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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. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Dihqan from Durust from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his…

    Al-Kāfi #1487 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ziyad al-Qandiy who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), has said that the medicine of ’Amir al-Mu’minin was wild thyme, ’Amir al-Mu’minin would…

    Al-Kāfi #1560 Volume 6 Read the narration
  3. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Ya’qub ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from his brother Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said the following

    “Abu Ibrahim (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, the most Blessed, the most High, has not made wine unlawful because of its name.…

    Al-Kāfi #1727 Volume 6 Read the narration
  4. 21. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Kufi has narrated from Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Khalaf from Musa ibn Ibrahim al-Marwazi from abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever rises in the morning and has no intention to do injustice to anyone Allah…

    Al-Kāfi #1216 Volume 2 Read the narration
  5. 11. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Hassan from Musa ibn Bakr from abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Friendliness is half of livelihood.”

    Al-Kāfi #408 Volume 2 Read the narration
  6. 9. Sahl has narrated from Ali ibn Hassa’n from Musa ibn Bakr who said: “Abu al-Hassan the first (a.s.) said, ‘

    A man’s striking his hand on his thigh, when suffering a misfortune, causes suspension of his rewards for his…

    Al-Kāfi #854 Volume 3 Read the narration
  7. 465. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from his father, from the one whom he mentioned: Abu Al-Hassan Musa (asws) has narrated from his (asws) father (asws), from his (asws) grandfather (asws) regarding the will of the Rasool Allah (saww) to Ali (asws): ‘Do not go out alone on a journey for the Satan (la) would be with the loner, and he (la) is (also) with the two but further away. O Ali (asws)! If the man travels alone he is misguided, and two are (also) misguided, and the three is a group’. He (the narrator) said, ‘

    And some of them are reporting: ‘For travelling’.

    Al-Kāfi #465 Volume 8 Read the narration
  8. 26. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from abu Yahya al-Wasitiy from certain persons of our people who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Madiy (a.s.), has said, ‘Private parts are two: the front and back. The back is covered with the…

    Al-Kāfi #2212 Volume 6 Read the narration
  9. 3-35 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد عن محمد بن عيسى، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله الدهقان، عن درست بن أبي منصور، عن إبراهيم بن عبدالحميد، عن أبي الحسن الاول عليه السلام قال

    3-35 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Idris…

    Al-Khiṣāl #277 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 11. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Musa ibn al- Qasim from Sabbah al-Hadhdha’ from abu al-Hassan (a.s.) who has said the following

    “O Sabbah, if any of you likes to go on a journey he should stand at the door of his house facing the direction of his…

    Al-Kāfi #1888 Volume 2 Read the narration
  11. حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِیَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دُرُسْتَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِیدِ عَنْ أَبِی إِبْرَاهِیمَ مُوسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ

    1. Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “There are four rewards for a sick - the pen…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #745 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. H 100 - Narrated to me a group of our scholars from Abu Muhammad Harun bin Musa Talakbari from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Abdullah Hashimi that: Narrated to me Abu Musa Isa bin Ahmad bin Isa bin Mansur that: Narrated to me Abul Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Askari [Imam Hadi] from his father, Muhammad bin Ali [Imam Jawad] from his father, Ali bin Musa [Imam Ridha] from his father Musa bin Ja’far [Imam Kadhim] from his father Ja’far bin Muhammad [Imam Sadiq] from his father, Muhammad bin Ali [Imam Baqir] from his father, Ali Ibnul Husain [Imam Sajjad] from his father, Husain bin Ali [peace on them all] that Imam Ali (a.s) said

    “Whoever desires to meet Allah, Mighty and Glorified be He, in a state of safety and purity and that the Great Fear…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #276 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. Imam Kazim (a.s) narrated that once when the Prophet of God (a.s) entered the mosque he saw that some people had gathered around a man. He asked the reason. They said that he was a scientist. He asked what he is knowledgeable of. They said that he is most knowledgeable about the Arab tribes, their history, the era of Ignorance and Arab poetry. The Prophet (a.s) said

    “This knowledge is neither of any use to one who honors it, nor of any harm to one who does not.”

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #708 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. Imam Kazim (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

    “Good behavior will strengthen friendships, a warm welcome will eliminate animosity, and charity will speed up the…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #327 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. Imam Kazim (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of his grandfather (a.s)

    “Imam Zayn al-Abedin (a.s) took the hands of his son (being my grandfather) and said: O' my son! Do whatever good deeds…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #321 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. In Al-Seyed Nasih al-Din it is narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) narrated on the authority of his father (a.s) that Ameer al- Momineen (a.s) quoted the Prophet of God (a.s)

    “Avoid oppressing (others) since it will spiritually ruin your heart.”

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1828 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Musa ibn Bakr who has said the following

    “Abu Ibrahim (a.s.) had written the following for me on a piece of paper: ‘O Lord, return to all of such of Your…

    Al-Kāfi #1921 Volume 2 Read the narration
  18. Hadith.1359 - Al-‘Abbas ibn Hilal reported from Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (as), from his father (as) who said

    "No one has ever recited, when intending to sleep : 'Indeed, Allah (swt) holds the heavens and the earth lest they…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1351 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. 14. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Ja’far who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. ’Imran from al-Hussain b. Yazid from Abi Hamzah from Abi al-Hassan Musa b. Ja’far (a.s.) who said

    “Hajj is a Jihad for our weak Shias.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #205 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 9. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi reported to me on Monday, when five days of Shaban remained, in the year 353, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Abdillah ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Zayd ibn ‘Ali ibn Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali Abi Talib (peace be upon him) who said: It was related to me by al-Ridha ‘Ali ibn Musa from his father Musa ibn Ja’far, from his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from his father ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, from his father al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali from his father Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib, Peace be upon them all, that

    The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny said: "O ‘Ali! With you (all) has Allah begun this matter (i.e. Imamat)…

    Al-Amālī #122 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. Imam Reza (a.s) quoted the Prophet of God (a.s) on the authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of his grandfather (a.s)

    “Faith has seventy gates and a few more. The biggest one is witnessing that there is only one God, and there are no…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #171 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. In Uyun Akhbar al-Reza it is narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s) on the authority of his noble grandfather (a.s) who quoted on the authority of Ameer al-Momineen (a.s)

    “All the world is full of ignorance except places illuminated by knowledge. Knowledge is only arguments unless it is…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1812 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. Am'mar ibn Marvan quoted on the authority of Imam Kazim (a.s)

    “You are not believers unless you are trusted by the people, count calamities as blessings, and consider easy life as a…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1611 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. Imam Reza (a.s) quoted upon the authority of his noble father

    “My father, Imam Sadiq (a.s), ordered me to go to Mafzal ibn- i-Amr, and express condolences upon the death of Ismail.…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #56 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. Ray'yan ibn al-Solt narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s), on the authority of their fathers (a.s) on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s) as having narrated that the

    Prophet of God (a.s) stated that God the Almighty said: “Whoever interprets My Words according to his own viewpoint has…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #5 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. Imam Kazim (a.s) narrated that God's Prophet (a.s) was asked

    “What is the right of a father over his children?” He replied: “That he does not call him by his name, that he does not…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #842 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 44. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa who has said the following

    “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), about the following case and I recognized his handwriting. It was about…

    Al-Kāfi #1256 Volume 5 Read the narration
  28. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Hassan from Musa ibn Bakr who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), has said, ‘Fortify your belongings by paying zakat.’”

    Al-Kāfi #252 Volume 4 Read the narration
  29. 3. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before Allah’s virtuous servant (a.s.), about the case of my mother who has breastfed a…

    Al-Kāfi #1754 Volume 5 Read the narration
  30. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Sa’D ibn abu Khalaf from abu al-Hassan Musa (a.s.) who to one of his sons has said the following

    “My son, you must work hard and do not allow your soul to lead you out of a feeling of always falling short in…

    Al-Kāfi #167 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from his brother Ja‘far ibn ‘Isa ibn Yaqtin who has narrated the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), has pronounced this fatwa. ’Bearing testimony to the confession of a woman, whose face…

    Al-Kāfi #658 Volume 7 Read the narration
  32. 4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who assigns his al-Hajj or al-‘Umrah or part of his Tawaf for his family…

    Al-Kāfi #1107 Volume 4 Read the narration
  33. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from certain individuals of our people who have said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, the 1st (a.s.), has said ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, sent Muhammad (SAW), as a mercy…

    Al-Kāfi #589 Volume 4 Read the narration
  34. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il ibn Bazi‘ from Yahya ibn Musawir who has said the following

    “Abu Ibrahim (a.s.), has said, sawiq and broth of cow meat remove al-Bars (Albinism) illness.’”

    Al-Kāfi #1220 Volume 6 Read the narration
  35. “I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), about the case of a man who has several sons, of whom one disappeared and…

    Al-Kāfi #479 Volume 7 Read the narration
  36. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sulayman from abu Ayyub al- Madiniy from Sulayman al-Ja‘fariy who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has narrated from his father this Hadith. ’Do not use lark for food, do not abuse it…

    Al-Kāfi #799 Volume 6 Read the narration
  37. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Zayd al-Shahham who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who does not have a knife; if he can slaughter with a piece of reed. He (the Imam) said, ‘

    You can use reeds, stones, bones or wood for slaughtering when you cannot find iron, if such things cut the throat and…

    Al-Kāfi #809 Volume 6 Read the narration
  38. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu al-Mighra’ from Sama‘ah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the animals slaughtered by the Jews and Christians. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not…

    Al-Kāfi #862 Volume 6 Read the narration
  39. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Hassan from Musa ibn Bakr who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), has said, ‘Utensils of gold and silver are of the assets of those who do not have certainty…

    Al-Kāfi #986 Volume 6 Read the narration
  40. Hadith.4796 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti narrated from Abdul Karim ibn Amr, from Muhammad ibn Hakim, from the Righteous Servant (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)). He said

    I asked him about a young girl who does not menstruate, though others like her do menstruate, and her husband divorces…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1598 Volume 3 Read the narration
  41. 1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muhammad b. Isa from Abbas b. Hilal al-Shami from Abi al-Hassan al-Ridha from his father (a.s.) who said

    Imam Ridha (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that one who recites the following verse before going to bed, his house…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #580 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. 1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin ‘Isa, from Qasim bin Yahya, from his grandfather, Hasan bin Rashid, from Abu’l-Hasan, Musa bin Ja’far, peace be upon them both, that he said

    He was asked about the meaning of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, so he said: He has taken possession over the tiny…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #9 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. H 12 - It is narrated from a group of our scholars from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Muawiyah bin Hakim Naeem Qabusi from Abul Hasan, Musa (a.s) that he said

    My son, Ali, the eldest of my children, is the one most preferred by me and the one most loved by me. He examined the…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #71 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. H 19 - It is narrated from Ahmad bin Mehran from Muhammad bin Ali from Ali bin Hakam from Abdullah bin Ibrahim bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Ja’far bin Abu Talib from Yazid bin Sulait in a long tradition on the authority of Abu Ibrahim, Musa (a.s) that he said

    in the year in which he died: I will be taken in this year and the authority (Amr) will belong to son, Ali, who is named…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #78 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Khalid, that he said: I was told by Abu Abdillah al-Razi, from Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Uthman, from Musa bin Bikr, from Abu’l-Hasan, Musa bin Ja’far, from his father, from his fathers, peace be upon them, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said

    Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, chose from the lands, four, and so He, Exalted and Glorious is He, said: «And…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #700 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 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 Hasan ibn Muhammed bin Isma’eel al-Qurashi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, that he said: I was told by my father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: It has dropped unto you the disease of the…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #707 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. “Speaking to a scholar even at a dump-site is better than speaking to an ignorant person at a best furnished palace.”

    Al-Kāfi #81 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. 4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Harith ibn Ja’far from Ali ibn Isma‘il ibn Yaqtin from ‘Isa ibn al-Mustafad, abu Musa al-Darir who has said that

    Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.) narrated to me the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), ‘Was Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.)…

    Al-Kāfi #740 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 1. It is narrated from Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) that

    the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “If one sweeps the floor of a mosque on a Thursday night and cleans the quantity of…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #126 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. حَدَّثَنِی عَلِیُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی مَسْلَمَهُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی دَاوُدُ بْنُ سُلَیْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُوسَی عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ

    3. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his ancestors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Two types of people from…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #816 Volume 1 Read the narration
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