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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

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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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  1. 3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ’Abd al-Hamid from Mansur ibn Yunus from Sa’d ibn Tarayf from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has narrated the following

    from the Holy Prophet (s.a.). “Whoever would like to live a life similar to those of the prophets, die in a similar…

    Al-Kāfi #536 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from `Abdullah b. Ghalib from Sa`d al-Iskaf from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir (as). He said

    When a believer bathes [the funeral bath of] a believer and says when he turns him over: “O Allah! This is the body of…

    Al-Amālī #839 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. 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
  4. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al- Rahman abu Hashim from Salim ibn Mukram from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), was asked about loops and knots that women form out of their hairs on their head and join it with…

    Al-Kāfi #1987 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. Hadith.1357 - Sa'd al-Iskaf reported from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that

    He said: "Whoever recites these words, I guarantee that no scorpion or harmful creature will harm them until morning: 'I…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1349 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mehran ibn Muhammad from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following: “This is about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘. . . As far as the one who gives (charity), observes piety and believes in good words (receiving good rewards from Allah). . . .’, Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘

    To such people Allah gives a tenfold reward or up to one hundred and even more.’ ‘. . . We make it easy for his comfort…

    Al-Kāfi #184 Volume 4 Read the narration
  7. 7. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan from al- ‘Abbas ibn ‘Amir from Muhammad abu Jamilah from Sa’D al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “I heard the Imam (a.s.) saying, ‘Whoever says these words I guarantee that scorpions and small vermin will not harm…

    Al-Kāfi #1970 Volume 2 Read the narration
  8. 15. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Sa’d ibn Tarif from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Of the back-breaking misfortunes, one is a bad neighbor who hides all good things about his neighbor and publicizes all…

    Al-Kāfi #2312 Volume 2 Read the narration
  9. 6. And from the previous chain from Muhammad b. Ali al-Kufi from Abi Jameela from Sa’d b. Tareef from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said

    “Pride is a vehicle of Hell.”

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #857 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 3-85 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abdulhamid, on the authority of Amir ibn Ribah, on the authority of Amr ibn al-Walid, on the authority of Sa’d al-Iskaf that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said, “

    Three things are back- breaking: overestimating one’s deeds; forgetting one’s sins and being conceited.”

    Al-Khiṣāl #327 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. Hadith.5101 - Sa'd ibn Tarif narrated from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said

    "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ordered the cutting off of a hand for stealing an iron helmet and for a shield that weighed…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #133 Volume 4 Read the narration
  12. 3. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan (ibn Aḥmad) ibn Walīed narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā ibn ‘Ubayd, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Zakariyyā Al-Mu`min, from Ayyūb ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān, Abil Ḥasan Zayd ibn Ḥasan, and ‘Abbād, from Sa’d (ibn Ťarīf) Al-Iskāf, from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: Those who want to live like me, die like me, enter the forever green Paradise,…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #157 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrate to us. He said: Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Barqi narrated to us from his father from Harun b. al-Jahm from al-Mufaddal b. Salih from Sa`d b. Turayf from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir (as). He said

    There are three types of injustice: an injustice that Allah will forgive, an injustice that He will not forgive, and an…

    Al-Amālī #377 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, Tf one washes a dead body and keeps the trust, Allah grants him forgiveness.’ He was…

    Al-Kāfi #621 Volume 3 Read the narration
  15. 3-10 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Harun ibn al-Jahm, on the authority of Savir ibn AbiFakhteh, on the authority of Abi Jamileh al-Mufaz’zal ibn Salih, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB)

    “There are three ranks, three expiations, three things which destroy and three things which save. As for the three…

    Al-Khiṣāl #252 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 10-51 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Kufy, on the authority of Mo’ab ibn Salam al-Tamimy, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB)

    “God would forgive the sins of whoever says the general call to prayer for ten years for the sake of God. God will…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1021 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 6-29 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Abbas ibn Ma’ruf, on the authority of Abi Jamileh, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that he had heard Ali (MGB) say, “

    There are six groups of people who do not deserve to be greeted. There are six people who do not deserve to lead the…

    Al-Khiṣāl #795 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 8-12 In what Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Hamzih ibn Am’marat al-Hafiz wrote me, he narrated that Hussein ibn Abdullah quoted Musa ibn Marvan, on the authority of Marvan ibn Muawiyah, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif, on the authority of Umayr ibn Ma’moon, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali (MGB) that he had heard God’s Prophet (MGB) say, “

    Those who go to the mosque often shall acquire one of the following eight characteristics: brotherhood for the sake of…

    Al-Khiṣāl #939 Volume 1 Read the narration
  19. The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Whoever recites ten verses a night will not be recorded among the heedless. Whoever…

    Al-Amālī #117 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 1. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-‘Abbas from h n Fadl ibn Shadhan ‘Abd al-Rahman from Sufyan al-Hariri from his father from Sa’d al-Khaffaf from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “O Sa’d, learn the Holy Quran; on the Day of Judgment the Holy Quran will come in the best form that people may have…

    Al-Kāfi #2016 Volume 2 Read the narration
  21. 10.Ibn Abī al-Bilād narrated from Saʿd al-Iskāf, from Abū Jaʿfar (a) who said

    “There was a worshipper among the Banī Isrāʾīl with whom [Prophet] Dāwūd (a) was impressed, so Allah, the Blessed and…

    Kitāb al-Zuhd #176 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. Hadith.2050 - It is narrated from Al-Bazanti, from Hisham ibn Salim, from Sa’d Al-Khaffaf, from Abu Ja’far (as), who said

    "We were with him, eight men, and the topic of Month of Ramadan was mentioned. Imam (as) said: 'Do not say, "This is…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #479 Volume 2 Read the narration
  23. I know the following to be from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), only: “Abu Ja’far, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that among the…

    Al-Kāfi #669 Volume 7 Read the narration
  24. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu Hashim from Salim ibn Mukram from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far, Alayhi al-Salam, was asked about women’s decorating their hairs with silk fibers or hairs and so on. He…

    Al-Kāfi #349 Volume 5 Read the narration
  25. 1. Certain persons of our people have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali from Yahya ibn Musawir from Sa‘d al-Askaf who has said the following.

    “On one of the occasion of my meeting with abu Ja‘far (a.s.) when I went tosee him he asked me to wait until the sun…

    Al-Kāfi #1028 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 3. Ahmad ibn Idris and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from ibn al-Faddal from certain person of our people from Sa‘d al-Askaf who has said the following.

    “Once I to ask permission to meet abu Ja‘far (a.s.). I found saddles of camels lined up in front of the door and noises…

    Al-Kāfi #1030 Volume 1 Read the narration
  27. 4. It has been narrated that Sa'd ibn Tarif said

    I was with Abu Ja'far (a.s) when Jamil al-Azraq came by to visit. They began talking about the afflictions of the Shi'ah…

    Kitāb al-Muʾmin #4 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Salih ibn al-Sindy from Ja’far from his father ibn Bashir from Sa’d al-‘Iskaf who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘The longer chapters of the Holy Quran were given to me as alternative to Torah, the…

    Al-Kāfi #2025 Volume 2 Read the narration
  29. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mehran ibn Muhammad from a man from Sa‘d al-‘Iskaf who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If one drinks intoxicating liquor his Salat (prayer) is not accepted for forty days. If…

    Al-Kāfi #1676 Volume 6 Read the narration
  30. 1. Narrated to us certain persons of our people from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family…

    Al-Kāfi #223 Volume 6 Read the narration
  31. 7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn Mahbub from abu Jamilah from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Once, in the market place of al-Madinah, the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to…

    Al-Kāfi #539 Volume 5 Read the narration
  32. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Faddal from those who narrated to him from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘People would just drop dead. Ibrahim (Abraham), ‘Alayhi al Salam, in his time pleaded…

    Al-Kāfi #439 Volume 3 Read the narration
  33. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘One who provides shrouding (materials) for a believing person is like one whose dressing…

    Al-Kāfi #624 Volume 3 Read the narration
  34. 12. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from ibn Faddal from abu Jamilah from Sa‘d ibn Tarif who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘The filthiest earning is earning by means of Riba , . ,,,

    Al-Kāfi #470 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Ahmad from Muhammad b. Musa b. ’Amru from Ibn Sinan from Abi al-Jarud from Sa’d al-Iskafi from al-Asbagh from Ameer al-Mumineen (a.s.) who said

    “If a ruler does not fulfill the needs of his subjects, Allah will not fulfill his wishes on the Day of Judgment. If the…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #1023 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 1. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far al-Mudaffar al-Alawi al-Samarqandi, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, from Hussain bin Ishkeeb, from Abdul-Rahman bin Hammad, from Ahmad bin Hasan, from Sadaqa bin Hassaan, from Mahran bin Abi Nasr, from Ya’qoub ibn Shu’ayb, from Sa’d al-Iskafi, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said

    The Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, said with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He:…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #719 Volume 1 Read the narration
  37. 50. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said

    Hearts are (of) three (types): a capsized heart that does not comprehend anything of goodness, and that is the heart of…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #774 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 1. 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 #160 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from abu al-Jawza’ from al-Husayn ibn ‘Ulwan from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from af-Asbagh ibn Nubatah who has said the following

    “Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah has made Jihad obligatory upon man and woman. Jihad of man is making his…

    Al-Kāfi #16 Volume 5 Read the narration
  43. 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
  44. “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
  45. 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
  46. “’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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said: I am the vicegerent of the Messenger of Allah, his vizier, and his inheritor. I am the…

    Al-Amālī #87 Volume 1 Read the narration
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