علي بن الحسين بن موسى بن بابويه
Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Babawayh
Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Babawayh was of Qom and died in 329 AH. Al-Fihrist and Rijāl al-Ṭūsī hold him reliable.
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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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … Ali bin Saaih that Abdullah bin Musa bin Ja’far (a) related
I asked my father (Imam al-Kadhim) whether the Keeping Angels know the good or bad deed before the servant acts them. He…
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My father, Allah have mercy upon him, related to us from Ali bin Ibrahim from his father from Ali bin Ma'bad from al-Hussein bin Khalid that Abu al-Hasan ar-Rida (a.s.) said
Our (true) Shia are those who submit to our orders, carry out our directives, and dissent from our enemies. He who is…
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My father (rh) narrated to us from Abdullah bin Ja’far from Ahmed bin Muhammad from Ibn Abi Najran that
he heard Abu al-Hasan (Imam ar-Ridha) (AS) saying: He who antagonizes our Shia is antagonizing us and whoever follows…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah and Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmed bin Mohammed bin al-Hasan… that Abu Abdullah (a) said
The Shia of Ali are atrophied-stomached, dry-lipped, and people of compassion, knowledge, and clemency. Their…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari from Harun bin Muslim from Mas’ada bin Sadaqa
As he was asked about the clear resoluteness that is seen in the manners of the believers, Abu Abdullah (a) answered:…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah… from Ali bin Abdil-Aziz that Abu Abdullah (a) said to him
O Ali bin Abdil-Aziz, do not be deceived by their weeping. God-fearing is surely in the heart.
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … Abu Bassir related
I asked Abu Abdullah (a): May Allah make me your sacrifice. Describe the Shia for me. He said: Our Shia are only those…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Ismaeel bin Mehran from Hamran bin Aayun that Abu Abdullah (a) related: Ali bin al-Hussein (a) was sitting in his house when the door was knocked. He asked one of his bondmaids to open the door. “We are some of your Shia,” they shouted from behind the door. As soon as
he heard this statement, the Imam jumped so hurriedly that he was about to fall down. When he opened the door, he took…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … al-Harithi from Ziyad al-Qandi that Abu Abdullah (a) said
To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon the…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … al-Harithi that Abu Abdullah (a) said
Anyone who enjoys stinginess, envy, and cowardice cannot be believer. The believer is never coward, stingy, or…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated from Sa’d bin Abdullah from … Hebbab al-Wasiti that Abu Abdullah (a) said
It is very ugly for a believer to be humiliated by his desires.
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ahmed bin al-Hasan bin Ali bin Faddhal from … Ammar bin Musa that Abu Abdullah (a) was asked whether the inhabitants of the heavens can see the inhabitants of the earth. He (a) answered
The inhabitants of the heavens can see only the believers, because they give light like the light of the stars. Some…
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Mohammed bin al-Hasan bin Ahmed bin al-Waleed narrated to us from Ahmed bin Idris from Ja’far bin Mohammed Bin Malik al-Fazari from Mohammed bin al-Hussein bin Zaid from Mohammed bin Sinan from al-Alaa bin al-Fudhayl that Imam as-Sadiq (a) said
He who loves a disbeliever will hate Allah and whoever hates a disbeliever loves Allah. He (a) then added: The friend of…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ali bin al-Hussein as-Sa’dabadi… from Jabir al-Ju’fi that Abu Ja’far (a) said
O Jabir, do you think that it is sufficient for those who claim being Shia to say that they cherish us; the Prophet’s…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ahmed bin Idris from Mohammed bin Ahmed from Ibn Abi Umair that one of the Imams (a) said
Some of you offer more prayers than others do. Some perform the hajj more often than others do. Some give alms more than…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Ali bin as-Salt that Mohammed bin Ajlan said
I was with Abu Abdullah (a) when a man attended and greeted. The Imam asked him about the manners of his friends. The…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ya’qoub bin Yazid from Mohammed bin Abi Umair from Mohammed bin Hamran that Abu Abdullah (a) said
He whoever says ‘La ilaha illa (A)llah’ –there is no god but Allah- sincerely will be in Paradise. Sincerity, here,…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah… from Safwan bin Mehran that Abu Abdullah (a) said
The true believer is he whose rage does not take him out of the right and whose satisfaction does not enter him into the…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Sa’d bin Abdullah from Ahmed bin Mohammed, al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi, and al-Hussein bin Saif from Sulaiman bin Amr from Muhajir Abu al-Hasan from Zaid bin Arqam that the
Prophet (s) said: He who says ‘La ilaha illa (A)llah’ –there is no god but Allah- sincerely will be in Paradise.…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Ali bin as-Salt from Ahmed bin Mohammed from as-Sindi bin Mohammed that Amir ul-Mu’minin (a) turned his face to the group who were following him and asked them about their beliefs. “We are your Shia, Amir ul-Mu’minin,” they answered. He said, “
But I cannot see the marks of the Shia on your faces.” “What are the marks of the Shia?” asked they. He (a) spoke: The…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ahmed bin Idris from Mohammed bin Ahmed from Mohammed bin Easa from Abu Mohammed al-Ansari from Amr bin Abi al-Miqdam from his father that Abu Ja’far (a) said to him
O Abu al-Miqdam, the Shia of Ali (a) are the pale, the thin, and the emaciated. Their lips are dry, their stomachs are…
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My father, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Ahmed bin Idris from Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari from Sahl bin Ziyad from al-Harith bin ad-Delhath (the servant of Imam ar-Ridha) that Abu al-Hasan (a) said
A servant will not be a faithful believer before he learns three characters: one from the Lord, one from His Messenger,…
Assembled from 6 entries and 8 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.