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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Hadith.3545 - Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (as)
"Recite this supplication for the runaway slave and write it down on a piece of paper: 'O Allah (swt)! The heavens…
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I asked him about a man who found a stolen animal that belonged to his neighbor, so he took it to return it to him, but…
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Hadith.3536 - Zayd al-Shahham narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): He was asked about a man who fears that his slave might run away or that the slave had already run away. Should he restrain him or place a mark on his neck? Imam (as) replied: "He is like a camel you fear might escape. If you fear that, secure him properly, feed him well, and clothe him." I asked: "
How much is sufficient to fill his hunger?" Imam (as) said: "As for us, we provide our dependents with two measures…
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"Indeed, if a slave escapes from his masters and then steals, his hand is not cut off while he is a fugitive, because he…
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Hadith.3549 - In a narration by Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said
"If a woman apostasizes from Islam, she is not to be killed but is to be imprisoned forever."
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Hadith.3548 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a person who apostasizes from Islam
"He is not to be killed but is to be subjected to hard labor, denied food and drink except what sustains his life, made…
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"Regarding a child who grows up and chooses Christianity while one of his parents is a Christian or both of them are…
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"If a man dies as an apostate from Islam and he has children and wealth, his wealth is to be inherited by his Muslim…
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Hadith.3561 - Muhammad ibn Isa al-Ubaydi narrated from al-Fadl ibn al-Mubarak al-Basri, from his father, from Abu Abdullah (as)
I said to Imam (as): "May I be your ransom, a man is required to free a believing slave, but he cannot find one. What…
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3. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd Al-Anbāri, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Zayd Al-Shaḥḥām, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Those who go to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) on the Day of…
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9. Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari narrated to me from his father, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Zayd Al-Shaḥḥām, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Allāh will forgive all of the past and future sins of those who go to the…
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6. Ḥusain ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Āmir narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn ‘Alawiyyah Al-Isfahāni, from Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad Al-Thaqafi, who narrated that
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) used to say the following when he performed the Ghusl of Ziyārah: . O Allāh! Make this…
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4. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Alā ibn Razīn, from Shu’ayb Al-‘Aqraqūfi, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “May I sacrifice myself for you! What is the reward and the recompense for…
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8. And from them both with this chain of narration from Abu Sa'id al-'Usfuri, from Hammad ibn Ayyub, from Abu 'Abdillah (a.s.), from his father, from his forefathers, from Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s.), who said
The Messenger of Allah (sw) said, 'My son will be buried in a land known as Karbala. It is the blessed spot where the…
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2. 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, 'If one pleases a Sultan (king) at the expense of Allah's anger, he has left the…
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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. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ahmad from Ismail b. Mihran from al-Hassan b. Ali from his father from al-Hussain b. Abi al-’Ala from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who recites Surah Baqarah and Surah Aale Imran, these Surahs will cover him like a cloud on the Day of Judgment.”
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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 Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, from Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Nahawandi, from Muhammed bin Sulayman al-Dailami, from his father, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I heard him saying: The winter is the spring of the believer. Its night is prolonged with him, so he uses it to stand…
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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, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, from his father, from Muhammed bin Ziyad, from Aban, and others, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said
The one who seals his fasting with a righteous saying and a righteous deed, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, will…
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1. 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 Ali bin Mahziyar, from Qasem bin Muhammed, from Abdul-Samad bin Basheer, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I said to him: May Allah rectify you, is it that the one who would love to meet Allah, Allah will love to meet him, and…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from al-Nawfali, from al-Sukuni, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It was said to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: What is abstinence in this world? He said
Avoiding from what is forbidden of it.
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3. It has been narrated that al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said
The one who is born in (the fold of) Islam, is an Arab, and the one who enters into it after having grown up, is a…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya, from Muhammed bin Abdul-Rahman, from some of our companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I said to him: What is the intellect? He said: That which the Merciful to all is worshipped with and which the Gardens…
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4. With this chain of narrators, from Ibn Faddal, from Ali bin ‘Uqba, from Ayub bin Hurr, from Abdul-A’la, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
Arrogance is that one disdains people and stultifies the truth.
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2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from some of his companions, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The one who does not recognize for anyone a virtue (by having granted him a favor), is one who admires his own belief.
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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 Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Sa’dan bin Muslim, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about jealousy, to which he said
It is flesh and blood that circles among people, until it reaches us, and (when it does so) it despairs. That is…
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7. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Faddal, from Mu’awiya bin Wahab, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The stingy is the one who is stingy with (the sending of) peace.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from his father, from Muhammed bin Yahya, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
to a man: O such-a-person, what is it with you and your brother? He said: May I be sacrificed for you, there was…
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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 Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Hisham bin Salem, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
Ali bin Hussain, Allah’s blessings be upon them both, used to say: Woe to the one whose singulars overcome his tens. So…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Qasem bin Muhammed al-Esbahani, from Sulayman bin Dawud al-Manqari, from Fudail bin ‘Iyadh, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I said to him: Who is the pious among people? He said: The one who is pious (by maintaining avoidance) from that which…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from his father, from Hammad bin Isa, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
Complaining is not that a man says: «I became ill yesterday» or «I was ached yesterday». However, complaining is that…
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Hadith.3562 - Muawiyah ibn Maytharah narrated from Abu Abdullah (as)
I asked him about a man who sells his slave at a reduced price so that he may be freed, and the slave says to him in…
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Hadith.3563 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) (peace be upon them), who said
"Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) was asked about a contract-bound female slave (mukatabah) whose master had intercourse…
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Hadith.3217 - Mualla ibn Khunays narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as). He said
I asked Imam (as) about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, Allah (swt) commands you to render…
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Hadith.3220 - Hariz narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdillah (as) that he said: "Any man who has a dispute with his brother over a right, and he calls him to a man from among your brothers to judge between them, but he refuses and insists on taking him to these (unjust judges), is like those about whom Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, said
'Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you? They…
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Hadith.3222 - Sulayman ibn Khalid narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said
"Beware of judging, for judgment is only for an Imam who is knowledgeable in judicial matters and just among the…
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Hadith.3230 - Muawiyah ibn Wahb narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) that
he said: "Any judge who judges between two people and errs falls farther than the distance between the heavens."
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I asked about two men who each selected a person and agreed that they would act as arbiters regarding their rights.…
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Hadith.3265 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) that
he said: "It is the duty of the Imam to bring out those imprisoned for debt on Fridays and for Eid prayers. He should…
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Hadith.3271 - Hammad narrated from al-Halabi, who reported from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding a man who gives a specific amount of wheat to a miller to grind for a fee in dirhams. After the milling is completed, the man pays the miller the agreed dirhams along with a portion of the ground wheat, as this is a customary practice among them. Imam (as) said
"There is no harm in it, even if they did not previously agree on this arrangement."
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Hadith.3307 - And it was narrated by Sulayman bin Dawood Al-Minqari from Hafs bin Ghiyath, who said
A man asked Abu Abdullah (as), "What do you say if I see something in the possession of a man-can I testify that it…
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Hadith.3308 - And it was narrated by Isma'il bin Muslim from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), peace be upon him, that
a man who had his hand and foot amputated based on testimony came to testify before Commander of the Faithful, peace be…
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Hadith.3287 - And Al-Hasan bin Zayd narrated something similar from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said
"Umar bin Al-Khattab was presented with Qudamah bin Maz'un, who had drunk alcohol. Two men testified against him-one of…
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Hadith.3294 - And it was narrated from Talhah ibn Zayd, 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
"The testimony of children is valid among them as long as they have not dispersed or returned to their families."
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Hadith.3295 - And it was narrated by Isma'il ibn Muslim, 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: "The testimony of children, if they testified while they were young, is valid when they grow older as long as they have not forgotten it. Likewise, the testimony of Jews and Christians, if they embrace Islam, is valid. Also, the testimony of a slave, if he was made to testify and then was freed, is valid as long as the judge did not reject it before his emancipation." And Imam (as) said
"If the slave was freed specifically for the purpose of testimony, his testimony is not valid."
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"The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, permitted the testimony of women along with the oath of…
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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)…
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.