (as) that

    Rasulullah (sw) said, "Seeking knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. Let it be known that Allah loves those who seek…

    Al-Kāfi #38 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma‘bad from the person whom he mentioned from Mu‘awiya ibn Wahab from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “Imam Ali (a.s.), would often say, ‘O seekers of knowledge, (note that) a scholar has three signs: Knowledge,…

    Al-Kāfi #72 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from one of his people that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said

    “When a believer who is a Faqih dies, it causes irreparable damage in the Islamic system."

    Al-Kāfi #75 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 3. Ali Ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) that

    Amir al-Mu'minin (as) said: "Take advantage of supplication at four times: during the recitation of the Quran, at the…

    Al-Kāfi #1658 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from Muhammad ibn Marwan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “For everything there is weighing and measuring except tears. One drop of tears can extinguish oceans of fire. If the…

    Al-Kāfi #1673 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mansur ibn Yunus from Salih ibn Razin and Muhammad ibn Marwan and others from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Every eye on the Day of Judgment will be weeping except three eyes: the eye that was shut closed from looking at things…

    Al-Kāfi #1676 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. 11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Isma’Il al-Bajilli from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “If weeping does not come through, make a weeping-like face. If of the size of the head of a fly tears come out that is…

    Al-Kāfi #1683 Volume 2 Read the narration
  48. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘A person praying and one saying ‘Amin’ share the reward equally.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1696 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ishaq ibn abu Hilal al-Mada’Ini from Hadid from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When a servant prays, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, says to the two angels, ‘I have accepted his prayer, but…

    Al-Kāfi #1700 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A supplication remains barred until one sends blessings on Muhammad (sw) and the family of Muhammad (sw).”

    Al-Kāfi #1707 Volume 2 Read the narration
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