أحمد بن محمد بن خالد البرقي
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi kept company with al-Jawād (ʿa) and al-Hādī (ʿa) and was of Kufa (origin), Barqarudh (residence) and died in 274 AH. Rijāl al-Najāshī holds him reliable.
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Jawād (ʿa), al-Hādī (ʿa)
In this collection
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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5 - حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا علي بن الحسين السعدآبادي، عن أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي، عن أبيه، عن ربيع الوراق، عن صالح بن سهل، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام في قول الله عز وجل
5. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawkkil, may Allah have mercy on him, said: `Ali ibn alHusayn al-Sa`dabadi on the…
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3.Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al—Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Yunus ibn `Abd al-Rahman, on the authority of more than one that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir and Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) both said
“Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, is too Merciful towards His Creation then to compel them to sin and then punish…
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33. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Abu -`Umayr on the authority of Hisham ibn Salim and Aby Ayyub said Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (AS) said
“He who says, `there is no god but Allah’ one hundred times will be the best of the people in deeds on that day, unless…
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16. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (ra) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi said on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ziyad, on the authority of Aban and others, that Al-Sadiq (AS) reported, “Whoever breaks his fast with virtuous words or a virtuous deed, Allah will accept his fast. He was asked
“O son of the Messenger of Allah! What are the virtuous words?” He replied, “The virtuous words are bearing witness that…
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13. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (ra) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar reported, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abdillah al-Barqi on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Sayf, on the authority of his brother `Ali, on the authority of al-Mufaddal ibn Salih on the authority of `Ubayd ibn Zurarah that Abu `Abdillah (AS) said
“The statement `There is no god but Allah’ is the price of Heaven.”
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18. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Bahr, on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that
I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) about the claim that Allah, the Mighty and High, created Adam (AS) in His Image; hence,…
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22. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said on he authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ahmad ibn al-Nadr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Marwan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Sa’ib, on the authority of Abu al-Salih that `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas was asked to interpret the Word of the Mighty and High: And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said
My Lord! Show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain,…
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5. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi (RA) said: My father said, on the authority of his grandfather Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of alHasan ibn `Ali ibn Fuddal, on the authority of `Ali ibn `Uqbah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Khalid, on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather (AS) who said that One day the Messenger of Allah smiled until his teeth were showing, He (SA) said
“Will you not ask me why I smiled?” The replied, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” He (SA) said: “I am astonished at a…
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7. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn la-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah la-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Hamzah ibn Humran that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
He who intends to accomplish a good deed, and does not do so, one good deed is written down for him. However, if he…
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1. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Mansur ibn Hazim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The people have been commanded and prohibited. Whoever has an excuse, Allah, the Mighty and High, forgives him.”
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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of both Muhammad ibn Abu al-Khattab and Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasani, on the authority of who he mentioned, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim al-Ja`fari on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah (AS), on the authority of his forefathers (AS) that
The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Whoever Allah promises to reward for an action, He will fulfill it. And whoever He…
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1. Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn ibn Husayn ibn Musa ibn Bawayh al-Qummi (ra) said: my father (ra) said, that Sa’d ibn `Abdullah informed us, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abdullah al-Barqi said
Abu `Imran al-`Ijli said: Muhammad ibn Sinan said: Abu al-`Ala al-Khaffaf said: `Atiyyah al-`Awfi said, on the authority…
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25. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (may Allah have mercy on him) said: `Ali ibn alHusayn al-Sa`dabadi said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi said on the authority of dawud ibn al-Qasim that
I heard `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (AS) that “He who compares Allah with His creation is an infidel and he who limits Him…
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11. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah la-Barqi (RA) said: My father said, on the authority of his grandfather Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr that
A man came to al-Rida (AS) and enquired: “Does Your Lord have the power to place the heavens and the Earth and whatever…
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3. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `li ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr, on the authority of Abu al-Hasan al-Musili that Abu `Abdillah (AS) said
A Jewish rabbi came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS), and asked him: “O Commander of the Faithful! Since when has…
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2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid said, on the authority of some of our scholars that Abu al-Hasan al-Rida (AS) was passing by a grave from the graves of his Household, so he placed his hand on the grave and said
O my God! Your Omnipotence is apparent. However, since You are Shapeless, people are ignorant of You. They try to…
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12. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abul al-Qasin, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa al-Yaqtini, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Rashid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Mufaddal ibn `Umar that
I heard Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) say “Praise be Allah who begets not so He may be inherited, nor is He begotten so…
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1. My father (RA) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah al-Ash`ari said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of one he mentioned, said Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) was asked
“Is it permissible to say that Allah, the Might and High, is a Thing?” He (AS) replied: “Yes, to the extent that it…
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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar, on authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, on the authority of Yahya al-Halabi, on the authority of Ibn Muskan, on the authority of Zurarah that
I heard Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (RA) say: “Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is free from His Creation, and His…
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5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah related to me, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of one he mentioned, that Abu `Abd Allah (AS) said
Iblis said to `Isa the son of Maryam (AS): “Does Your Lord have the omnipotence to place Earth inside an egg, without…
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4. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Kufi, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman, ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Hashim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhsin al-Maythami that
I was in the presence of Abu Mansur al-Mutatabbib when he said: One of my companions related to me that: I was sitting…
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5. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said: My paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim related to me, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn al-Nadr al-Khazzaz, on the authority of `Amr ibn Shimr, on the authority of Jabir that Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) said
Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, was there when there was nothing but Him. He was Light as there was no darkness…
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18. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of is father, on the authority of Ibn Abu `Umayr, on the authority of Ibn Udhaynah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The will is accidental [muhdathah].”
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1. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Abu al-Jarud, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Bishr al-Hamdani that
I heard Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah say The Command of the Faithful (AS) related to me: “The Messenger of Allah (SA) will…
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2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of some of our scholars, on the authority of `Ali ibn `Uqbah ibn Qays ibn Sam`an ibn Abu Rabihah, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (SA), who hurried the transmission that The
Commander of the Faithful was questioned, “With what do you recognize your Lord?” He (AS) answered, “With what He…
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3. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of `Abd al-`Azim ibn `Abd Allah al-Hasani, on the authority of `Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Sulayman freed slave of Tirbal, on the authority of Hisham al-Jawaliqi that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS), “What was meant by the words of Allah, the Mighty, and High: `Glory be to Allah?”…
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9. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of alMufaddal ibn `Umar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is from something, in something, or on something, he has surely…
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16. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of `Ali ibn `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Barqi that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: And they swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with you; they cause their own souls t perish, and Allah knows that they are most surely liars. He (AS) said
“Allah, the Mighty and High, has refuted their statement: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with…
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3. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Fudalah ibn Ayyub, on the authority of Hamzah ibn Muhammad la-Tayyar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“There is no action which Allah has commanded to do or which Allah has prohibited from doing, and which causes fear or…
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4. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Nadr ibn Suwayd, on the authority of Yahya ibn `Imran al-Halabi, on the authority of Mu`alla Abu `Uthman, on the authority of `Ali ibn Hanzalah that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
The privileged will enter the path of the adverse until the people say: `He is so similar to them that he must be one of…
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7. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Sulayman in Ja`far al-Ja`fari that Determinism and relinquishment were mentioned in the presence of Abu al-Hasan alRida (AS). Hence, he (AS) said
“Shall I not give you an argument that will enable you to destroy the arguments of anyone who debates with you?” We…
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4. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: al-Hasan ibn Mattil said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-Hakam, on the Hisham ibn Salim, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is more Honorable than obliging people to do what they do not have the strength to do.…
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32. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ziyad ibn al-Mundhar, on the authority of Sa`d ibn Tarif, on the authority of al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah that The
Commander of the Faithful (AS) said the following concerning the decree: Beware that the decree is a secret from the…
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6. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Qummi that `Abd Allah ibn Yahya said, on the authority of Aban al-Ahmar that Al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad (AS) said
Verily, I swear by the One that send my grandfather (SA) as a righteous prophet that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted,…
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8. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu al-Hazhaz, on the authority of `ali ib al-Hasan that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS)
“Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, has provided the believer with sustenance from places they cannot even imagine. The…
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4. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of Hamzah ibn al-Tayyar that Abu `Abdillah (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: "It is not for Allah to lead people astray after guiding them. He even makes clear to them what they should guard against." (9:115) He (AS) said
He even makes them recognize what pleases Him and what angers Him. He has also said: "And inspired it with knowledge of…
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3. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ibn Fuddal, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of Hamzah ibn al-Tayyar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, will hold evidence against the people with what He gave them and made them to…
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10. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi (RA) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-Hakam, on the authority of Aban al-Ahmar, on the authority of Hamzah ibn al-Tayyar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) told me
“Write down the following.” Then he (AS) dictate to me: Verily, among our belief is that Allah, the Mighty and High,…
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6. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad ibn `Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Hukaym that I described the statement of Hisham al-Jawaliqi, and narrated for Musa al-Kadhim (AS) the statement of Hisham ibn al-Hakam that He possesses a body. Hence, he (AS) said
“Verily, nothing resembles Allah. Indecent language is better than words which give the Creator a created body or image…
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1. My father (RA) that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Baqi said on the authority of his father, on the authority of `Ali ibn Nu`man, on the authority of Ishaq ibn `Ammar, on the authority of someone who heard it on the authority of Abu `Abd Allah (AS) that
Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah: `And the Jews say: The hand of Allah is tied up!’…
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1. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ahmad ibn Idris related to me on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa al-Yaqtini, on the authority of al-Mashriqi, on the authority of Hamzah ibn al-Rabi`, on the authority of one he mentioned that
I was in the presend of Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) when `Amr ibn `Ubayd entered and aked, “May I be your ransom! What is…
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1. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah on the authority of his father Muhammad Khalid Barqi; on the authority of Ahmad ibn Nadr and others; on the authority fo `Amr ibn Thabit; on the authority of a man who he named on the authority of Abu Ishaq Safi`i; on the authority of al-Harith al-A`war who said
One day, the Commander of the Faithful `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) gave a sermon after `Asr (afternoon) prayer. The…
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2. And with this chain of narrations, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of his father, who eliminated the source of report2 to Abu `Abd Allah (AS) that
Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: Then when they displeased…
Assembled from 15 entries and 51 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.