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جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

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Died 148 AH

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  1. 2. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Allah, the most Blessed, the most High, has one hundred twenty blessings around…

    Al-Kāfi #835 Volume 4 Read the narration
  2. 15. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from ‘Abd al-Mu’min from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that one dirham that you spend for Hajj is better than twenty thousand dirham which you…

    Al-Kāfi #876 Volume 4 Read the narration
  3. 202. From him, from Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Ali Bin Abu hamza, from Abu Baseer, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[58:7] Nowhere is there a secret counsel between three persons but He is the fourth of them, nor (between) five but He is the sixth of them, nor less than that nor more but He is with them wherever they are; then He will inform them of what they did on the day of resurrection: surely Allah is Cognizant of all things”. He (asws) said; ‘This was Revealed regarding so and so and so and so (Abu Bakr and Umar), and Abu Ubeyda Ibn Al-Jarrah, and Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf, and Saalim Mawla Abu Huzeyfa, and Al-Mugheira Bin Sho’ba, when they wrote the agreement in between them and took a pledge and agreed that if Muhammad (saww) were to pass away, they would not let the Caliphate to be in the Clan of Hashim, nor the Prophet-hood ever. So Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic Revealed this Verse with regards to them. I said, ‘

    The Statement of the Mighty and Majestic: “[43:79] Or have they settled an affair? Then surely, We are the settlers.…

    Al-Kāfi #203 Volume 8 Read the narration
  4. 364. From him, from Salih, from Al-Hajjaal, from one of his companions, who has reported

    I asked Abu Abdullah (asws) about the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[17:33] and whoever is slain…

    Al-Kāfi #364 Volume 8 Read the narration
  5. 51. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Khalid ibn Najih who has said the following

    “People mentioned misfortune before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), and he (the Imam) said, ‘Misfortune is in three things: They…

    Al-Kāfi #1263 Volume 5 Read the narration
  6. 3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman performs Salat (prayer) five times a day, fasts a month, obeys her husband…

    Al-Kāfi #1215 Volume 5 Read the narration
  7. 20. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdadiy from ‘ Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah from Wasil ibn Sulayman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of…

    Al-Kāfi #1173 Volume 5 Read the narration
  8. 3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘ Asem ibn Humayd from Ibrahim ibn abu Yahya al-Madiniy who has narrated the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has propounded the following. ‘Al-Maythab is that garden upon which Salman contracted for his…

    Al-Kāfi #181 Volume 7 Read the narration
  9. 6. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from Mushma‘il ibn Sa‘d from abu Basir who has narrated the following

    “About the case of a man who leaves behind five brothers and a grandfather, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is…

    Al-Kāfi #327 Volume 7 Read the narration
  10. 2. It is narrated from him (narrator of previous Hadith) from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The fast which is as expiation for an oath must be completed without any interval in…

    Al-Kāfi #556 Volume 4 Read the narration
  11. Hadith.4602 - Bakr ibn Muhammad narrated from Abu Abdillah (as)

    I asked him about Mut'ah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "Indeed, I dislike for a Muslim man to leave this world…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1387 Volume 3 Read the narration
  12. Hadith.4726 - It was narrated from Murazim ibn Hakim Al-Azdi that Abu Abdullah (as) said regarding the circumcision of a child: "One should say

    O Allah (swt), this is Your (swt) Sunnah and the Sunnah of Your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1511 Volume 3 Read the narration
  13. Hadith.4710 - Umar ibn Yazid narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) who said

    "Every person is held in pledge on the Day of Judgment by their Aqiqah, and the Aqiqah is more obligatory than the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1495 Volume 3 Read the narration
  14. Hadith.4813 - Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who gives his wife the choice (to separate or stay) or delegates the decision to her father, brother, or guardian. Imam (as) said

    "They are all in the same position, as long as she consents."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1616 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, (narrated) from Muhammed bin Yahya, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Musa bin Ja’far, from more than one of our companions, from Sulayman bin Khalid, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about the saying of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: «I seek refuge in You from the evil of saama, haama, ‘aamma and laama». So he said

    Saama is kinship, haama is the mother of earth, laama is the minor sins of demons and ‘aamma is the general people.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #273 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ahmad bin Hilal, from Ibn Sinan, from Huraiz, from Fudail bin Yasar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: It is not to declare as Mahram [1] from breastfeeding except for that which is necessitated. He said

    I said: And what is the necessitated? He said: The mother of the (child’s) raiser, or a hired wet nurse, or a bought…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #363 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from some of our companions, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    I said to him: What is the limitation of openhandedness? He said: That you extract from your property the right which…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #474 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad bin Isa, from Huraiz bin Abdullah, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    The openhandedness is the generous who spends his property in rights.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #475 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of Ibn Fuddal, on the authority of al-Halabi and Zurarah, that Abu `Abd Allah (AS) said

    “Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is the Alone, the Needless, without an interior. Verily, the Spirit is a…

    Al-Tawḥīd #239 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. Hadith.211 - Ammar ibn Musa al-Sabati narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that

    He said: I asked him about a woman who experiences labor pains for one or two days or more and sees yellowish discharge…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #210 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. Hadith.5533 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers, peace be upon them, who said that the

    Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "A woman should not be appointed as an executor of a will because Allah (swt), the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #563 Volume 4 Read the narration
  22. 8. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Ali, from Abdul-Adheem bin Abdullah al-Hasani, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Mu’awiya bin Ammar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, let them end their tafath» (22:29). He said

    It is to trim, and it is untidiness. He said: Among tafath is that you speak during your state of Ihram with horrid…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #664 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 52. Narrated to us Muhammad bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil (ra), who said: Narrated to us Abdullah bin Ja'far al-Humayri, from Ya'qub bin Yazid, who said: Narrated to us al-Hasan bin Ali bin Fudail, from Abdul Rahman bin al-Hajjaj, from Sudeir al-Sayrafi, from al-Sadiq Ja'far bin Muhammad (as), from his father (as), from his grandfather (as) that

    Rasulullah (sw) said: "The light of Fatimah (as) was created before the creation of the heavens and the earth." Some…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #776 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, that he said: We were told by Nadr bin Shu’aib, from Abdul-Ghaffar al-Jazi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Allah only wants, verily, to remove from you impurity, (O) Household, and to purify you a (complete) purification.» (33:33) He said

    Impurity is doubt.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #179 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 3. 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 Ahmad and Abdullah, the two sons of Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Hammad bin Uthman al-Na’ib, from Abdullah bin Ali al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    Three breaths while drinking is better than one breath while drinking. He also said that it is disliked that it…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #209 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, and Ayub bin Nuh, from Abdullah bin Mughaira, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Sinan, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    I heard him say: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, built his Mosque with…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #235 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Hasan bin Mahboub, from Malik bin ‘Atiya, from Ibn Abi Ya’four, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said

    The one who slanders a believing man or a believing woman with what is not in them, Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #248 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 4. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdullah bin Maimoun, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: Faith is (consisting of) saying and action,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #307 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 4. We were told by Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya al-‘Attar, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: I was told by my father, from Ahmad ibn Muhammed bin Isa, from Uthman bin Isa, from Abdullah bin Maskan, from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq, (a.s.) that

    he said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, specified the Messenger of Allah (saww) with the noblest of moral…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #321 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 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 Yahya bin Mubarak, from Abdullah bin Jabala, from a man, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And He made me blessed wherever I am» (19:31). He said

    Beneficial.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #358 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Hadith.1227 - Ja'far ibn Bashir and Abdullah ibn Jabalah narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan, who reported from Imam Abu Abdullah (as): "

    I heard him say: 'In the Jumu’ah prayer, there is no problem in reciting other than Surah al-Jumu'ah and Surah…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1219 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. Hadith.1459 - Ja'far ibn Bashir narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said

    "Whoever does not attend the congregation of people for the Eid prayers should perform the ritual bath (ghusl), apply…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1455 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. Hadith.486 – Zurarah and Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He was asked about when the funeral prayer should be offered for a child. Imam (as) replied: "When the child understands the concept of prayer." I asked: "

    At what age does prayer become obligatory for the child?" Imam (as) replied: "When the child reaches six years old, and…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #485 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. Hadith.649 - Al-Fudail ibn Yasar, Zurarah ibn A'yan, Bukayr ibn A'yan, Muhammad ibn Muslim, and Burayd ibn Muawiyah al-Ijli narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) and Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), who said

    "The time for Dhuhr (noon) prayer is after the sun's decline (from its zenith) by two feet (shadows), and the time for…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #649 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. Hadith.3195 - Safwan ibn Mehran al-Jammal has narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): He was traveling, and

    I was with him in al-Qadisiyyah until he overlooked the Najaf. Imam (as) said: "This is the mountain to which my…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1672 Volume 2 Read the narration
  36. Hadith.3115 - Ja'far ibn Muhammad Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said

    "During the days of the Hajj season, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, sends angels in the form of humans to purchase…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1551 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 2. Al-Husayn from Muhammad from al-Sayyariy from Ali ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from certain persons of his people who has said the following

    “He (the narrator) once complained before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), against phlegm and he (the Imam) asked, ‘Do you not…

    Al-Kāfi #1348 Volume 5 Read the narration
  38. 7-21 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ayoob ibn Nooh, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, on the authority of Mu’az ibn Muslim, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)

    “Never abandon reading the Al-Ikhlas and the Kafirun Quranic Chapters in the following seven instances: in the two units…

    Al-Khiṣāl #831 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 7-43 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 Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih, 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), on the authority of Ali (MGB), “Seven persons should not recite the Quran: one who is bowing down; one who is prostrating; one who is in the toilet; one who is in the bath; one who is in a state of major ritual impurity; a woman who is in childbed; and a menstruating woman.”The author of this book - may God be pleased with him - said, “

    This indicates that this is detested, not that it is absolutely forbidden. As you know it is absolutely forbidden for…

    Al-Khiṣāl #853 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 5-77 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab, on the authority of Safvan ibn Yahya, on the authority of someone who quoted on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB)

    “The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) admonished against praying in five of the mosques in Kufa: the Mosque of…

    Al-Khiṣāl #738 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb Al-Zayyāt, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from Faďl ibn ‘Abdil Malik – or from someone from Faďl, from Abī Basīr, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Verily the Zā`ir of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) is the Zā`ir of the Messenger of…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #401 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 33. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Ahmad and ‘Abdallah sons of Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from their father from ‘Abdallah ibn ;a-Mughira from ’Isma‘il ibn abu Ziyad from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Abu Talib acknowledged Islam through the expression of al-Jummal. He formed number sixty three with his hands.” Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Faddal from al-Husayn ibn ‘Ulwan al-Kalbi from Ali ibn al-Hazawwar al-Ghanawi from Asbagh ibn Nubata al-Hanzali who has said the following.

    “I saw Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) on the day of victory in Basra while he was riding the on the mule of the Messenger…

    Al-Kāfi #1213 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Perform six Rak‘at Salat (prayer) in Masjid of Mina’ in the original al-Sawma‘ah (the…

    Al-Kāfi #1958 Volume 4 Read the narration
  44. “Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.), has said that a man once asked my father after returning from al- Mawqaf, ‘Do you think Allah…

    Al-Kāfi #1968 Volume 4 Read the narration
  45. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Imam must perform Salat (prayer) of al-Zuhr on the day of departure.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1963 Volume 4 Read the narration
  46. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Am mar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who commences al-‘Umrah from al-Tan‘im must not discontinue Talbiyah until he can…

    Al-Kāfi #2028 Volume 4 Read the narration
  47. 10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father, from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who has said the following

    “If one back-bites a believing person who is fighting for the cause of Allah or troubles the fighter’s family in his…

    Al-Kāfi #10 Volume 5 Read the narration
  48. 8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Harun ibn Muslim Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when the Holy Prophet appointed a commander for a small group of people to be…

    Al-Kāfi #36 Volume 5 Read the narration
  49. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn al-Hakam from abu ‘Abd Allah, or abu al- Hassan, recipients of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following

    “If a people surrounds a city and the people of the city ask for immunity and they reply negatively to their request but…

    Al-Kāfi #41 Volume 5 Read the narration
  50. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is captured by the enemy with his…

    Al-Kāfi #65 Volume 5 Read the narration
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