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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By this isnad from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab from `Uthman b. `Isa from Abi Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Whoever swears by Allah must be truthful, and whoever is not truthful will have nothing with Allah. Whoever has someone…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from Ayyub b. Nuh from Safwan b. Yahya from Hisham b. Salim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Adam complained to Allah about distress and grief, so Gabriel (as) came down to him and…
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Ahmad b. `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from my grandfather from `Ali b. Mu`abbad from al-Husayn b. Khalid from Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father Musa b. Ja`far from his father Ja`far b. Muhammad form his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali from his father Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Gabriel informed me that Allah said: “`Ali b. Abi Talib is My Proof over My creation…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from `Ali b. Hassan al-Wasiti from his uncle `Abd al-Rahman b. Kathir al-Hashimi the servant of Muhammad b. `Ali from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
One day, Amir al-Mu’minin (as) was sitting with Ibn Hanafiyya when he said: O Muhammad! Bring me a vessel of water so…
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By this isnad from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from al-Mufaddal b. Salih al-Asadi from Muhammad b. Harun from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
If one of you prays without mentioning the Prophet (s), then he treads a path other than the way to Paradise with his…
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Al-Husayn b. Ahmad b. Idris (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Ishaq al-Tajir narrated to us from `Ali b. Mahziyar from Fadala b. Ayyub from Isma`il b. Abi Ziyad from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever wishes for a thing whilst being pleased with Allah will not leave this world…
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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 from al-Husayn b. al-Nawfali from Isma`il b. Abi Ziyad from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is not a faster who attends to a people who are eating except that his appendages…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us from al-Hakam b. Miskin al-Thaqai from Abi’l `Ala’ al-Khaffaf from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
He who prays Maghrib and follows it up by praying two units, without speaking in between, shall be among the elect…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far narrated to us from his father from Ya`qub b. Yazid al-Anbari. He said: Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from Isma`il b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father a-Husayn b. `Ali from his father Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
I said to the Messenger of Allah (s): Inform me of the number of Imams after you. So, he said: O `Ali! They are twelve.…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from `Ali b. Abi Hamza from Abi Basir from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
I went out with my father (as) until we were between the grave [of the Prophet] and the pulpit. He was with people from…
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Al-Husayn b. Ibrahim b. Ahmad b. Hisham al-Mu’addab (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ja`far al-Asadi al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to me from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from `Ali b. Abi Hamza from his father from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers from `Ali (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: On the Day of Resurrection, you will come – O `Ali – on a she-camel of light. A crown…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) 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. He said: `Ali b. Muhammad al-Qasani narrated to us from Sulayman b. Dawud al-Munqari from Hammad b. `Isa from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Among that which Luqman advised his son Natan is that he said to him: O son! Arm yourself against your opponent with…
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54. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) said
A believer's light shines for the inhabitants of the heavens like stars shining for the inhabitants of the earth.He also…
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Hadith.3042 - It is narrated from Sulaiman ibn Dawood al-Minqari, from Fudhayl ibn Iyadh, from Abu Abdullah (as), in the conclusion of a narration where he said
"It was called the Greater Pilgrimage (Hajj al-Akbar) because it was the year in which both Muslims and polytheists…
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Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Abu Sa`id al-Hasan b. `Ali al-`Adawi narrated to us. He said: Suhayb b. `Abbad b. Suhayb narrated to us. He said
My father narrated to us. He said: Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to us from his forefathers from al-Husayn b.…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ja`far b. Batta narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Ishaq b. Sa`id narrated to us from Bakr b. Muhammad from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
Amir al-Mu'minin (as) said: People on Friday are of three states: (1) a man who witnesses it attentively and silently…
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1. [1/115] al-Khisal: From al-Attar from Sa’d from Ibn Yazid from Hammad from Hariz from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said
the messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه واله said: my Umma are absolved [not held liable] of nine things: error,…
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1. He said: Abu Ghalib Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Zurariy who reported from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Khattab, from Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khazzar, from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq, Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon both of them, from his father, from his grandfather, who said
Whenever the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny stood to address, he would praise Allah and thank Him. Then he…
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3. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Musa b. ’Amru from Ali b. al-Hussain b. Ribat from some of his men from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Good deeds are written for a Muslim till he is silent. As soon as he speaks, either a good deed or a sin is written…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Ahmad from al-Abbas b. Ma’ruf from Musa b. al-Qasim from Ibn Abi ’Umayr from some of his companions from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“One who thanks Allah after having food is like a person who has fasted. One who thanks Allah for a thing which He has…
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1. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hamza bin Qasim al-Alawi al-Abbasi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Malik al-Kufi al-Fazari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Zaid, the Oilman, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ziyad al-Azdi, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said
I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when Ibrahim was tested by his Lord with Words»…
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35. Ali ibn abu Hamza has narrated from certain individuals of his people from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Once a man came to Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) and said, ‘O Amir al- Mu’minin, I inherited a property…
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32. Ibn Mahbub has said that Nuh ibn Yaqdan has narrated from abu ’ Abd Allah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Say this prayer, ‘O Lord, I plead before You for Your favor that cannot be achieved except with Your happiness, for…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-Khazzaz narrated to us from Ghiyath b. Ibrahim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) passed by a people who were lifting a boulder competitively. He said: What is this? They…
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Muhammad b. `Ali (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Isa from Mansur from Hisham b. Salim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
No reward will follow a man after his death except in three things: (1) A continuous deed (sadaqa jariya) that he had…
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Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (rh) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hamadani informed us. He said: Ahmad b. Salih narrated to us from Hakim b. `Abd al-Rahman. He said: Muqatil b. Sulayman narrated to me from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said to `Ali b. Abi Talib (as): O `Ali! You are to me as Habatullah was to Adam, and as Sam…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from his father from al-Rayyan b. al-Salt from al-Rida `Ali b. Musa from his father Musa b. Ja`far from his father Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali (as). He said
Amir al-Mu’minin (as) saw a man from his Shi`a after a long time [away from him], and the signs of aging were visible on…
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani (rh) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Yahya b. Zakariyya al-Qattan narrated to us. He said: Bakr b. `Abdullah b. Habib narrated to us. He said: al-Fadl b. al-Saqr al-`Abdi narrated to us. He said: Abu Mu`awiya narrated to us from Sulayman b. Mehran al-A`mash from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn (as). He said
We are the Imams of the Muslims, the Proofs of Allah over the Worlds, the Chiefs of the Believers, the Leaders of the…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from Salama b. al-Khattab from Ibrahim b. Muhammad from `Imran al-Za`farani from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
There is no man who prays and completes his prayer with “whatever Allah wishes – there is no strength except by Allah”…
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Muhammad b. Ibrahim b. Ishaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Sa`id al-Kufi informed us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from his father from Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father Musa b. Ja`far from his father Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali (as). He said
When death attended to al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as), he wept. It was said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah!…
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdillah narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Abu Hafs `Amr b. Khalid narrated to me from his brother Sufyan b. Khalid from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Whoever repents to Allah seventy times after `Asr, Allah forgives seven hundred sins that day from him. If he does not…
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Ja`far b. al-Husayn narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ja`far narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Hisham b. Salim from Abi `Ubayda al-Hadha’ from Abi `Abdillah (as). He said
Captives were brought to the Prophet (s), and he ordered that they be killed, except for one man among them. So, the man…
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Asadi al-Kufi narrated to us from Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`I from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from `Ali b. Salim from Abi Basir from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Allah is not described with a time, nor with a place, nor with motion, nor with transition, nor with stillness. Rather,…
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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. `Abdullah al-Barqi from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Wahb b. Wahb from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever feeds a hungry believer, Allah will feed him from the fruits of Paradise.…
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`Ali b. Hatim al-Qazwini (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Nahwi narrated to me. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Abi Ayyub Sulayman b. Muqabbal al-Medini from Musa b. Ja`far from his father al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
When a believer dies, seventy thousand angels attend his funeral until he reaches his grave. When he enters his grave,…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us from his father. He said: Muhammad b. `Abd al-Jabbar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr narrated to us from Hisham b. Salim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Poverty can incline into disbelief, and envy can incline into the changing of destiny.
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Sama`a b. Mehran from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
When a worshiper’s sins have increased, and he does not find anything to atone them by, Allah afflicts him with grief in…
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By this isnad from Muhammad b. Ahmad from `Amr b. `Ali b. `Umar b. Yazid from his uncle Muhammad b. `Umar from his father from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as) from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever gives one carat to one from my Ahl al-Bayt in this world will be rewarded on…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Muhammad b. al-Husayn al-Kinani from his grandfather from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Allah bestowed a book unto His Prophet (s) before death came to him and said: “O Muhammad! This book is your will to the…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi'l Khattab narrated to us from al-Hakam b. Miskin. He said: Khalid al-Ka`bi narrated to me from Abi `Abdillah (as). The Messenger of Allah (s) said
Surely, a woman only moved something in the house of her husband from one place to another, wanting to rectify it, and…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us. He said: Al-`Abbas b. Ma`ruf narrated to us from Sa`dan b. Muslim from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as). He said
Sleep is the relaxation of the body, speech is the relaxation of the soul, and silence is the relaxation of the…
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6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Hashim al-Bajaliy from Salim abu Khadijah who has said the following
“Once, when I also was present, a human being asked abu ‘Abdullah (a.s.), ‘ I may enter a Masjid when certain persons of…
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5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn ‘Urwah from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah from who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the sun declines (toward the west at noontime), it is the time for two Salah…
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7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following
“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘It is time for al-Maghrib Salah (prayer) when it is sunset and its (sun’s)…
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11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ’Isma‘il ibn Rabah who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you perform Salah (prayer) and you think it is time, when in fact is not time yet,…
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1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah would place his staff in front of the place where he performed…
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34. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir from who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If when saying Adhan one repeats the phrases of the ‘testimonies’ or ‘come to Salah…
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from abu al- Mighra’ from abu Basir who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘One who does not straighten his back during Salah…
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7. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Asim ibn Hamiyd who has said the following.
“I discussed with Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) about what he says to eye-witnessing Allah’s self. The Imam said, “The light…
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5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from abu al-Mughirah from abu Basir 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…
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