Narrator

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 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

In this collection

1,002 narrations 63% of them in Al-Kāfi 113 men stand next to him in a chain →

Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.

Narrates from

No book names anyone he narrates from.

29 men stand next to him in a chain →

Narrated to 3

named by a book

أحمد بن أبي عبد الله البرقي Rijāl al-Najāshī
Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr Ziyad ibn Isa Rijāl al-Najāshī
Abd Allah ibn Bakir ibn A'yan Ikhtiyār Maʿrifat al-Rijāl

Narrated from the Imams

Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq Ikhtiyār Maʿrifat al-Rijāl · Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt · Rijāl al-Najāshī · Al-Fihrist · Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth · Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
Muḥammad al-Bāqir Rijāl al-Najāshī · Al-Fihrist · Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt · Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl · Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn (al-Sajjād) Al-Fihrist · Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth

Named with him, but not in the entry we hold

These books tie them to him, but the entries we hold do not name them.

to Aban ibn Uthman al-Ahmar al-Bajali Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to أبو بصير Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to al-Mufaddal ibn Salih Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Abu Ziyad al-Nahdi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to أحمد بن محمد Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to أحمد بن محمد بن أبي نصر Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Isma'il ibn Kharash Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to ابن زياد Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Al-Hasan ibn Atiyyah al-Hannat Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to الحسن بن موسى Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad Al-Manqari Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to الحلبي Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Al-Fudayl ibn Yasar al-Nahdi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to al-Qasim ibn 'Urwah Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Al-Muthanna ibn al-Walid al-Hannat Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to al-Muthanna ibn Abd al-Salam al-Abdi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to الميثمي Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to بكير Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Tha'laba ibn Maymun Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Jamil ibn Dirar Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Jamil ibn Salih al-Asadi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Hariz ibn 'Abd Allah al-Sijistani Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Hafs ibn Suqa Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Hammad ibn Uthman al-Nabb Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Hamza ibn Humran ibn A'yan al-Shaybani Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Dawud al-Ajali Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Dawud ibn Sarhan al-'Attar Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Rab'a ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Jarud Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Rumi ibn Zurarah ibn A'yan al-Shaybani Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to سيف التمار Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Abd al-Hamid ibn Awwad Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Bahr Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Abd Allah ibn Bakir ibn A'yan Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Abdullah ibn Maskan Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Uthman ibn Isa Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Ali ibn Hadid ibn Hakim Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Ali bin Ri'ab Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Ali ibn 'Atiyya al-Asamm al-Hannat al-Kufi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Umar ibn Adhinah Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Muthanna ibn al-Walid al-Hannat Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to محمد بن الحسين Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Muhammad ibn Humran Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Muhammad ibn Sama'a Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to معوية بن وهب Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to Musa ibn Bakr al-Wasiti Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to وهشام بن سالم Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt
to يونس Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt

In the same isnād

Each stands next to his name in an isnād — one took straight from the other — and no book calls them teacher or pupil. Each row says where that comes from: a book's chain index, or the chains this database holds.

from A truthful person (Amman Kana Sadiqan) Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from أبو الخطاب Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from al-Hasan al-Bazzaz Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from Al-Hasan ibn al-Sari al-Katib al-Karkhi Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from الفضيل Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from اليسع Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from بكير Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from حمران Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from Himran Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 12 chains
from Sālim ibn Abī Ḥafṣa Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
from Abdul Karim ibn Utba Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
from Abdullah ibn Ajlan Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
from عبد الملك Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from Abd al-Wahid ibn al-Mukhtar Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from 'Umar ibn Hanzalah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
from Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Rabbah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 59 chains
from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi Tanqīḥ al-Maqālside by side in 8 chains
from al-Hasan ibn Mahbub al-Sarrad side by side in 13 chains
from Ubayd ibn Zurarah ibn A'yan al-Shaybani side by side in 11 chains
from Muthanna ibn Abd al-Salam side by side in 9 chains
from Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Ubayd al-Yaqutini side by side in 5 chains
from Bakir ibn A'yan side by side in 4 chains
from Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Samaha side by side in 3 chains
from Safwan ibn Yahya side by side in 3 chains
from Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Asadi side by side in 3 chains
from Hisham ibn al-Hakam side by side in 2 chains
from Al-Nadr ibn Suwayd side by side in 2 chains
from Muhammad ibn Abd Allah side by side in 2 chains
from Ali ibn Hassān al-Wasiti side by side in 2 chains
to Abdallah bin Bukayr Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Tha'laba ibn Maymun Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 18 chains
to Al-Hakam ibn 'Utaybah Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to Ali bin Ziyat Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Bakr bin Abi Bakir Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Bakr his brother Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Hammad bin Abi Talha Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Ismail al-Basri Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Khalid bin Najih Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to أبان Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Aban al-Azraq Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Aban ibn Taghlib ibn Ribah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Aban ibn Uthman al-Ahmar al-Bajali Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 59 chains
to Ibrahim ibn Isa Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Isḥāq b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to أبو الصباح Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to al-Mufaddal ibn Salih Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Sulayman ibn Sufyan Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to Abu Aynah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Balad Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla al-Ansari Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Umar ibn Adhinah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 102 chains
to Ali bin Ri'ab Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 47 chains
to Abdullah ibn Maskan Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 19 chains
to الحسن ابنه Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to الحسن بن عبد الملك Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 7 chains
to الحسين بن الحسن Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to الحسين بن موسى Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to المثنى Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to al-Muthanna ibn Abd al-Salam al-Abdi Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Al-Walid ibn Subayh Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to جميل Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to حريز Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Hafs ibn Suqa Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to حماد Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Hammad ibn 'Isa Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to حنان Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Hanan ibn Sadir ibn Hakim ibn Suhayb Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to خراش Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to درست Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Durasat ibn Abi Mansur Muhammad Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 3 chains
to ربعي Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to رومي ابنه Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to سعد بن عبد الله Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to سليمان Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to شهاب Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to صفوان Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to عبد الرحمان ابن يحيى Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj al-Bajali Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to Abd al-Aziz ibn Hassan Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Abd al-Karim ibn Amr ibn Salih al-Khathami Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 3 chains
to عبد الله بن محمد Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Abdullah ibn Yahya Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to عبيد ابنه Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Ubayd Allah ibn Ali al-Halabi Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to عقبة Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to علي Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Ali ibn al-Zayyat Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to علي بن سعيد Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Ali ibn Aqaba ibn Khalid al-Asadi Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to عمر بن عبد العزيز Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to عيسى الفراء Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to فضالة Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to فضيل Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Muthanna ibn al-Walid al-Hannat Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 8 chains
to Muhammad ibn Sama'a Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 2 chains
to محمد بن عطية Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Rabbah Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 59 chains
to Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb al-Bajali Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 1 chain
to موسى Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Musa ibn Bakr al-Wasiti Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth · Tanqīḥ al-Maqālside by side in 61 chains
to نصر بن مزاحم Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Hisham ibn Salim al-Jawaliqi Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīthside by side in 12 chains
to يونس البرقي Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman Tanqīḥ al-Maqāl
to Yunus ibn Hammad Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
to Bakir ibn A'yan side by side in 6 chains
to Abd al-Khaliq bin Abd Rabbah side by side in 3 chains
to Abd al-Malik bin A'yan side by side in 3 chains
to al-Hakam side by side in 2 chains

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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.