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صفوان بن يحيى

Safwan ibn Yahya

Safwan ibn Yahya kept company with al-Kāẓim (ʿa), al-Riḍā (ʿa) and al-Jawād (ʿa) and was of Kufa and died in 210 AH. Al-Fihrist, Jāmiʿ al-Ruwāt, Rijāl al-Najāshī and Rijāl al-Ṭūsī hold him reliable.

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

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  1. Everything in this book that is narrated from Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Halabi has been transmitted by me from my father,…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #23 Volume 5 Read the narration
  2. عن أبي- رضي اللّه عنه- عن عليّ بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه، عن صفوان بن يحيى‌.

    Everything in this book that is narrated from Safwan ibn Yahya has been transmitted by me from my father - may Allah…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #88 Volume 5 Read the narration
  3. Everything in this book that is narrated from Zakariyya ibn Malik Al-Jufi has been transmitted by me from Al-Husayn ibn…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #204 Volume 5 Read the narration
  4. And whatever is narrated from Ali ibn Ismaʿil Al-Mithami, I have narrated it from my father - may Allah (swt) be pleased…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #377 Volume 5 Read the narration
  5. أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ یَعْقُوبَ بْنِ یَزِیدَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ یَحْیَی عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ ع أَنَّهُ

    1. Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) said, “One who supplicates for believers, the Almighty Allah appoints an angel for each…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #608 Volume 1 Read the narration
  6. 2. Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) narrates that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Do not be surprised with a person who…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #1101 Volume 1 Read the narration
  7. 1. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “One who prostrates…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #138 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 2100 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ اَلْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ

    Hadith.2100 - In a narration from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj, from Abu Abdullah (as), it is…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #529 Volume 2 Read the narration
  9. عن أبي؛ و محمّد بن الحسن- رضي اللّه عنهما- عن محمّد بن يحيى العطّار، عن محمّد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطّاب، عن صفوان بن‌ يحيى، عن عبد اللّه بن مسكان، و هو كوفيّ من موالي عنزة و يقال إنّه من موالي عجل‌.

    Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdullah ibn Miskan has been transmitted by me from my father and from…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #138 Volume 5 Read the narration
  10. عن محمّد بن الحسن- رضي اللّه عنه- عن محمّد بن الحسن الصفّار، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن صفوان بن يحيى؛ و محمّد ابن أبي عمير جميعا عن عبد اللّه بن سليمان‌.

    Everything in this book that is narrated from Abdullah ibn Sulayman has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #148 Volume 5 Read the narration
  11. Everything in this book that is narrated from Al-Ays ibn Al-Qasim has been transmitted by me from Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #94 Volume 5 Read the narration
  12. 3. Ibn abu ‘Umayr and from Safwan ibn Yahya all has narrated from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not eat of the flesh of a prey while you are in the state of Ihram, even if…

    Al-Kāfi #1396 Volume 4 Read the narration
  13. Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father Ibrahim b. Hashim from Safwan b. Yahya from Abi’l Sabah al-Kinani. He said

    I said to al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as): Inform me of this saying – whose saying is it? –: I ask Allah for faith and…

    Al-Amālī #782 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. H 276 - Saad bin Abdullah has narrated from Muhammad bin Husain bin Abil Khattab from Safwan bin Yahya from Abdullah bin Muskan from Muhammad bin Ali Halabi from Abi Abdullah Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said

    The Messenger of Allah (s) kept his prophethood concealed for five years and remained underground due to fear. He did…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #497 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), who has said the following

    “The narrator has said, ‘Once, one of the servants of abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.), came in and the Imam asked, “Have…

    Al-Kāfi #170 Volume 4 Read the narration
  16. 6. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from (ibn) abu ‘Uthman from al-Mu‘alla ibn Khunays from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Imam (a.s.) knows the succeeding Imam and delivers his will to him.”

    Al-Kāfi #731 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about feeling the corner (of al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) replied, ‘Istilam (feeling)…

    Al-Kāfi #1493 Volume 4 Read the narration
  18. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I cannot find an opportunity to reach the Black Stone. He (the Imam) said,…

    Al-Kāfi #1498 Volume 4 Read the narration
  19. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once asked Abu `Abd Allah (a.s.), 'What should I say when I face the Black Stone?’ He (the Imam) replied, 'Say Takbir…

    Al-Kāfi #1507 Volume 4 Read the narration
  20. 5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin who has said the following

    “I once asked the Imam (a.s.), about a man who performs Tawaf around the House but he becomes tired; if he can delay…

    Al-Kāfi #1571 Volume 4 Read the narration
  21. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “Jamil narrated to me saying, ‘I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), “Is there a prayer of a particular timing that I…

    Al-Kāfi #1616 Volume 4 Read the narration
  22. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Safwan ibn Yahya from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for Mufrid al-Hajj; if he can perform his Tawaf first or later.…

    Al-Kāfi #1720 Volume 4 Read the narration
  23. 3. Safwan ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Is ibn al-Qasim who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the night during which one can appeal before Allah for one’s needs when it is…

    Al-Kāfi #611 Volume 4 Read the narration
  24. 13. From Safwan ibn Yahya has narrated from Ziyad abu al-Hassan al-Wasitiy who has said the following

    “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a people who lock a door on pigeons of al-Haram (the sacred area)…

    Al-Kāfi #812 Volume 4 Read the narration
  25. 5. A number of our people have narrated from al-Barqiy from his father from Safwan ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-‘Attar from a man from our people who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), asked me, ‘O so and so, do you sometimes need something? Do you visit the great Masjid near you…

    Al-Kāfi #1852 Volume 3 Read the narration
  26. 3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if there is Zakat on jewelries. He (the Imam) said, ‘If so nothing will remain…

    Al-Kāfi #1981 Volume 3 Read the narration
  27. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is made (by the ruler) to pay one out of ten if he can count it as…

    Al-Kāfi #2067 Volume 3 Read the narration
  28. Love your Muslim brother. Love for him what you love for yourself. Hate for him what you hate for yourself. If you need…

    Al-Amālī #515 Volume 1 Read the narration
  29. "I wrote to Abu al-Hasan (al-Kadhim) (as) with a supplication containing, 'Praise be to God to the extent of His…

    Al-Kāfi #292 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Ayyub ibn Nuh or certain individuals of his people from Ayyub from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said that

    certain individuals of our people has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘When four things spread four…

    Al-Kāfi #1555 Volume 2 Read the narration
  31. 3. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Walid al-Wassafiy who has said the following

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

    Al-Kāfi #114 Volume 4 Read the narration
  32. 4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who in the month of Ramadan plays with his wife until semen discharge…

    Al-Kāfi #385 Volume 4 Read the narration
  33. 4. From Safwan ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who gives birth after al-‘Asr if she completes or stops…

    Al-Kāfi #538 Volume 4 Read the narration
  34. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Safwan ibn Yahya who has narrated the following

    “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who swears but his mind is on something other than that for…

    Al-Kāfi #799 Volume 7 Read the narration
  35. 2. [2/293] Rijal al-Kashshi: Ali b. al-Hasan from Muhammad b. al-Walid from Safwan b. Yahya who said

    I said to Abi al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلام: May I be made your ransom, what you did for Yunus [b. Ya’qub] has greatly…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #404 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from al-‘Abbas ibn Ma‘ruf from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn Sinan from ‘Ammar ibn Marwan from Sama‘ah ibn Mehran, from abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) regarding his saying

    ‘A fasting person has the choice until Zawal (declining of the sun toward the west at noontime)’. He said: ‘It is about…

    Al-Kāfi #474 Volume 4 Read the narration
  37. 4. [4/314] al-Tawhid: My father from Sa’d from Muhammad b. al-Husayn from Safwan b. Yahya from Abd al-Rahman b. al-Hajjaj who said

    I asked Aba Abdillah عليه السلام about the words of Allah Mighty and Majestic “The Beneficent Istawa over the throne”…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #429 Volume 1 Read the narration
  38. 3. [3/322] al-Kafi: Ahmad b. Idris from Muhammad b. Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan b. Yahya from A’sim b. Humayd from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام. He said

    I talked to Abi Abdillah عليه السلام about what they (proto-Sunnis) narrate concerning the vision (of God). He said: The…

    Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara #437 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from and Afi ibn Muhammad all from Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Tamimiy from Ayyub ibn Nuh from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jundab who has said the following

    “I once heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘It is not unlawful to eat buffalo meat and the use of its milk and ghee for…

    Al-Kāfi #1230 Volume 6 Read the narration
  40. Hadith.5550 - Ibn Abi Umayr and Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj, who said

    I asked Abu Al-Hasan (as) about what people say regarding making a will for one-third or one-fourth of one's wealth at…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #580 Volume 4 Read the narration
  41. Hadith.5708 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abdullah ibn Jundub from Hisham ibn Salim who said

    Hafs Al-Awar asked Abu Abdullah (as) while I was present, saying: "My father had a hired worker who had something with…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #749 Volume 4 Read the narration
  42. H 414 - It is narrated from Fadhl bin Shazan from Ibn Abi Najran from Safwan bin Yahya from Abu Ayyub Kharraz from Muhammad bin Muslim from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s) that he said

    “One who fixes the time of reappearance for you, do not pay attention to his falsification, because we have not…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #680 Volume 1 Read the narration
  43. 4. All of my scholars narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Ibrāhīm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to Ibn Abī Ya’fūr: Increasingly establish prayers in the Mosque of the Messenger…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #40 Volume 1 Read the narration
  44. 3. A group of our scholars narrated to me from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Ibrāhīm ibn Mahziyār, from his brother ‘Ali, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, Ibn Abī ‘Umayr, and Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Mu’āwiyah ibn ‘Ammār, who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said to Ibn Abī Ya’fūr: Do not neglect going to the sites (around Madīnah) or the…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #49 Volume 1 Read the narration
  45. 5-3 Al-Mudhaffar ibn Ja’far Al-Alawi As-Samarqandi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Mas’ood al-Ayyashi quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority Yusuf ibn As-Sakht, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Qasim al-Uraydhi Al-Husseini, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Abdurrahman ibn al-Hajjaj, on the authority of Ishaq and Ali - the sons of Abi Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad (as-Sadiq) (s)

    “The year Musa ibn Ja’far (s) was arrested, we went to see Abdurrahman ibn Aslam in Mecca. We had a letter from Abil…

    ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā #41 Volume 1 Read the narration
  46. Hadith.4974 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abu Al-Hasan (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "O' my father, hire him! Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and trustworthy" (Surah Al-Qasas, 28:26). Imam (as) said

    "Shu'ayb (as) said to his daughter, My daughter, he is strong as you recognized by his lifting of the rock, but how did…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #8 Volume 4 Read the narration
  47. Hadith.5573 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abu Al-Hasan (as) who said

    "I asked Imam (as) about a man who dedicates a property as an endowment (waqf) and then later decides to change…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #603 Volume 4 Read the narration
  48. Hadith.5868 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abu Al-Sabbah Al-Kinani, who said

    I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Inform me about this statement, whose words are: 'I ask…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #914 Volume 4 Read the narration
  49. Hadith.3912 - Safwan bin Yahya narrated from Abu Muhammad Al-Khayyat, from Mujammi', who said

    I said to Abu Abdillah (as), "I take on garments to sew and then give them to young workers, keeping one-third and…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #795 Volume 3 Read the narration
  50. Hadith.4450 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Abu Ja'far with reference to Mird'ah

    I said to Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a woman based on her terms but then died before she made her…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1236 Volume 3 Read the narration
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