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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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Hussain Sa’d-Abadi, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from some of our companions, of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
What is between my grave and pulpit is a garden from the Gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is upon a canal from the…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Muhammed ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from some of his companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The kalala is when there is no parent nor child (to someone).
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10. Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammed, peace be upon them, was asked about death: What is it? He said: It is credence to that which shall not be. I was told by my father, from his father, from his grandfather, from al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he said
Indeed, when a believer dies, he will not be dead, for indeed, the (one to become) dead is the disbeliever. Indeed,…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Dhuraih al-Muharibi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The greater pilgrimage is the day of slaughter [1].
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5. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, that he said: We were told by Fudail bin ‘Ayyadh, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about the greater pilgrimage, so he said: Do you have anything about it? I said: Yes. Ibn Abbas used to say:…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Hammad bin Isa, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I heard him say: Ali, peace be upon him, said with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and…
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2. With this chain of narrators, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Muhammed bin Fudail, from Abu’l-Sabah, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «and mention the Name of Allah in known days» (22:28). He said
They are the days of the easternization.
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abu ‘l Khattab from Hammad b. `Isa. He said: al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to us from his father (a.s.). He said
Jabir b. `Abdullah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sw) say to `Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) three days prior to his…
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Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abu’l Khattab from al-Hakam b. Miskin al-Thaqafi from Abu Basir from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his fathers (as). He said
Abu `Abdillah al-Husayn b. `Ali (as) said: I am the martyr of the tear. No believer shall mention me but that he shall…
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Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from his father Ibrhaim b. Hashim from Hammad b. `Isa from al-Husayn b. al-Mukhtar from Abi Basir from Abi `Abdillah (as). He said
One silver coin [earned] in usury is more significant to Allah than fornicating thirty times with mahrams, like aunts…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from Harun b. Muslim from Mas`ada b. Sadaqa from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). The Messenger of Allah (s) said
When Allah saw the people of a village commit an excessive number of sins, it had three believers in it. He called to…
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Ahmad b. Ziyad b. Ja`far al-Hamadani (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Mu`awiya b. `Ammar from Abi `Abdillah (as). He said
In Medina, there was a foolish (battal) man that the people would laugh at. This man wanted to get a laugh through `Ali…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father from `Abd al-Rahman b. Salim from al-Mufaddal from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
If a worshiper stands before his Lord in the middle of the night, prays four units deep into a dark night, prostrates a…
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Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Juludi al-Basri narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Zakariyya narrated to us. He said: Shu`ayb b. Waqid narrated to us. He said: Al-Qasim b. Bahram narrated from Layth from Mujahid from Ibn `Abbas. Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq narrated to us. He said: Abu Ahmad `Abd al-`Aziz b. Yahya al-Juludi narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Mehran said to us. He said: Salama b. Khalid narrated to us from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father (as). Regarding His saying
“They fulfill vows” (76:7), he said: al-Hasan and al-Husayn (as) became ill when they were young children, so the…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father from Wahb b. Wahb from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as) from `Ali (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) would say when he would see a fresh fruit and put it to his eyes and his lips: O Allah! Just…
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from Safwan b. Yahya from al-`Is b. al-Qasim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Whoever sees one with a disability, or one similar to that, or a suffering person, then he should say privately to…
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Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim Natana (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Isma`il b. Muslim al-Sukuni from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers from `Ali (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) taught me that whenever I put on a new robe, I should say: “Praise be to Allah who gowned me…
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah b. Abi Khalaf narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. Bashir al-Bajali narrated to me. He said: Hammad b. Waqid narrated to me from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Whoever says “May Allah be glorified in His praise, may Allah the Great be glorified (subhanallah wa bi hamdihi,…
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Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Natana (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Hafs b. al-Bakhtari from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Cutting the fingernails and trimming the mustache from Friday to Friday is a protection from leprosy.
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. al-Husayn b. Sa`id narrated to us from Muhammad b. Jamhur al-`Ummi from `Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Najran from `Asim b. Humayd from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Whosoever of our Shi`a maintains forty hadiths, Allah will raise him on the Day of Resurrection as a learned scholar,…
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Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Mu`awiya b. Wahb from Abi Sa`id Hashim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
There are four who will not enter Paradise: (1) The soothsayer, (2) the hypocrite, (3) the wine addict, and (4)…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from his father from another person from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Do not anger others, or else you will be angered; and do not dig a hole for your brother, or else you will fall in it.…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Fadala b. Ayyub from Zayd al-Shahham from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his father (as). He said
The Prophet (s) became ill with the illness from which he passed away. So, Fatima the Mistress of Women (as) visited…
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My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ayyub b. Nuh from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Bishr b. Maslama from Masma` Abi Sayyar from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Whoever gives charity when he awakes, Allah removes the bad omen of that day from him.
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Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from my grandfather from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Hisham b. Salim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Whoever supplicates for forty believers before he supplicates for himself, his supplication will be granted for him.
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2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Two kinds of commanders have no command. One is…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtariy and others who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it is undesirable for a man to enter the grave of his sons.”
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6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from certain persons of his people who has said the following
“About spraying water on the grave abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Suffering is withdrawn from it as long as the…
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6. [6/235] Rijal al-Kashshi: Hamduwayh from Ayyub b. Nuh from Hanan b. Sadir from Abi Abdillah. He [Hanan] said
I was seated at Abi Abdillah’s عليه السلام together with Muyassir – this was in the year one hundred and thirty eight –…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman, from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“The Messenger of Allah (sw) was a father of daughters.”
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15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy from Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s)
“that the Prophet (sw) prohibited using four epithets; Abu ‘Isa, Abu al-Hakam, Abu Malik, and Abu al-Qasim if the name…
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2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from Abu Basir who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘My father narrated to me from my grandfather that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Name…
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6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“The Messenger of Allah (sw) has said, ‘Whoever has a newborn child, let them recite the call to prayer (adhan) in their…
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5. [5/77] al-Kafi: Ali b. Ibrahim from his father from Uthman b. Isa and al-Hasan b. Mahbub all together from Sama’a from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام, he (Sama’a) said
I asked him about a man who is answered oppositely by two of his co-religionists (i.e. Shi’as) in regards a matter –…
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3-133 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 Al-Nawfaly, 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) that the
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “When some of the wise men and the jurisprudents write each other they…
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3-141 (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 Aba Abdullah Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqy, on the authority of Abdul Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Arzami, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “Satan - may God damn him - said, ‘
The Children of Adam (i.e. the people) will not defeat me in three situations even if they do so in other respects:…
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3-145 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 Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Ash’ari, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qad-dah, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Any good deed is a form of charity. Anyone who guides others to do good is like those who do good. God loves attending…
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3-146 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 Ibrahim ibn Abi Samak, on the authority of Ali ibn Shahab ibn Abdeh Rab’beh, on the authority of his father that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
There are three donors: God - the Lord of the Two Worlds: those who own the property given for charity; and those who…
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3-156 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Whoever enjoins to do good or forbids to do evil or guides to goodness or points towards it is a partner in its reward.…
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3-179 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father Muhammad ibn Yahya quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, who linked it up through a chain of narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) who narrated that
God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “The color black is detestable except for three things: for the turban, the slippers and the…
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3-181 Al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Imranal-Ash’ari, on the authority of Aba Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Aba Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Sajada (al-Abed) - al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman, on the authority of Vasel, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
A guest deserves to be served for one, two or three days at the most. Thereafter, servicing a guest is a form of charity…
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3-197 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry, on the authority of 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), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
There are three groups who intercede on behalf of someone with the Honorable the Exalted God and their intercession will…
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3-261 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Ado’we quoted Ebad ibn Saheeb (ibn Ebad ibn Saheeb), on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefather, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB)
“A man asked the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) about his medium height, big belly and lack of hair on his…
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3-262 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 ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Abdullah ibn 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, “
Barira was a married slave. Ayesha bought her and set her free. Then the Prophet (MGB) gave her the choice to stay with…
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3-265 Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Senani al-Mokattib - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariya al-Qat’tan quoted Bakr ibn Abdullah ibn Habib, on the authority of Tamim ibn Buhlool, onthe authority of his father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Fazl al-Hashemi that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Of the following three I do not really know which one is a greater offense than the others. The first is following a…
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3-266 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted Al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Al-Sakoony, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad (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, “
Of the following three I do not really know which one is a greater offense than the others. The first is following a…
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3-6 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Al-Hussein ibn Ishaq al-Tajir, on the authority of Ali ibn Mahzyar, on the authority of Ali ibn Hadid who linked it up to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“If your body shakes, your tears flow and you fear (God) wholeheartedly, then you can be hopeful of God’s forgiveness,…
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3-8 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 al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Al-Nazr ibn Shoayb, on the authority of Al-Harithi, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB)
“Anyone who is miserly, jealous and cowardly is not a believer. A believer would not be cowardly, greedy or miserly.”
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3-21 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Razi, on the authority of Bakr ibn Salih, on the authority of Abi Ayoob, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “
Whoever tells the truth has purified his deeds. God will increase the share of the daily bread of whoever has good…
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3-25 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdady, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Mo’ala who linked it up through some narrators to Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)
“There are three things which cause the Honorable the Exalted God’s hatred: sleeping when you are not sleepy, laughing…
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