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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3. [3/389] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi from al-Qasim b. Yahya from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rashid from Abi al-Hasan Musa b. Ja’far عليه السلام. He (al-Hasan) said
He (the Imam) was asked about the meaning of Allah so he said: The one who rules over what is lowly and great.
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2. [2/330] Amali of al-Saduq: Ibn al-Walid from al-Saffar from al-Barqi from Abi Hashim al-Ja’fari who said
I heard Ali b. Musa al-Ridha عليه السلام saying: My God, your power is manifest but your form is not. Because of this…
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4. [4/332] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr from Safwan al-Jammal from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام about the words of Allah Mighty and Majestic: “Everything is to perish except His face” (28:88). He said
Whoever comes to Allah with what he had been ordered (to do) in terms of obeying Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله then he is…
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1. [1/387] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from al-Qasim b. Yahya from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rashid from Abdallah b. Sinan who said
I asked Aba Abdillah عليه السلام about the interpretation of Bismillahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim. He said: The Ba is the Baha…
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4. [4/353] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Ibn Udhayna from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said
The Will (of God) is originated (temporal i.e. came into existence).
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2. [2/372] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Muhammad b. Humran from Abi Ubayda al-Hadhdha who said
Abu Ja’far عليه السلام said: O Ziyad - beware of argumentation because it creates doubt, nullifies deeds and degrades…
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3. [3/-] Ma’ani al-Akhbar and al-Amali: Muhammad b. Ali Majalwayh from his uncle Muhammad b. Abi al-Qasim from his brother from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from Muhammad b. Yahya from Ghiyath b. Ibrahim from al-Sadiq Ja’far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers عليهم السلام who said
the commander of the faithful عليه السلام said: … the believer takes his religion from his Lord and not from his opinion…
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3. [3/-] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from al-Hasan b. Ali al-Washsha from Aban al-Ahmar from Ziyad b. Abi Raja from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
say what you know and if you do not know then say: “Allāh is more knowing”, a man selectively picks out a verse from the…
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3. [3/25] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Ismail b. Mihran from Abi Said al-Qammat and Salih b. Said from Aban b. Taghlib from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام, that he (the Imam) was asked a question about a matter and he answered it, so the man (who asked the question) said
the Fuqaha do not say this, he said: woe be upon you – and have you ever seen a Faqih?! A true Faqih is one who…
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1. [1/312] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr who said
A man came to Abi al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلام from behind the Balkh river and said: I will ask you a question - if you…
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2. [2/-] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Ismail b. Mihran from Sayf b. ‘Amira from Abi al-Maghra from Sama’a from Abi al-Hasan Musa عليه السلام, he said
I said to him: is everything in the book of Allāh and the Sunna of his prophet صلى الله عليه وآله or do you have a say…
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3. [3/66] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Ismail b. Mihran from Sayf b. ‘Amira from Abi al-Maghra from Sama’a from Abi al-Hasan Musa (as), he said
I said to him: is everything in the book of Allāh and the Sunnah of his prophet (sw) or do you have a say in it? he…
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3. [3/37] al-Kafi: And from a number from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from al-Hasan b. Ali al-Washsha from Aban al-Ahmar from Ziyad b. Abi Raja from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
say what you know and if you do not know then say: “Allāh is more knowing”, a man selectively picks out a verse from the…
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7. [7/317] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi from his father from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Ibn Muskan from Zurara b. A’yan who said
I heard Aba Abdillah عليه السلام saying: Allah is empty of His creations and His creations are empty of Him. Whatever…
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6. [6/-] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Ayyub b. al-Hur who said
I heard Aba Abdillah عليه السلام saying: everything is referred back to the Book and the Sunna, and every Hadith that…
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1. [1/-] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Ayyub b. al-Hur who said
I heard Aba Abdillah (as) saying: everything is referred back to the Book and the Sunna, and every Hadith that does not…
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1. [1/111] al-Kafi: From a number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from Abdallah b. Bukayr from Zurara from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
Samura b. Jundub had a date-palm tree in the garden of a man from the Ansar, and the house of the Ansari was adjoined…
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5. [5/39] al-Kafi: Ali b. Ibrahim from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from Hammad b. Isa from Hariz b. Abdallah from Muhammad b. Muslim from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said
if a man from among you is asked about that which he does not know – he should say: “I do not know” and should not say:…
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7. [7/34] al-Khisal: Ibn al-Walid from al-Saffar from al-Barqi from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Jamil from Zurara from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
the commander of the faithful عليه السلام said: the religion is supported by four: by the knowledgeable person who…
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2. [2/82] al-Kafi: A number of our companions from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid from his father from al-Nadhr b. Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from Ayyub b. al-Hur who said
I heard Aba Abdillah عليه السلام saying: everything is referred back to the Book and the Sunna, and every Hadith that…
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1. [1/320] al-Kafi: Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan b. Yahya who said: Abu Qurra the Hadith scholar asked me to seek permission for him to enter upon Abi al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلام. I sought permission and he (the Imam) granted it to me. He (Abu Qurra) entered and asked him about the Halal, Haram and the rulings until he reached the topic of Tawhid. Abu Qurra said
We have narrated that Allah divided vision and speech between two prophets. He gave speech to Musa and vision to…
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.