Imam

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. 28-78 Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Waleed - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Qurashi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that

    God’s Prophet (s) said, “The diseases of the previous nations - being animosity and jealousy - have infiltrated you.”

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #286 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 31-194 Muhammad ibn Ali Majilawayh - 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-Husayn ibn Khalid, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father (a.s.), on the authority of his forefathers (a.s.), on the authority of Ali (a.s.) that

    God’s Prophet (S) said, “One who is a Muslim should not plot and play tricks as I heard Gabriel (a.s.) say: Indeed one…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #194 Volume 2 Read the narration
  3. Everything in this book that is narrated from Abu Hamzah Al-Thumali has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ibrahim ibn Hashim, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti, from Muhammad ibn Al-Fudayl, from Abu Hamzah Thabit ibn Dinar Al-Thumali. Dinar was known by the kunya Abu Safiyyah. He was from a clan of Banu Tha'l and was attributed to Thumalah because his residence was among them. He passed away in the year 150 AH. He was trustworthy and just (thiqa 'adl) and met four Imams

    Ali ibn Al-Husayn, Muhammad ibn Ali, Ja'far ibn Muhammad, and Musa ibn Ja'far (peace be upon them all). Although there…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #81 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. 6. Abu Ali a l-Ash ‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Yahya al-Azraq who has narrated the following: “About the case of a man who is killed and who owed debs, but has not left any legacy but his heirs received blood money (wergild) from his killer; if they must pay his debts, abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘

    Yes, they must pay his debts.’ I then said, ‘He has not left any legacy.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because they have…

    Al-Kāfi #94 Volume 7 Read the narration
  5. 5. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from Safwan al-Jammal from abu al-Hassan, the 1 st ’ recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following

    “One who has proper understanding about Allah must not feel that Allah procrastinates in sending his sustenance or…

    Al-Kāfi #133 Volume 2 Read the narration
  6. Hadith.4096 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who said

    I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who takes a slave as collateral (rahn), and the…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #882 Volume 3 Read the narration
  7. Hadith.2909 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Ibrahim (as), who said

    I asked him about a wealthy woman who had already performed the Hajj of Islam but said to her husband, "Take me for Hajj…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1343 Volume 2 Read the narration
  8. 3. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar who said it was narrated to me by ’Abaad b. Sulayman from Muhammad b. Sulayman al-Daylami from Ishaq b. Ammar al-Sayrafi from Abi al-Hassan al-Madhi (a.s.) who said

    “O Ishaq! There is a valley of Hell called Saqar. It hasn’t taken a breath since the time Allah created it. If Allah had…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #830 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. Hadith.2434 - Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid narrated from Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), who said

    "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon him and his family) cursed three: the one who…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #867 Volume 2 Read the narration
  10. Hadith.3582 - Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid narrated from Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), who said

    A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, and said: "O Messenger of Allah (swt), I have taught my son…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #465 Volume 3 Read the narration
  11. Hadith.4492 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), who said

    I asked him about a man who married a woman on the basis of giving her his slave and the slave's wife, and he delivered…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1277 Volume 3 Read the narration
  12. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Musa who has said that narrated to me Ali ibn Sulayman from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Muhammad ibn Hakim who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), has said, ‘Feed one who is suffering from fever with the meat of al-Qabaj (a kind of…

    Al-Kāfi #1226 Volume 6 Read the narration
  13. Al-Hassan ibn Abdullah narrated that Imam Kazim (a.s) said

    “Do no violate the rights of your believing brothers by using the existing trust between you, since then he is no longer…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #505 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim ibn ‘Umar al-Yamani from abu al-Hassan (Ali ibn al-Husayn) (a.s.) who has said the following

    “One who does not evaluate his deeds every day is not one of us. One must evaluate his deeds and pray to Allah to…

    Al-Kāfi #1567 Volume 2 Read the narration
  15. The Messenger of Allah (s) entered the mosque and found a group [sitting] around a man. So, he said: What is this? So,…

    Al-Amālī #401 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 2. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far from Muhammad b. Isa from Abdillah al-Dahqan from Durust from Ibrahim from Abi al-Hassan the first (a.s.) who said

    “I guarantee that one who leaves his house wearing a turban will remain safe from theft, drowning and burning (to…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #715 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 Abi Abdillah, from Muhammed ibn Ali al-Kufi, from Ubaidullah al-Dahqan, from Darast bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti, from Ibrahim ibn Abdil-Hamid, from Abu’l-Hasan, Musa, peace be upon him, that he said

    A man came to the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have taught…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #212 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who has performed certain parts of his Tawaf and certain parts are still…

    Al-Kāfi #1544 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from Yahya al- Azraq who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performs three or four times Sa‘y between al-Safa’ and al-Marwah. He…

    Al-Kāfi #1646 Volume 4 Read the narration
  20. 5. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the boundaries of Jam‘. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is between al-Mazemin to Wadiy…

    Al-Kāfi #1762 Volume 4 Read the narration
  21. 26-5 (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’, on the authority of Abil Hassan Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Ali (s) that

    God’s Prophet (s) said, “When I was being taken to the heavens on my ascension I saw someone hanging onto the heavens…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #187 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 28-79 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluwayh - may God be pleased with him -narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman, 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 As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), “The Honorable the Exalted God revealed to David (s): There may be that one of My servants does one good deed for which I shall take him into Paradise.” David (s) said, “

    O Lord! What is that good deed?” God said, “It is causing relief from sorrow for a believer even if it be by using one…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #287 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 7. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isa, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid Al-Barqi, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from his grandfather Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, who said

    Abū Ibrāhīm (Imam Kāżim (a.s.)) said: When one leaves his house to go to the Ziyārah of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain (a.s.),…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #536 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj has been transmitted by me from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya Al-Attar - may Allah (swt) be pleased with him - from his father, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ibn Abi Umayr and Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub together, from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj Al-Bajali Al-Kufi. He was a freed servant (mawla) who met Imam Al-Sadiq and Imam Musa ibn Jafar (peace be upon them) and narrated from both of them. Imam Musa (as), when Abdur Rahman was mentioned in his presence, would say

    "Indeed, he weighs heavily on the heart."

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #92 Volume 5 Read the narration
  25. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Tsa from ‘Ubayd Allah al- Dihqan from Durust ibn abu Mansur from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), has said, ‘On the Day of Judgment, Allah, most High, will not look to three kinds of…

    Al-Kāfi #542 Volume 5 Read the narration
  26. My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from al-Hasan b. Mahbub. He said: `Ali b. Ri’ab narrated to us. He said: Musa b. Bakr narrated to us from Abi’l Hasan Musa b. Ja`far from his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Do not take the poor of the Shi`a of `Ali and his progeny after him lightly. Surely, a…

    Al-Amālī #488 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far b. Jami` al-Himyari narrated to us from his father from Ya`qub b. Yazid. He said: Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Faddal narrated to us from Abi’l Hasan `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) from his father from his forefathers (as). He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: `Ali is from me, and I am from `Ali. May Allah fight him who fights `Ali. May Allah…

    Al-Amālī #1052 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. Hadith.2742 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Ibrahim (as)

    I asked him about a man performing tamattu‘ (Hajj) who forgets to trim his hair until he has already entered the state…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1174 Volume 2 Read the narration
  29. Hadith.2777 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from Sama'ah ibn Mehran, from Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Madhi (as), who said

    I asked him about a man who performed the Tawaf of Hajj and the Tawaf al-Nisa before performing the sa‘i between Safa…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1209 Volume 2 Read the narration
  30. 7-47 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Aba Abdullah Al-Barqy, on the authority of Abil Hassan - the first (MGB)

    “Nothing will be found in the heavens and the Earth except as a result of the following: fate; destiny; will; volition;…

    Al-Khiṣāl #857 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Muhammad ibn Hakim narrated that Imam Kazim (a.s) said

    “If a group of people enter a town and ask the people if they can stay there and the people turn them down, but they…

    Mishkāt al-Anwār #1403 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 6-11 Abu Mansoor Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Bakr al-Khowzi narrated that Abul Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Amir ibn Suleiman at-Ta’ee in Basra, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abul Hassan Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    There are six forms of chivalry. Three of them are for when you are at home and three others are for when you are…

    Al-Khiṣāl #777 Volume 1 Read the narration
  33. 461. Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Abdullah Bin Al-Salt, from Yunus, and from Abdul Aziz Bin Al-Muhtady, from a man, who has narrated the following

    Abu Al-Hassan the Last (asws) regarding the Statement of the High: “[57:11] Who is he that will Loan to Allah a…

    Al-Kāfi #461 Volume 8 Read the narration
  34. 7. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘When my father was about to pass away he said to me, ‘My son, our intercession will…

    Al-Kāfi #1680 Volume 6 Read the narration
  35. 4-58 Al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Idris - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman, on the authority of Musa ibn Bakr, on the authority of Abil Hassan - the first (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    The Blessed the Sublime God chose four of everything. He chose Gabriel, Michael , Isra’fil and the angel of death, i.e.…

    Al-Khiṣāl #572 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 30-23 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Nasavi quoted on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Harun, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abul Fadhl al-Balkhi, on the authority of his uncle Yahya ibn Sa’eed al-Balkhi, 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 Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn AbiTalib (s), “Once

    I was walking with the Prophet (s) in the lanes of Medina, when we ran into a tall, broad-shouldered, old man with a…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #318 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 19. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about al-Fitrah; if I can pay it to poor neighboring people who are not of the people…

    Al-Kāfi #670 Volume 4 Read the narration
  38. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from more than one person from Yunus from Ali ibn Yaqtin from abu al-Hassan (a.s.), who has said the following

    “Once, I heard the Imam saying, ’It is of the Sunnah (noble tradition) to lift up the front corner of the coffin on…

    Al-Kāfi #636 Volume 3 Read the narration
  39. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Durust who has said the following

    “Abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), has said that once a man came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to…

    Al-Kāfi #196 Volume 6 Read the narration
  40. 3. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Safwan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman during her waiting period because of…

    Al-Kāfi #1678 Volume 5 Read the narration
  41. Hadith.5138 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Yunus from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Maḍi (as) who said

    "All those who commit major sins (kabaʾir), if the legal punishment (Hadd) is carried out on them twice, they are to be…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #170 Volume 4 Read the narration
  42. 21. Yunus has narrated from Musa ibn Bukayr from abu Ibrahim (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Ali (a.s.) is a door of the doors of paradise. Whoever approaches through him is a believer, those who depart him are…

    Al-Kāfi #1409 Volume 2 Read the narration
  43. I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is on a journey, returns and arrives among the houses of al-Kufah. Is…

    Al-Kāfi #1699 Volume 3 Read the narration
  44. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn Ja’far who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who used the properties of his sons for food. He (the Imam) replied, ‘No,…

    Al-Kāfi #421 Volume 5 Read the narration
  45. 8. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once said to abu Ibrahim (a.s.), ‘There is one hundred ninety dirham and nineteen dinar. Is there Zakat on it? He…

    Al-Kāfi #1977 Volume 3 Read the narration
  46. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Isma‘ii ibn Marrar from Yunus from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is absent but has inherited a certain asset. Is there Zakat on him? He…

    Al-Kāfi #2017 Volume 3 Read the narration
  47. 4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ali ibn abu Hamzah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is required to pay Zakat in the amount of one thousand dirham. He…

    Al-Kāfi #2099 Volume 3 Read the narration
  48. 1-69 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm that Abil Hassan - the first (MGB) said, “

    Only one of the proverbs from the Prophets has remained that is, ‘When you have no shame, you will do whatever you…

    Al-Khiṣāl #70 Volume 1 Read the narration
  49. 3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Nu’man and Muhammad ibn Sinan from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan from abu al-Hassan the 1 st (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Be patient against the enemies (jealous) of bounties. You cannot seek a compensation from one who disobeys Allah in…

    Al-Kāfi #351 Volume 2 Read the narration
  50. 5-43 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Sahl ibn Zyad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah al-Dihqan, on the authority of Durost, on the authority of Abi Ibrahim Al-Kadhim (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    You should avoid the following five groups of people under all circumstances: those who have leprosy; those who have…

    Al-Khiṣāl #704 Volume 1 Read the narration
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