بكر بن الاشعث
Bakr ibn al-Ash'ath
Bakr ibn al-Ash'ath kept company with al-Kāẓim (ʿa) and was of Kufa. Rijāl al-Najāshī holds him reliable.
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Kāẓim (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. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu ‘Isma’il from Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked, ‘What do you do?’ I replied, ‘I am not doing anything today.’ He (the Imam) said,…
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10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu ’Isma‘il who has said the following
“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the eggs of crows. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not eat them.’”
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11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ari has narrated from Muhammad ibn Salim from Ahmad ibn al- Nadr from abu Isma’il who has said the following
“Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause, there is a great number of Shi’a in…
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4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alia’ ibn Muhammad from af-Hassan ibn Afi from Aban from Abu ‘Isma’ii who has said the following
“I once asked Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), £ I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I am about to leave.…
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19. A group has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah from al-Husayn ibn ‘Uthman from ibn Muskan from Khalid abu ’Isma‘il who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can one perform Salah (prayer) on abu Qubays (name of the hill) facing the…
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Tsa from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan Za’lan from abu Tsma’il; in a marfu’ manner’ has said, the following
“Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would say, ‘Beware of swearing; it may make a merchandise easily sell, but it destroys the…
Assembled from 3 entries and 3 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.