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زرارة بن أعين

Zurarah ibn A'yan

Zurarah ibn A'yan kept company with al-Bāqir (ʿa), al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and al-Kāẓim (ʿa) and was of Kufa (Shayban/Mawla) and died in 150 AH. Ikhtiyār Maʿrifat al-Rijāl, Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt, Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth and Rijāl al-Ṭūsī hold him reliable.

When he lived

The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Bāqir (ʿa), al-Ṣādiq (ʿa), al-Kāẓim (ʿa)

From Kufa (Shayban/Mawla) Died 150 AH Written about in 6 books, 8 entries

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  1. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurara who has said the following

    “Once I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, ‘Certain people worship…

    Al-Kāfi #1466 Volume 2 Read the narration
  2. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurarah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    “The Messenger of Allah (sw) performed the Dhuhr and ‘Asr prayers when the sun declined (toward the west at noontime) in…

    Al-Kāfi #1064 Volume 3 Read the narration
  3. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Dawud al-’Ijli from Zurara from Humran from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.) has said, ‘As Allah, the Most Holy the Most High, created the creation. He created sweet water and a…

    Al-Kāfi #11 Volume 2 Read the narration
  4. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Muthanna’ al- Hannat from Zurarah who has said the following

    “About the case of a plantation which is sold when it is only grass, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not…

    Al-Kāfi #1041 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from al-Muthanna’ ibn al-Walid from Zurarah from who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah said seventy Salah (prayers) for Hamzah.’”

    Al-Kāfi #706 Volume 3 Read the narration
  6. "One should not have sex with a female servant until she reaches nine years of age or ten years of age."

    Al-Kāfi #1571 Volume 5 Read the narration
  7. 8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Divorce according to Sunnah takes place when the woman is clean of Hayd (menses) and is divorced in her place in the…

    Al-Kāfi #274 Volume 6 Read the narration
  8. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that a man once visited Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), and found him sitting on a camel-load of…

    Al-Kāfi #193 Volume 5 Read the narration
  9. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked Abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the legal status of income from performing cupping. He (the Imam) replied, ‘It is…

    Al-Kāfi #341 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Zurara from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    ‘‘In response to a Jew or Christian You should say, ‘ Salam ’, meaning peace be upon us or whoever deserves it.”

    Al-Kāfi #2206 Volume 2 Read the narration
  11. 552. Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Abu Ali Al-Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, together from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel, from Zurara, who has narrated the following

    Abu Ja’far (asws) said, ‘Humran asked him (asws), ‘May Allah (azwj) Make me to be sacrificed for you (asws)! If you…

    Al-Kāfi #552 Volume 8 Read the narration
  12. Hadith.2031 - In a narration from Abdullah ibn Bukayr, from Zurara, from one of the two (Imam Al-Baqir (as) or Imam Al-Sadiq (as), peace be upon them), he said

    I asked him about the nights in the Month of Ramadan in which it is recommended to perform ghusl (ritual purification).…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #460 Volume 2 Read the narration
  13. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his daughter and his sister from his father and mother, he (the…

    Al-Kāfi #280 Volume 7 Read the narration
  14. 8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who leaves behind his brother from his father and mother…

    Al-Kāfi #329 Volume 7 Read the narration
  15. 10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “My mother had placed upon herself from Allah to fast a certain day if Allah returned one of her children safely from…

    Al-Kāfi #567 Volume 4 Read the narration
  16. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn abu Nasr from Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked Abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who says to his wife, ‘You are unlawful for me.’ He (the Imam)…

    Al-Kāfi #560 Volume 6 Read the narration
  17. 29. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and al-Razzaz from Ayyub ibn Nuh all from Safwan who has said that abu ‘Uyaynah narrated from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once said to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘I have expressed the statement of al-Zihar about the mother of my children, then…

    Al-Kāfi #655 Volume 6 Read the narration
  18. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) cannot take place without two issues: they are the…

    Al-Kāfi #1799 Volume 5 Read the narration
  19. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ‘Abd Allah from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Mu’ash from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies owing a debt which is equal to the cost of his…

    Al-Kāfi #87 Volume 7 Read the narration
  20. 37. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “A believer is stronger than a mountain. A mountain loses its parts but no loss takes place in the religion of a…

    Al-Kāfi #865 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. 2. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal from Tha’labah from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) behind those who oppose our belief. He (the Imam) said,…

    Al-Kāfi #1448 Volume 3 Read the narration
  22. 9. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Safwan from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘I have heard that Rabi‘ah al-Ra’iy says, “When a divorced woman experiences Hayd…

    Al-Kāfi #361 Volume 6 Read the narration
  23. 5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from al-Hassan from Safwan from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not go to bed with a (underage) girl before she becomes nine or ten years old.’”

    Al-Kāfi #236 Volume 7 Read the narration
  24. 3. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Aban from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who has a husband and it is her first al-Hajj but he does not…

    Al-Kāfi #985 Volume 4 Read the narration
  25. 2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban from Zurarah who has said the following

    “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not unlawful if tax payers buy land, if they build and revive it, it becomes…

    Al-Kāfi #1076 Volume 5 Read the narration
  26. 4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Aban from Zurara from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (Ali ibn abu Talib) (a.s.) once said from the pulpit, ‘No one among you can ever sense the taste of…

    Al-Kāfi #121 Volume 2 Read the narration
  27. 6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir in a marfu‘ manner from Jamil ibn Darraj from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘People suffering from illness can make gestures in their Salah (prayer).”’

    Al-Kāfi #1612 Volume 3 Read the narration
  28. 7. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘ala ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from Zurarah from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.) sanctioned the compensation for a damaged eye and the blood-money for the slain person.…

    Al-Kāfi #695 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 67. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Jumhur from ’Isma‘il ibn Sahl from al-Qasim ibn ‘Urwa from abu al-Safatij from Zurara from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “When they see the torment approaching, the faces of the unbelievers will blacken and they will be told, “This is what you wanted to (experience)” (67:27). The Imam (a.s.) said

    “This was revealed about Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) and his contemporaries who did what they to him. They will see Amir…

    Al-Kāfi #1148 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 16. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn mmd from al-Washsha’ from Aban from Zurara that

    he heard Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as) say: "We are twelve Imams, al-Hassan and al-Husayn are of them and [the rest of] the…

    Al-Kāfi #1403 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 2. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Zurarah ibn ‘A‘yan who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about marriage with a Jewish or Christian woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not proper…

    Al-Kāfi #1420 Volume 5 Read the narration
  32. 6. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from Ja‘far ibn Sama‘ah al from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not permissible to appoint an attorney in divorce.’” Al-Hassan ibn Sama‘ah has…

    Al-Kāfi #542 Volume 6 Read the narration
  33. 4. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Aban from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the waiting period of a woman in al-Khul‘. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is like the…

    Al-Kāfi #600 Volume 6 Read the narration
  34. 8. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Zurarah who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who divorces his wife and she is pregnant; if he can marry her sister before she gives birth,…

    Al-Kāfi #1701 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 7. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), would not return a non-pregnant slave-girl after doing…

    Al-Kāfi #763 Volume 5 Read the narration
  36. 1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says, “For one who does not offer Salaat-e-Eid in congregation there is no Salaat or its…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #269 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 17. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from Jamil ibn Salih from Zurara from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . you will certainly pass through one stage after another.” (84:19). The Imam (a.s.) said

    “O Zurara, Has this ’Umma (nation) not passed through stages after the Holy Prophet (s.a) and the affairs of three so…

    Al-Kāfi #1098 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Jamilah al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Muhammad al-Halabiy and Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following

    “About the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, . . speak of your Lord if you forget’ (18:24)…

    Al-Kāfi #814 Volume 7 Read the narration
  39. 10. Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If she waits and does not find the Hayd (menses)-free period except three months then…

    Al-Kāfi #397 Volume 6 Read the narration
  40. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman who is divorced three times does not deserve maintenance from her husband; it is…

    Al-Kāfi #412 Volume 6 Read the narration
  41. 5. Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad from ibn Mahbub, from ibn Bukayr from ibn Ri’ab from Zurarah who has said the following

    “About the case of a man who marries a non-virgin woman or a virgin one and divorces her in the hour that she enters his…

    Al-Kāfi #423 Volume 6 Read the narration
  42. 7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr al-Wasitiy from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘If one divorces his wife when he is absent and proof is established to prove such…

    Al-Kāfi #448 Volume 6 Read the narration
  43. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Nasr from al-Muthanna’ from Zurarah who has narrated the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife when he is absent. When must she…

    Al-Kāfi #444 Volume 6 Read the narration
  44. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The waiting period of a widow ends with the end of one of the two which ends last because…

    Al-Kāfi #461 Volume 6 Read the narration
  45. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Nasr from Muthanna’ al-Hannat from Zurarah who has said the following

    “About the case of a pregnant widow abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that she does not have the right to receive…

    Al-Kāfi #466 Volume 6 Read the narration
  46. 8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One cannot divorce his wife in his illness but his marriage is permissible.’”

    Al-Kāfi #506 Volume 6 Read the narration
  47. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, disdained and rejected the words of…

    Al-Kāfi #571 Volume 6 Read the narration
  48. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman receives news of the death of her husband or she is informed about her being…

    Al-Kāfi #618 Volume 6 Read the narration
  49. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who receives news of the death of her husband and she counts…

    Al-Kāfi #623 Volume 6 Read the narration
  50. 3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from al-Muthanna’ from Zurarah who has said the following

    “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘Those who accuse their…

    Al-Kāfi #665 Volume 6 Read the narration
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