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.
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Kāẓim (ʿa), al-Riḍā (ʿa), al-Jawād (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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1. Abi (rah) from Sa’d b. Abdillah from al-Fadhl b. ’Amir from Musa b. al-Qasim from Safwan b. Yahya from al-Haytham b. Waqid who said
I heard Aba Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “If Allah has given His slave great bounties then if he praises Allah for those…
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1. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from Safwan b. Yahya from Kulayb al-Saydawi from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
“Know that those who visit mosque in darkness will get bright eyesight and glad-tidings on the Day of Judgment.”
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13. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-‘Abbas ibn Ma’ruf from Safwan ibn Yahya from Rib‘iy from Fudayl from Zurarah who has said the following
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘You must find a clean breastfeeding woman because milk may spread (its bad effects).”’
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4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Servants (of Allah) al-Hamid ibn Sa‘id who has said the following
“I asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the door of al-Safa’ saying, ‘Our people have differences about it. Certain ones…
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7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following
“Abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘If one hurts a bird in al-Haram (the sacred area) when one is not in the…
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2. It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan who said it was narrated to me by Muhammad b. al-Hassan al-Saffar from Ya’qub b. Yazid from Safwan b. Yahya from Harun b. Kharija from Abi Basir from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said
your deeds always trouble me.”
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3. Abi (rah) from Abdillah b. Ja’far from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from Safwan b. Yahya from Ibrahim b. Abi al-Balad from his father Yahya b. Abi al-Balad from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said
“Doing Miswak removes phlegm and increases intelligence.”
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1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “This is about the words of Allah, the most Majestic and Glorious, ‘Those who can afford pay ransom by feeding a destitute.’ (2:184) Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘
It is a reference to the old man who becomes thirsty. The words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, “So those who…
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5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“This is about the case of a man who escorts his brother for a distance of one, two or three days’ journey. One of the…
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man travels in the month of Ramadan and goes out after midday, he is required to…
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7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who misses Salah (prayer) to be performed during the day. He (the Imam)…
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18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from one of them (the two Imam)
“Someone asked the Imam (a.s.), about poor and destitute. He replied, ‘Poor is one who does not ask for help. Destitute…
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2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), was once asked about vegetables if there is Zakat on it, if sold in exchange for a great wealth. He (the Imam) said, ‘
No, Zakat is not due on it (such wealth) unless it remains with one for one year (in store).”’
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3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah) (a.s.), about a man who performs obligatory Tawaf…
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6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about a man who performs an…
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2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan ibn Yahya from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Without fast ’I‘tikaf is not valid.’”
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1. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Mansur ibn Hazim that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
“The people have been commanded and prohibited. Whoever has an excuse, Allah, the Mighty and High, forgives him.”
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Dhuraih al-Muharibi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The greater pilgrimage is the day of slaughter [1].
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2. 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, from Ayub bin Nuh, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Mu’awiya bin Ammar, that he said
I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the day of the greater pilgrimage, so he said: It is the day of…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya, and Muhammed ibn Ali bin Mahbub, from Muhammed bin Isa bin ‘Ubaid, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Isma’eel bin Jabir, from his narrators, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «That is a Day for which the people will gather, and that is a Day that is (to be) witnessed.» (11:103) He said
That which is the witnessed is the Day of Arafah, and that for which people will gather is the Day of Resurrection.
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3. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of al-`Abbas ibn Ma`ruf, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of the person who told him that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) was asked about the meaning of Bismillah al-Rahman alRahim. Thus, he (AS) answered: The ba * is the brilliance [baha] of Allah. The sin * is the splendor [sana] of Allah. And the min * is the Kingdom [mulk] of Allah.”
I asked, “What about Allah?” He (AS) replied, “The A * is the blessins [ala] of Allah over His Creatures from the bounty…
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8. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al`Attar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn `Imran al-Ash`ari, on the authority of `Ali ibn Isma`il, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority Abu Ayyub, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Muslim, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
The Jews asked the Messenger of Allah (SA): “Describe your Lord for us.” He (SA) did not answer them for three days…
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4. My father (RA) that Ahmad ibn Idris said: Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Jabbar, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Ali ibn Abu Hamzah that
I said to Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS): I heard Hisham ibn al-Hakam narrating from you that Allah, the Mighty and High,…
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2. 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, from Abbas bin Ma’ruf, from Safwan bin Yahya, from the one who told him, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about «Bism-il-Laah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem», so he said
The Baa’ is the Magnificence of Allah, the Seen is the Sublimity of Allah, and the Miim is the Kingdom of Allah. He…
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2. Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Idris (RA) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Jabbar, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Fudayl ibn `Uthman, on the authority of Ibn Abu Ya`fur that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: He is the First and the Last, and…
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2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) about the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: The Most Compassionate is firm on the…
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21. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn alHusayn, on the authority of both Abu Shu`ayb al-Mahamili and Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Muskan, on the authority of Abu Basir that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
When a group of people were debating before him about the deeds and actins, I heard him say, “The ability to act…
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5. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan alSaffar said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Mansur ibn Hazim that
Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said: Verily, Allah, the Mighty and High, created privileged and adversity before He…
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35. My father (RA) said with it that Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Yazid, on the authority of Safwan ibn Yahya, on the authority of Salmah al-Hannat, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Whenever there is food in a town other than what one person has bought then it is permissible for him to hold on to the…
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Hadith.3498 - Safwan ibn Yahya narrated from Al-Is ibn Al-Qasim, who said
I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who purchased a slave that had children from a free woman, and then the man freed…
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Hadith.3514 - Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id narrated from Safwan ibn Yahya, who narrated from al-Walid ibn Hisham: "I came from Egypt with some slaves, and when I passed by the tax collector (al-'Ashir), he asked me about them.
I said: 'They are all free.' When I arrived in Medina, I went to Abu al-Hasan (as), and informed him about what I had…
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3. All of my scholars narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-‘Aťťār, from Aḥmad ibn Abī Zāhir, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Sayf ibn ‘Amīrah, from ‘Ǐs ibn Qāsim Al-Bajali, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Is it obligatory to perform Ghusl before going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain…
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1. My father and my brother both narrated to me from Ḥasan ibn Mutawayh ibn Sindi, from his father, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb in the city of Kūfah, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from ‘Ǐs ibn Qāsim Al-Bajali, who said
I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), “Is it obligatory to perform Ghusl before going to the Ziyārah of Ḥusain ibn…
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73. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ali bin Hakam, from Dawud bin Huss’ain, from Ya’qoub bin Shu’aib, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I said to him: A man who remains among those who claim our cause will keep saying to the one whom Allah has favoured…
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I asked Abal Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) about the reward for going to the Ziyārah of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.). Imam…
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2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Safwan ibn Yahya who has said the following
“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘Certain people of your followers from Basrah assume…
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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…
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2. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Asim ibn Humayd who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a man asked Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s.), ‘Where should outsiders take Wudu’?’ He…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Both men and women should take a shower on Friday when at home. On the journey men…
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1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The recitation is not definite texts except on Friday in which there is Surah…
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan ibn Yahya from Dharih who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about nightly optional Salah (prayer) which are missed. Can I perform the…
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7. 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 performs Salah (prayer) on his stumper. He (the Imam) said, ‘He…
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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)…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Assembled from 11 entries and 38 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.