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.
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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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14. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni said on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Ziyad and others, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sulayman, on the authority of `Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Ja`fari, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sinan, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Verily, Allah is the Most Great, and the Lofty [al-rafi`]. Worshippers cannot describe Him, nor can they reach the core…
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H 450 - It is narrated from Fadhl from Hasan bin Mahbub from Ali bin Abi Hamza from Abu Basir from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said
“The year preceding the reappearance of Imam Qaim (a.s) will be so verdant that dates will rot on the trees and there…
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Safwan bin Yahya, from the one who told him, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem», so he said
The Baa’ is the Magnificence of Allah, the Seen is the Sublimity of Allah, and the Miim is the Kingdom of Allah. He…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Abbas bin Amru al-Fuqaymi, from Hisham bin Hakam, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
to the heretic when he asked him about what Allah is: He is a Thing different to all things. With my saying «a thing» I…
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3. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Abbas bin Amru al-Fuqaymi, from Hisham bin Hakam, that
a man asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, if He has satisfaction and anger.…
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7. We were told by Hasan bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed al-Hashimi, that he said: We were told by Furat bin Ibrahim al-Kufi, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ibrahim, that he said: We were told by Alwan bin Muhammed, that he said: We were told by Hannan bin Sudayr, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said
The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, in al-Hamd [1]: «The Path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor»…
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3. We were told by Ahmad bin Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by my father, from my grandfather, from Hammad bin Isa, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Guide us the Straight Path» (1:5). He said
It is the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, and conscious knowledge of him, and the proof that it is the…
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1. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali, from Yūnus ibn Rafī’ (Rabī’), who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said, “There is some red dust next to the head of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) which is the…
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1. Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh Al-Mūsawi narrated to me from ‘Ubaydillāh ibn Nahīk, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Abī Ayyūb (Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Uthmān), who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: It is an obligation on those who are wealthy to go to (the Ziyārah of) the grave…
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6. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Ḥusain ibn Ḥasan ibn Abān, from Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Uthmān, from Al-Ḥalabi, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) about the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) said, “(Go) once…
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17. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd narrated to me from someone whose name he mentioned, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, from Sa’dān ibn Muslim, from ‘Ali ibn Abī Ḥamzah, from Abī Basīr, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: When you go to the graves, say Salām and recite (the following): Salām upon the…
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5. Abul ‘Abbās Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Manī’, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Safwān ibn Mihrān Al-Jammāl, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The least that a Zā`ir of Ḥusain (a.s.) gains is that every good deed will be…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … Abu Bassir related
I asked Abu Abdullah (a): May Allah make me your sacrifice. Describe the Shia for me. He said: Our Shia are only those…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Ismaeel bin Mehran from Hamran bin Aayun that Abu Abdullah (a) related: Ali bin al-Hussein (a) was sitting in his house when the door was knocked. He asked one of his bondmaids to open the door. “We are some of your Shia,” they shouted from behind the door. As soon as
he heard this statement, the Imam jumped so hurriedly that he was about to fall down. When he opened the door, he took…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … al-Harithi from Ziyad al-Qandi that Abu Abdullah (a) said
To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon the…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … al-Harithi that Abu Abdullah (a) said
Anyone who enjoys stinginess, envy, and cowardice cannot be believer. The believer is never coward, stingy, or…
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H 107 - Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far Himyari has narrated from his father from Ahmad bin Hilal Abratai from Ibn Abi Umair from Saeed bin Ghazwan from Abu Basir from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said
“Surely Allah chose the prophets from the people and chose the messengers from the prophets and chose me from the…
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1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sinan who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“If some people of a community commit sins and if they are not stopped from doing so, a time will come soon when Allah…
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1. It was narrated to me by Hamzah b. Muhammad al-Alawi who said I was informed by Ali b. Ibrahim from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (a.s.) who said
that one who recites the Holy Quran for making money, will have no flesh on his face when he comes on the Day of…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya al-’Attar from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya who raised it to Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“I seek immunity from Allah regarding one who offers full prayers (4 rakats) while traveling.”
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2. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Hilāl, from ‘Uqbah ibn Khālid Al-Asadi, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Which (mosque) should I visit first when I go to visit the mosques around…
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16. My father narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Mattīl, from ‘Imrān ibn Mūsā, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Jāmūrāni Al-Rāzi, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī Ḥamzah, from his father, from Abī Basīr, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: There are two believing rivers and two disbelieving rivers. The two disbelieving…
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7. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from ‘Ali ibn Ismā’īl ibn ‘Isā, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said
Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said to his companions on the day on which they were assaulted, “I testify that permission has…
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3. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Wuhayb ibn Ḥafs Al-Naḥḥās, from Abī Basīr, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The heavens and the earth wept over the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.) and they turned…
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1. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Ubayd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥusain ibn Abī Ghundar, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked, “Have you ever seen an owl during the day?” (People) replied, “No, it never…
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5. Ḥusain ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Āmir narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn Isḥāq ibn Sa’d, from Sa’dān ibn Muslim, from ‘Umar ibn Abān, from Abān ibn Taghlib, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: It is as if I can see the Qā`im (a.s.) in Najaf (next to) Kūfah wearing the…
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(7) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Abu Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmad bin Hilal from Muhammad bin Abu Omayr from Sa’eed bin Ghazwan from Abu Baseer from Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) from his fathers (as) that
the Prophet (S) had said: “Allah the Almighty has chosen a thing from every thing. He has chosen Mecca from the earth,…
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(5) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Mihran from Muhammad bin Ali that al-Husayn bin Abul Ala’ had asked Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as)
“Is the world left without an imam?” He replied: “No, it is not.”
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(41) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from some of his companions from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Hasan bin Ali al-Washsha’ from Ali bin Abu Hamza from Abu Baseer that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“The man of this matter must disappear and he is to be in isolation during his disappearance. How good abode Tayba is!…
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(4) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Husayn bin Sa’eed from ibn Abu Omayr from Hisham bin Salim that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“Al-Qa’im will rise and he has never paid any homage to anyone nor has he had a covenant or a bond with anyone.”
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(47) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya from Ahmad bin Muhammad from al-Husayn bin Sa’eed from ibn Abu Omayr from Hisham bin Salim that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“Al-Qa’im will rise and he has not paid homage to any one nor has he had a bond or a covenant with anyone at all.” There…
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(7) Abban bin Taghlub narrated that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“What will you do if a time comes to you between the two mosques, at which knowledge will be bound as a snake bound in…
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(1) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Malik from Iss’haq bin Sinan from Obayd bin Kharija from Ali bin Uthman from Furat bin Ahnaf that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had narrated from his fathers: “Once the Euphrates had overflowed during the age of Imam Ali (as). He, with his sons al-Hasan and al-Husayn, made a travel. On their way, they passed by (the tribe of) Thaqeef, who said
“Ali has come to drive water back!” Imam Ali (as) said: “By Allah, I and both of my sons will be killed but Allah will…
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(6) Muhammad bin Hammam narrated from some narrators that Abban bin Taghlub had said
Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) said: “A time will come to people, in which knowledge will be bound as a snake bound in its…
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(2) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni narrated from Ali bin Ibraheem bin Hashim from his father from Muhammad bin Khalid from someone from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar, also narrated by Muhammad bin Ya’qoob al-Kulayni from Muhammad bin Yahya from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Eessa from his father from some of his companions from al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar that Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) had said
“People will be closer to Allah and He will be more pleasant with them when they miss His authority and he (the…
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6. My father said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr on the authority of Abu al-Hasan al-Mausili, on the authority of Abu `abd Allah that A rabbi came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and asked: “
O Commander of Faithful! Do you see your Lord when you serve Him?” Thus, he (AS) replied: “Woe unto you! I do not serve…
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"False witnesses are subjected to flogging as a punishment, and its extent is determined by the Imam. They are paraded…
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Hadith.3340 - Abdullah bin Abi Ya'fur narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said
"If the claimant is satisfied with the oath of the defendant regarding his claim, and he requests the defendant to…
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"If the claimant presents evidence, then no oath is required from him. However, if he does not present evidence and the…
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Hadith.3352 - Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as)
"Indeed, Imam Ali (as) would not validate the testimony of one man based on the testimony of another man, except if…
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Hadith.3356 - Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said
"Testimony upon testimony is not valid in cases involving prescribed punishments (hudud), nor is sponsorship (kafalah)…
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Hadith.3358 - Amr ibn Jumay' narrated from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): Imam (as) said
"Let someone trustworthy bear witness to your testimony." They asked: 'May Allah (swt) keep you well, how can it…
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Hadith.3367 - Talhah ibn Zayd narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), peace be upon them
"Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) ruled in favor of preemption (shufah) as long…
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Hadith.3374 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) from his forefathers from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), who said that the
Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no preemption (shufah) in a ship, nor in a…
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6. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Misma‘ abu Sayyar who has said the following
“Once, a man said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘People before us narrate that Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, dislikes…
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4. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Sabbāḥ Al-Ḥadhā, from Muḥammad ibn Marwān, who said
I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Go to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain (a.s.) even if it is (only) once a year.…
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4. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Aḥmad ibn Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Barqi, from his father, from Ḥmmād ibn ‘Isā, from some of our companions, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The following is among the rulings which are reserved (in the Knowledge of…
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4. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from ibn Mahbub from certain individuals of his people who has said the following
“Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘What is the limit of excellent moral behavior?’ The Imam said, ‘It is to be relaxed…
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5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from in in a marfu‘ manner from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following
about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Then he looked at the stars (37:88) and said, “I am…
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12. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Sabbāḥ Al-Ḥadhā, from Muḥammad ibn Marwān, who said
I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.) even if it is only once a…
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