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موسى بن جعفر الكاظم عليه السلام

Mūsā al-Kāẓim (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.

Died 183 AH

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509 narrations 40% of them in Al-Kāfi

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  1. 1. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Marwazi al-Hakim al-Muqri’ said: Abu `Amr Muhammad ibn ja`far al-Muqri’ al-Jurjani said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Musili said in Baghdada that Muhammad ibn `Asim al-Tarifi said: Abu Zayd `Ayyash ibn Yazid ibn alHasan ibn `Ali al-Kahhal freed slave of Zayd ibn `Ali said: My father Yazid ibn al-Hasan related tome that Musa ibn Ja`far related to me on the authority of his father Ja`far ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ai ibn al-Husayn that his father ‫‪Al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) said

    ‬‬ ‫‪We were sitting in the Mosque when the muezzin [al-mu’dhdhin] went to the minaret‬‬ ‫‪and said: “Allah is the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #295 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Bakr ibn Salih from al-Ja‘fariy who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘A table-spread with food in it has no blessings without salt. For good health of the…

    Al-Kāfi #1305 Volume 6 Read the narration
  3. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from his brother Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from his father Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Madiy (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has not made wine unlawful because of…

    Al-Kāfi #1728 Volume 6 Read the narration
  4. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Fadl ibn Yunus who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is referred to Sultan who has held him unjustly on the day of…

    Al-Kāfi #1357 Volume 4 Read the narration
  5. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Malik al-Fizari al-Kufi. He said: Ja`far b. Sahl narrated to us from Sa`id b. Muhammad from Mas`ada b. Sadaqa. He said

    Abu’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far (as) said: Surely, the family of a man are [like] his prisoners. Whoever is given a blessing…

    Al-Amālī #706 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from Afi ibn al-Hakam and others from Musa ibn Bakr who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Serving food is one of the reasons for which Allah, the most Blessed, the most High,…

    Al-Kāfi #196 Volume 4 Read the narration
  7. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Salmah ibn al-Khattab from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Ribat from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Salih who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman, who is for al-Hajj al- Tamattu‘ (advantageous), performs…

    Al-Kāfi #1679 Volume 4 Read the narration
  8. 5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from certain persons of his people from abu Shu’ayb al-Muhamiliy who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘In roosters there are five qualities of the qualities of the Prophets, like bravery,…

    Al-Kāfi #2488 Volume 6 Read the narration
  9. 23. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (may Allah be pleased with him) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said: My father said on the authority of al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt, on the authority of `Ali ibn Musa al-Riza (AS) on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefather, on the authority of Commander of the Faithfuly (AS) that

    The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: Allah, Exalted be His Sublimity, said: He who interprets My Words on the basis of his…

    Al-Tawḥīd #59 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 4. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Salamah ibn al-Khattab, on the authority of al-Qasim ibn Yahya, on the authority of his grandfather al-Hasan ibn alRashid that

    I asked Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja`far (AS) about the meaning of Allah. He (AS) answerd, “He overwhelms both the mighty…

    Al-Tawḥīd #289 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 11. Al- Husayn ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mu`adab (RA) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority fo `Ali ibn Ma`bad, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Khalid, on the authority of `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja`far, on the authority of his father Ja`far ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ali ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of his father al-Husayn ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) that

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (SA) saying, “Allah, Great be His Glory, says: `Whoever is displeased with My Destiny,…

    Al-Tawḥīd #460 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. I asked Abā Ibrāhīm (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) if a Muqassir can establish voluntary prayers next to the grave of Ḥusain…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #577 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. Hadith.3314 - And Ibn Abi Umair narrated from Al-Husayn bin Khalid Al-Sayrafi, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Madhi, peace be upon him, who said

    I wrote to Imam (as) regarding a man who died, leaving behind a bondwoman, and her master had given her something during…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #171 Volume 3 Read the narration
  14. 11-35 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’d ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful that God’s Prophet (s) said, “

    God will not bring to the Pool anyone who does not believe in my Pool. God will not let anyone who does not believe in…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #143 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 11-42 Al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mu’addib - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s), on the authority of his father (s), “The Commander of the Faithful (s) said, ‘

    I heard God’s Prophet (s) say that the Exalted the Magnificent God said, ‘Whoever is not pleased with My Verdict, and…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #150 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who drinks after dawn and he does not know that it is the month of…

    Al-Kāfi #367 Volume 4 Read the narration
  17. 1. Muhammad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah has narrated from Mu‘awiyah ibn Hukaym from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), was asked about a woman who after childbirth stops performing Salah (prayer) for thirty days, then finds a discharge-free period and finds blood discharge thereafter again. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    She must stop performing Salah (prayer) because her days are those of Hayd (menses)-free period and the number of days…

    Al-Kāfi #397 Volume 3 Read the narration
  18. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from virtuous servant (of Allah) who has said the following

    “Once a mother of the child of his father asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in…

    Al-Kāfi #431 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu Yahya al-Wasitiy from certain persons of our people who have said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, the one before (a.s.), was asked about accumulated water in bathhouses used by people which pollutes…

    Al-Kāfi #67 Volume 3 Read the narration
  20. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from the virtuous servant of Allah who has said the following

    “Once a mother of the child of his father asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in…

    Al-Kāfi #284 Volume 3 Read the narration
  21. 8. Hammad ibn ‘Isa has narrated from Hariz from Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said the following

    “I once said to abu Ibrahim (a.s.), certain things accumulate with me and remain for about a year. Is there Zakat on it?…

    Al-Kāfi #1986 Volume 3 Read the narration
  22. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who has made obligatory upon himself to fast one month in al-Kufah, one…

    Al-Kāfi #561 Volume 4 Read the narration
  23. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn ‘Abdillah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, 'May I be sacrificed for you, it is upon me to fast for one month if my…

    Al-Kāfi #560 Volume 4 Read the narration
  24. 13. From Safwan ibn Yahya has narrated from Ziyad abu al-Hassan al-Wasitiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a people who lock a door on pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area)…

    Al-Kāfi #812 Volume 4 Read the narration
  25. Hadith.1022 - It was narrated from Ali ibn Abi Hamza that he asked

    the Righteous Servant (Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who doubts and does not know whether he has prayed one,…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1018 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. Hadith.3512 - Umar ibn Yazid narrated from Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)), who said

    I said to him: "May I ask you a question?" Imam (as) replied: "Ask." I asked: "Why did Commander of the Faithful, peace…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #19 Volume 3 Read the narration
  27. Hadith.3346 - It is narrated from Ali ibn Yaqtin, from Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as), who said

    "There is no issue with bearing witness to a woman's acknowledgment (confession) without her unveiling her face, as long…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #204 Volume 3 Read the narration
  28. Hadith.3684 - It is narrated from Musa ibn Bakr, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as), who said

    "Whoever seeks sustenance through lawful means and is overcome, let him borrow in the name of Allah (swt), the Mighty…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #567 Volume 3 Read the narration
  29. 11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from certain persons of his people who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.), has said, that a believing person in his grave will be asked, ‘Who is your Lord?’ He will…

    Al-Kāfi #896 Volume 3 Read the narration
  30. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amraki ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja’far from abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Allah has created the hearts of the believers, in which belief is wrapped up and is unknown. When He wills to light up…

    Al-Kāfi #1478 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 30-5 According to the same documentation, it has been narrated on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), “As-Sadiq (s) was asked about the plague. The Imam (s) said, ‘

    It is God’s punishment for some people and His Mercy upon others.’ They asked, ‘How could Punishment be Mercy?’ The Imam…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #300 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 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…

    Al-Amālī #850 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 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…

    Al-Amālī #278 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 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!…

    Al-Amālī #324 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. 18. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said, on the authority of `Ali ibn al`Abbas, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Ja`far al-Ja`fari that Abu Ibrahim Musa ibn Ja`far (AS) said

    A group of people were mentioned before him (AS) who claimed that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, comes down to the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #261 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 12. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said, on the authority of `Ali ibn al`Abbas, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Ja`fari that Abu Ibrahim Musa ibn Ja'far (al-Kadhim) (as) said

    "Verily, Allah (swt) was always without time and space, and He was like He was. No place is free from Him, nor is any…

    Al-Tawḥīd #255 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. Hadith.4404 - It is narrated by Musa ibn Bakr from Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as), peace be upon him, that the

    Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "There is no feast except on five…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1190 Volume 3 Read the narration
  38. Hadith.2850 - Abdur Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj narrated from Abu Ibrahim (as) about a man who performed eight circuits (Sa'i) between Safa and Marwah. Imam (as) said

    "If it was an error, he should disregard one circuit and count seven as complete." In another narration from Muhammad…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1284 Volume 2 Read the narration
  39. From my father (ra) through Saʿd ibn ʿAbdullāh, from Muʿāwiyah ibn Ḥukaim, from Muʿammar ibn Khallād, from Abū al-Ḥasan al-Riḍā (AS), from his father, who said that Abū ʿAbdullāh (AS) stated: "The salvation of a believer lies in safeguarding his tongue." And Amīr al-Muʾminīn (AS) said

    "Whoever safeguards his tongue, Allah will conceal his faults."

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #696 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Yahya who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ahmad who said it was narrated to me by Abu Ishaq Ibrahim b. Hashim from al-Hassan b. Ali b. Fadhal from Mahdi a man from our companions from Abi al-Hassan the first (a.s.) who said

    “One who takes out full Zakat from his wealth and disburses it in the proper manner would not be questioned from where…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #189 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. Hamza b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Zayd b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from `Ali b. Mu`abbad from al-Husayn b. Khalid from Abu’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever would like to board the Ark of Salvation, grapple onto the Firm Handle, and…

    Al-Amālī #57 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. Hadith.5628 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Sa'd ibn Abi Khalaf from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said

    I asked Imam (as) about the inheritance share of the daughters of a daughter and a grandfather. Imam (as) replied: "The…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #667 Volume 4 Read the narration
  43. 3-24 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Al-Hassan ibn Musa al-Khishab, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Mihran, on the authority of Ali ibn Uthman that Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far (MGB) said, “

    There are three things unique to the Prophets, their offspring and their followers: physical illness, fear of the kings,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #266 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ali ibn Yaqtin from Abu Al-Hasan Musa (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Once I said to the Imam, ‘I am afraid of the prayer of Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) against Yaqtin and his offspring.’ The Imam…

    Al-Kāfi #23 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. Hadith.1806 - It is narrated from Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said

    "Whoever fasts the first day of the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, Allah (swt) will record for him the reward of fasting…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #235 Volume 2 Read the narration
  46. Hadith.2299 - It has been narrated from Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) that

    he said: "On the 25th of Dhu al-Qa'dah, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, sent down the Kaaba, the Sacred House.…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #581 Volume 2 Read the narration
  47. Hadith.5867 - Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Malik Al-Fazari Al-Kufi narrated from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Sahl, from Said ibn Muhammad, from Masadah, who said that Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), peace be upon them, said

    "Indeed, a man's family are his captives. So whoever Allah (swt) blesses with a bounty should expand that blessing upon…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #913 Volume 4 Read the narration
  48. 5. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Imam (a.s.) was asked about the surfaces on which a mention of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, is written.…

    Al-Kāfi #2343 Volume 2 Read the narration
  49. My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated from `Ali b. Ma`bad from al-Husayn b. Khalid from `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father from his forefathers from Amir al-Mu’minin. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whomever does not believe in my Pond, Allah will not direct him to my Pond. Whomever…

    Al-Amālī #31 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from al-Rayyan b. al-Salt from `Ali b. Musa al-Rida from his father from his forefathers from Amir al-Mu’mineen (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: “Whoever interprets My words by his own opinion has not believed in Me.…

    Al-Amālī #30 Volume 1 Read the narration
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