Narrator

سعد بن طريف

Sa'd ibn Tarif

Sa'd ibn Tarif kept company with al-Sajjād (ʿa), al-Bāqir (ʿa) and al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of Kufa (Mawla of Banu Hanbal/Tamim or Hanafali? Text says Hanafali mawlahum). Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ weakens him.

on Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ alone, whose ascription is disputed

When he lived

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

From Kufa (Mawla of Banu Hanbal/Tamim or Hanafali? Text says Hanafali mawlahum) Written about in 7 books, 12 entries

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118 narrations 30% of them in Al-Kāfi 70 men stand next to him in a chain →

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  1. H 495 - It is narrated from Fadhl from Ali bin Hakam from Rabi bin Muhammad Musli from Saad bin Tareef from Asbagh bin Nubatah that Amirul Momineen (a.s) said in his speech regarding the Kufa Masjid that it was made from mud, bricks and clay. Then he said

    “When Qaim (a.s) reaches the Kufa Masjid, its walls would be of solid bricks and mortar; he would look at it and say:…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #764 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. Hadith.5906 - It is narrated from Abu Jameelah Al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, from Sa'd ibn Tarif, from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubata, from Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) who said

    "Jibril (as) descended upon Adam (as) and said: 'O' Adam, I have been commanded to offer you a choice among three…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #950 Volume 4 Read the narration
  3. 9. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu Ayyub from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “I heard abu Ja’far (a.s.) say, ‘When a pilgrim prepares his supplies for Hajj, for every step that he walks for the…

    Al-Kāfi #870 Volume 4 Read the narration
  4. My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Husayn b. `Alwan from `Amr b. Thabit from his father from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said

    Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said one day on the pulpit of Kufa: I am the Master of Deputies and the Deputy of the Master of…

    Al-Amālī #64 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. Hadith.5017 - Sa'd ibn Tarif narrated from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubata who said

    A man came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, I have committed adultery, so…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #51 Volume 4 Read the narration
  6. Hadith.3400 - Sa'd ibn Tarif narrated from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah

    "Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled in the case of a man who guaranteed the presence of another…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #258 Volume 3 Read the narration
  7. “I was seated with Amīr al-Muʾminīn (a) when a man came to him and complained about the world and spoke ill of it. So…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #130 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 7.Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿUlwān narrated from Saʿd ibn Ṭarīf, from Zayd ibn ʿAlī, from his fathers, from ʿAlī (a) who said

    “Verily there is a tree in Paradise from the top of which [paradisal] garments come forth, and from the bottom of which…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #274 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who recites ten verses of the Holy Quran…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #369 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Saffar narrated to us from Ya`qub b. Yazid from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Ibrahim b. `Abd al-Hamid from Sa`d al-Askaf from Ziyad b. `Isa from Abi'l Jarud from al-Asbagh b. Nubata from `Ali (as). He would say

    Whoever frequents the mosques will gain one of eight things: (1) a brother who will assist him for Allah, (2) valuable…

    Al-Amālī #631 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Barqi from Ahmad b. al-Nasr. He said: Abu Jamila al-Mufaddal b. Salih narrated to me from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata from `Ali (as). He said

    The Jews came to a woman from among them named `Abda. They said to her: O `Abda! As you know, Muhammad has destroyed the…

    Al-Amālī #327 Volume 1 Read the narration
  12. Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Masrur (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. Muhammad b. `Amer narrated to us from his uncle `Abdillah b. `Amer from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Aban b. `Uthman from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said

    Amir al-Mu’minin (as) would say in his prostration: I whisper to You, My Master, just as a servile slave whispers to his…

    Al-Amālī #383 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 4. With this chain of narrators, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from some of our companions, that he ascribed it to Sa’d bin Turaif, from Asbagh bin Nubata, from Harith, the half-blinded, that he said

    The Commander of the Believers, Allah’s blessings be upon him, said to Hasan, his son, peace be upon him: O my son, what…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #483 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘If one escorts the body of a deceased, his reward is four qirat, one for…

    Al-Kāfi #658 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. 4. Ibn Faddal has narrated from abu Jamilah from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘One who has a child, he is in love ardently.’”

    Al-Kāfi #205 Volume 6 Read the narration
  16. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, the most Majestic, the most Glorious, laughs (loves) at a man in a group of…

    Al-Kāfi #114 Volume 5 Read the narration
  17. And whatever is narrated from Saʿd ibn Ṭarif Al-Khiffaf, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #393 Volume 5 Read the narration
  18. 1. Ali has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sayf ibn ‘ Amira from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘One who prepares the grave for a believing person is like one who provides him a…

    Al-Kāfi #625 Volume 3 Read the narration
  19. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from Harun ibn al-Jahm from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Sa’d ibn Tarif from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “There are three kinds of injustice: the injustice that Allah forgives, the injustice He does not forgive and the…

    Al-Kāfi #1196 Volume 2 Read the narration
  20. 6. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said: Ja`far ibn Sulayman al-Ja`fari said: My father said, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn al-Fadl al-Hashimi, on the authority of Sa`d al-Khaffaf that al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah that

    When Amir al-Mu'mineen Ali ibn Abut Talib (as) was facing the Khawarij, admonishing them, reminding them, and cautioning…

    Al-Tawḥīd #284 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, and Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, all of them, from Ali bin Hakam, from his father, from Sa’d ibn Tareef al-Iskaf, from Asbagh, from the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who likes to exit this world whilst having been freed of sins like how tarnish-free gold is purified and none demand a right from him, let him recite at the end of the five prayers the Attribution of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Say: He is Allah, One and Only» (112:1) twelve times, then let him extend his hands and say

    O Allah, indeed, I ask You by Your Hidden, Guarded, Pure, Purified, Blessed, Name, and I ask You by Your Great Name and…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #184 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. 2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Nadr bin Suwayd, from Yahya al-Halabi, from Muhammed bin Marwan, from Sa’d bin Tareef, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: The one who recites ten verses at a night,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #203 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. 2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Mahran bin Muhammed, from Sa’d al-Iskafi, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said: The one who drinks wine or an intoxicant, his prayer will not be accepted for forty mornings, and if he returns, Allah will make him drink from the clay of lunacy.

    I said: And what is the clay of lunacy? He said: A pus that comes out from the genitals of adulteresses.

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #249 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. 1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Muhammed bin Khalid al-Barqi, from Harun ibn Jahm, from Mufaddal bin Saleh, from Sa’d al-Iskafi, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said

    There are three ranks, three expiations, three noxious things and three saving things. As for the ranks, they are to…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #616 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. I grasped onto a ride for Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as), and he wanted to ride. So, he raised his head, then…

    Al-Amālī #818 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. `Umayr b. Ma'mun al-`Ataridi narrated to me. He said: I saw al-Hasan b.Ali (as) sit in his place after praying Fajr…

    Al-Amālī #894 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 3. Amirul Momineen (a.s.) says, “Whenever people of the earth commit sins or get involved in wrong deeds, the Almighty…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #113 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 6. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: I was told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ibrahim bin Hashim, from Ubaidullah bin Musa al-‘Absi, from Sa’d bin Turayf, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family: O Ali, when the Day of Resurrection shall be, I,…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #63 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. 16. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Khālid, from his father, from Hārūn ibn Jahm, from Mufaďďal ibn Sāliḥ, from Sa’d ibn Ťarīf, from Asbagh ibn Nubātah, who said

    (One day) ‘Ali, the Commander of the Believers (a.s.), passed by some graves on his route. He turned to the right and…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #731 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 5. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Jabalah, from Salām ibn Abī ‘Amrah, from Sa’d ibn Ťarīf, from Asbagh ibn Nubātah, who said

    ‘Ali (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)) said: Praying a recommended prayer in this mosque (Mosque of Kūfah) is…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #59 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. Hadith.5918 - Sa'd ibn Tarif narrated from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah, who said

    Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said in one of his sermons: "O' people, listen to my words and…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #962 Volume 4 Read the narration
  32. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id ibn ‘Ulwan from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah created desire of ten parts, of which nine parts are placed in women and…

    Al-Kāfi #1358 Volume 5 Read the narration
  33. 10. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-`Attar said, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan ibn Aban, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Auramah, on the authority of Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Maythami, on the authority of Abu alHasan al-Sha`rif, on the authority of Sa`d ibn Tarif; on the authority of Asbagh ibn Nubatah that Ibn al-Kawwa’ came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS) and said

    “O Commander of the Faithful! By Allah, verily there is a verse in the Book of Allah, the Mighty and High, that has…

    Al-Tawḥīd #316 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Kufi narrated to us from Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from `Ali b. Muslim rom his father from Abi Hamza al-Thumali from Sa`d al-Khaffaf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata from `Abdullah b. `Abbas. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said: When my Lord took me up to the seventh heaven, and from it to the Lote Tree of the…

    Al-Amālī #995 Volume 1 Read the narration
  35. `Ali b. Ahmad b. `Abdullah b. Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from his grandfather Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from his father Muhammad b. Khalid from Ghiyath b. Ibrahim from Thabit b. Dinar from Sa`d b. Turayf from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said to `Ali b. Abi Talib (as): O `Ali! I am the City of Wisdom and you are its Gate. None…

    Al-Amālī #406 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Asadi al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid from `Ali b. Salim from his father from Sa`d b. Turayf from Sa`id b. Jubayr from Ibn `Abbas. He said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) said to `Ali (as): O `Ali! You are the Imam of the Muslims, the Commander of the Faithful,…

    Al-Amālī #472 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Husayn ibn abu al-‘Ala’ from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following.

    “Once a man came to Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) asking him about the Spirit. “Is he not Jibril?” Amir al-Mu’minin Ali…

    Al-Kāfi #719 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from a man from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘In salt there is cure for seventy kinds of pains.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Had people…

    Al-Kāfi #1303 Volume 6 Read the narration
  39. 2. Ali bin Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from ’Amr ibn ‘Uthman, from Mufaddal ibn Salih from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah that Ali (as) said

    “Once Jibril came to Adam (as) and said, ‘I am ordered to offer you three choices. You may choose one and leave the…

    Al-Kāfi #3 Volume 1 Read the narration
  40. 16-3 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Abu Sa’id Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Zayd al-Zyat, on the authority of Amr ibn Uthman al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Sabit ibn Dinar, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif al-Khifaf, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that the

    Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “Honesty equals faithfulness. Lying equals treason. Politeness equals…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1125 Volume 1 Read the narration
  41. 32. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said: Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ziyad ibn al-Mundhar, on the authority of Sa`d ibn Tarif, on the authority of al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah that The

    Commander of the Faithful (AS) said the following concerning the decree: Beware that the decree is a secret from the…

    Al-Tawḥīd #481 Volume 1 Read the narration
  42. Hadith.5388 - Amr ibn Uthman narrated from Abu Jamilah, from Sa'd Al-Iskaf, from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah, who said

    Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), ruled in a case where a slave girl was riding on another slave…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #420 Volume 4 Read the narration
  43. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Sinan narrated to us from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Yunus b. Thibyan from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said

    Darrar b. Damra al-Nahshali visited Mu`awiya b. Abi Sufyan. He said to him: Describe `Ali to me. He said: Rather, excuse…

    Al-Amālī #983 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from his uncle Ya’qub ibn Salim from abu al-Hassan al-‘Abdi from Sa’d ibn Tarif from al- Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.) one day in his speech from the pulpit in al- Kufah said, ‘O people, were it…

    Al-Kāfi #1228 Volume 2 Read the narration
  45. 4-74 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil Khat’tab and Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faz’zal, on the authority of Ali ibn Asbat, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Zayd, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Salim, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that the

    Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said, “Faith is founded on the following four: perseverance; certitude; justice…

    Al-Khiṣāl #588 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. 3-91 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abadi quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of Ziyad ibn al-Mundhir, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Al-Asbagh ibn al-Nubata that the

    Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) said: “There are three sources of sedition. They are: love for women - that is…

    Al-Khiṣāl #333 Volume 1 Read the narration
  47. “Soften your speech with [even] the hypocrite, love the faithful believer sincerely, and [even] if a Jew were to sit…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #52 Volume 1 Read the narration
  48. Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Ali…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #83 Volume 5 Read the narration
  49. 10. And with the preceding chains of narration from ‘Ali ibn Mahzyar, from al-Hasan ibn Mahboob, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from al-Husayn ibn Mas’ab, from Sa’d ibn Turaif, from: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, peace be upon both, who said

    "Soften your speech with [even] the hypocrite, love the faithful believer sincerely, and [even] if a Jew were to sit…

    Al-Amālī #214 Volume 1 Read the narration
  50. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father (th) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd al-Yaqtini narrated to us. He said: Yunus b. `Abd al-Rahman narrated to us. He said: Al-Hasan b. Ziyad al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. Turayf narrated to us from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said

    Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) said: Learn knowledge, for surely, learning it is a good deed, studying it is…

    Al-Amālī #975 Volume 1 Read the narration
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