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)
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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Hadith.5521 - Musa ibn Bakr narrated from Zurara from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said
"A girl should not be consummated in marriage until she reaches nine or ten years of age."
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"The practice of Qasamah (the collective oath) was established to impose severity upon a man known for evil and who is…
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"The practice of Qasamah was established as a precaution for people so that if a wicked person intended to kill or…
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Hadith.5210 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab from Zurarah from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who commanded a free man to kill another man, and he carried out the killing. Imam (as) said
"The one who directly committed the murder shall be executed, and the one who ordered the killing shall be imprisoned…
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I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who accidentally killed another man during the sacred…
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I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say, "If a man kills during a sacred month (haram month), he must…
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Hadith.5255 - Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Fadalah, from Aban, from Zurara, from Abu Abdullah (as) who said
"Whoever was granted protection (dhimmah) by Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family), his blood…
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I asked him about a woman who has a husband, has not performed Hajj before (ṣarūra), and her husband does not permit her…
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Hadith.2959 - Zurara narrated from Abu Ja'far (as) regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "Hajj is [during] well-known months" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:197). Imam (as) said
"Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa'dah, and Dhu al-Hijjah. No one is permitted to enter Ihram for Hajj outside of these months."
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he said: "If someone cannot afford the price of a sacrificial animal and wishes to fast the three days during the last…
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He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) never prayed the Duha prayer." So I (Zurarah) said to him, "Did you not inform me…
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He said: "There is no prayer except toward the Qiblah." Zurarah asked: "And where is the boundary of the Qiblah?" Imam…
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He said: "The adhan is not sufficient for you unless you hear it yourself or understand it. Clearly articulate the…
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He said: "You may give the adhan (call to prayer) without being in a state of wudu (ritual purity), wearing a single…
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He said: "The minimum that suffices for the adhan is to begin the night with an adhan and iqamah and to begin the day…
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Hadith.1003 - Hariz narrated from Zurarah, from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who recites aloud (Jahr) where it should not be done, or recites silently (ikhfāʾ) where it should be recited aloud. Imam (as) said
"Whoever does this deliberately has invalidated his prayer and must repeat it. However, if he does so out of…
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"I asked about a man who forgot the first Takbir of the prayer (Takbir al-Ihram). Imam (as) said: 'If he remembers it…
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He said: "The prayer is only to be repeated in five cases : purification (tahur), time (waqt), the direction of the…
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He said: "When you say the Takbir at the beginning of your prayer after the opening Takbir (Takbir al-Ihram), if you say…
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He said: "Do not recite anything (from the Qur'an) in the last two rak'ahs of the four obligatory rak'ah prayers,…
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He said: "The last prayer that the Messenger of Allah (sw) led the people in was while wearing a single garment, with…
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Hadith.1164 - Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi narrated from Zurarah from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said
I asked him about a person who is behind the Imam, and the Imam prolongs the tashahhud (sitting for testimony). Imam…
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He said: "When the prayer has been established (by the iqamah), speaking becomes forbidden for the Imam and the people…
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He said: "The rows (in prayer) should be complete and continuous, one row connected to another, and there should not be…
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He said: “I asked him whether a woman can lead other women in prayer.” Imam (as) said: "No, except for the prayer over…
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Hadith.1249 - In a narration from Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Bilad, from Zurarah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said
"Whoever recites a line of poetry on the day of Jumu’ah, that will be his share of that day."
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"If a man forgets a prayer or prays it without purification, whether he is at home or traveling, and then remembers it,…
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He said: "There are four categories of people who are required to offer the full (complete) prayer whether they are…
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He said: "One who fears robbers or a wild beast should perform the prayer of a stopped traveler using gestures while on…
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I asked him about the prayer of fear and the prayer of travel—are both to be shortened? Imam (as) said: "Yes, and the…
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He said: "When you finish the Witr prayer, say: Subḥāna Rabbīya al-Maliki al-Quddūsi al-‘Azīzi al-Ḥakīm 'Glory be to my…
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Hadith.1414 - Zurarah narrated from Him (Imam Abu Ja'far (as)) that He said
"Qunoot (a supplication) is to be recited in all prayers."
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Hadith.1456 - Zurarah bin A'yan narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said
"There is no prayer on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha except with a just Imam”.
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"The prayer of the two Eids (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha) with the Imam is a Sunnah, and there is no prayer before or…
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6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurara who has said the following
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.) once said to me, ‘Should I tell you something about a case in which even the Messenger of Allah is…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim from Zurara who has said the following
“Once Humran and I or Bukayr and I went in the presence of abu Ja’far (a.s.) and I said, ‘We use the Mitmar.’ The Imam…
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurara from one of the Imams (a.s.) who has said the following
“The angel writes down only what he hears and Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has said, ‘Speak of your Lord…
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Hadith.4146 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Zurara ibn Ayan, that he said: By Allah (swt), I have never seen anyone like Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as).
I asked him and said: "May Allah (swt) rectify your affairs, what birds are permissible to eat?" Imam (as) said: "Eat…
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14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Zurarah who has said the following
“Once a man came to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and said, ‘I am not good in working with my hands and I am not good in doing…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ‘Udhaynah from Zurarah who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one feels lazy to cleansing himself and to take wudu’ for Salat (prayer), there is…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from the one whom he has mentioned (in his book) from Zurarah from Abu ‘Abdillah (AS) who said
"The most difficult property to protect is of the silent kind (gold and silver).’ I then asked, ‘What should one do…
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2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil from Zurarah who has said the following
“About the case of an assignment if the assignee says to the debtor, ‘I wave in your favor what you owe me because of…
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1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah from Zurarah from and al-Fadl who has said the following
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘When the Messenger of Allah was taken to the heaven upon his arrival in Bayt al-Ma‘mur at…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘When you decide to assume Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees) and Sajdah (prostration)…
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He said: "Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, made prayer obligatory, and the Messenger of Allah (sw) established it…
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He said: "When the sun declines (from its zenith), the times for both Dhuhr (noon) and Asr (afternoon) prayers begin.…
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Imam (as) said: "The minimum acceptable covering for you to pray in is to have something on your shoulders, like the…
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Hadith.5008 - Narrated by Musa ibn Bakr from Zurara who said
Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If a man were to take a bundle of rods or a branch containing…
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Hadith.5041 - Jamil narrated from Zurarah, from one of the Imams (peace be upon them), regarding a man who forcibly violated a Muslim woman. Imam (as) said
"He is to be killed."
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Zurarah who has said the following
“Once abu Ja’far (a.s.), joined a funeral procession for a man from Quraysh while I was with him. ‘ Ata’ (ibn Rabah) was…
Assembled from 8 entries and 18 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.