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عمرو بن شمر

Amr ibn Shimr

Amr ibn Shimr kept company with al-Bāqir (ʿa) and al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of Ja'fi (tribe). Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ and Rijāl al-Najāshī weaken him.

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

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189 narrations 46% of them in Al-Kāfi 28 men stand next to him in a chain →

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  1. 6. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from his father Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān Al-Bazzāz, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir, who said

    Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said, “Those who want to hold onto the ‘firmest…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #113 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Ali ibn al-Hadid from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following

    “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of the Sunnah (noble tradition) to lift up all the four corners of the coffin (in a…

    Al-Kāfi #637 Volume 3 Read the narration
  3. 2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘ Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever seeks the pleasure of people with that which angers Allah, the people…

    Al-Kāfi #1364 Volume 2 Read the narration
  4. 6. Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā (ibn ‘Ubayd), from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥusain ibn Abī Ghundar, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), who said

    The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) said: The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) came to visit us (one day). Um Ayman had…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #129 Volume 1 Read the narration
  5. 8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Husayn ibn al-Farat from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whoever wants to be the richest among the people, what is with Allah should be more…

    Al-Kāfi #476 Volume 2 Read the narration
  6. 1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘ Amirah from ‘ Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “Of the rights of the believer on his believing brother (in belief) is to satisfy his hunger, provide covering for his…

    Al-Kāfi #605 Volume 2 Read the narration
  7. 38. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Salama ibn al-Khattab from Ali Ibn Sayf from ‘Amr Ibn Shimr from Jabir from Abu Ja‘far (AS) who has said the following

    “When the Holy Prophet (SAW) passed away, the angels, Al Muhajirun and Al Ansar prayed over his body group after group.”…

    Al-Kāfi #1218 Volume 1 Read the narration
  8. 7. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Salih ibn ‘Aqaba from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following.

    “Once the Holy Prophet (s.a) said to Fatima, “Rise and bring that tray.” She went and took out the tray with fresh bread…

    Al-Kāfi #1241 Volume 1 Read the narration
  9. 1. al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan al-Hassani may grant him blessings and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah all of them from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdallah al-Khuza’i from Nasr ibn Muzahim from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “When the daughter of Yazdegerd was brought before ‘Umar the girls of Medina would love to see her. When she entered the…

    Al-Kāfi #1262 Volume 1 Read the narration
  10. 2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), from Abī Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), who said

    The Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) said: There is a position in Hell that no one deserves except the killer of Ḥusain ibn…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #182 Volume 1 Read the narration
  11. 6. It is narrated from him (narrator of above Hadith) Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir who has said the following

    “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if two sons of any Muslim die and he considers it a decision of Allah, the Most…

    Al-Kāfi #833 Volume 3 Read the narration
  12. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from Ali b. Sayf from his brother al-Hussain from his father Sayf b. ’Umayra from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Ja’far Muhammad b. Ali (a.s.) who said

    “If a few children of a person die and if he/she hopes for reward in turn those children will act as a shield in front…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #752 Volume 1 Read the narration
  13. 10. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Qummi, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Sa’d ibn Abdullah, who reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, who reported from Harun ibn Muslim, from ‘Ali ibn Asbat, from Saif ibn Umayrah, from Amru ibn Shimr, from Jabir who said: I told Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir (as): "When you relate a tradition to me, provide its chain of narrators for me." He said: "My father reported to me, from my grandfather, from the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, from Jibraeel (as), from Allah, Most High. Whatever I mention to you is based on this chain of narrators." And then he said

    "O Jabir, a tradition received by you from a truthful source is better for you than the whole world and whatever is in…

    Al-Amālī #50 Volume 1 Read the narration
  14. 5. He said: Abul Qasim, Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawlawayh - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Idrees together, from ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Sa’d al-Ashariy, from al-Husayn ibn Nasr ibn Muzahim al-Attar, from his father, from Amru ibn Shimr, from Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jo’afi, from Abu Ja’far al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said

    I heard Jabir ibn Abdillah ibn Haraam al-Ansari say: ’If Salman and Abu Dharr, may Allah bless them with mercy, were to…

    Al-Amālī #256 Volume 1 Read the narration
  15. 1. He said: Abul Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Walid, may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, who reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, who reported from his father, who reported from Ahmad ibn al-Nadhr al-Khazzaz, from Amru ibn Shimr, from Jabir ibn Yazid, that

    Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be upon him, said: Abu Dharr al-Ghifari stood near al-Kabah and…

    Al-Amālī #258 Volume 1 Read the narration
  16. 13. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed ibn Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by JIbra’eel bin Ahmad al-Faryabi, that he said: I was told by Hasan bin Khazrad, from Muhammed bin Musa bin Furat, from Ya’qub bin Suwayd bin Mazeed al-Harithi, from Amru ibn Shimr, from Jabir bin Yazid, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he [1] said

    I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, why was the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, named the…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #95 Volume 1 Read the narration
  17. 4-118 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted his father, on the authority of Ahmad ibn an-Nazr, on the authority of Amr ibn Shimr, on the authority of Jabir, on the authority of Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) that on the pulpit God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “

    Indeed the best four names are Abdullah, Abdul Rahman, Haritha and Himam. And the worst four names are Zarar, Marrat,…

    Al-Khiṣāl #632 Volume 1 Read the narration
  18. 4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ‘Isma’il ibn Mehran from ‘Ubayd ibn Mu‘awiyah ibn Shurayh from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir (Ibn Yazid Al Ju'fi) from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), from Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah al Ansari who said

    “One day the Messenger of Allah (sw) came out to visit Fatima (SA) and I was with him (the Messenger of Allah). When I…

    Al-Kāfi #2015 Volume 5 Read the narration
  19. Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from al-Hasan b. al-Husayn b. Aban from Muhammad b. Awrama from `Amr b. `Uthman al-Khazzaz from `Amr b. Shimr from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as). He said

    Musa b. `Imran said: O Lord! Admonish me. He said: I admonish you of [your duty to] Me. So, he said: O Lord! Admonish…

    Al-Amālī #828 Volume 1 Read the narration
  20. 27. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isam al-Kulayni (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Muhammad ibn Ya`qub al-Kulayni said: Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn Ma`an said: Muhammad ibn `ali ibn `Atikah on the authority of al-Husayn ibn al-Nadr al-Fihri, on the authority of `Amr alAwza`I, on the authority of `Amr ibn Shimr, the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju`fi, on the authority of Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (AS), on the authority of his father (AS) that

    His grandfather, Imam `Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, delivered the following sermon seven days after the death of…

    Al-Tawḥīd #63 Volume 1 Read the narration
  21. 1. 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 Abi Abdillah, from his father, from Ahmad bin Nadr, from Amru bin Shimr, from Jabir, 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

    Jibra’eel, peace be upon him, informed me that the wind of Paradise is found from the journey of a thousand years. It…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #643 Volume 1 Read the narration
  22. Once I was with Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) in his house. The house was crowded of people. They began to ask about…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #379 Volume 1 Read the narration
  23. Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from `Ali b. Sayf from his brother al-Husayn from his father Sayf b. `Amira from `Amr b. Shimr from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir (as). He said

    Whoever loses children after teaching them about Allah, they will shield him from the Fire by the permission of Allah.

    Al-Amālī #842 Volume 1 Read the narration
  24. (38) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Muhammad bin Musa from Ahmad bin Abu Ahmad al-Warraq al-Jurjani from Muhammad bin Ali from Ali bin al-Hakam from Amr bin Shimr from Jabir that Abut-Tufayl had said

    “Once ibn al-Kawwa’ asked Amirul Mo’mineen (as) about anger. Amirul Mo’mineen (as) said: “How far anger is! A death…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #342 Volume 1 Read the narration
  25. 28-44 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Amr ibn Shimr, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid that Aba Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) was asked about the following words of God the Honorable the Exalted, ‘Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?’ The Imam (as) replied

    “O Jabir! Its interpretation is that when the Honorable the Exalted God destroys this creation; this world and houses;…

    Al-Khiṣāl #1282 Volume 1 Read the narration
  26. 574. Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Abbas, from Ali Bin Hammad, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, who has narrated the following: ‘Abu Ja’far (asws) regarding the Statement of Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic: “[42:23] and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein”, said; ‘The one who befriends (Tawalla) the successors (asws) from the Progeny (asws) of Muhammad (saww), and follows their (asws) footsteps, so that increases for him the Wilayah of the ones from the past from the Prophets (as), and the former Believers until their Wilayah arrives to Adam (as), and it is the Statement of Allah (azwj) “[27:89] Whoever brings good, he shall have better than it”, He (azwj) will Enter him into the Paradise, and it is the Statement of Allah (azwj): “[34:47] Say

    Whatever reward I have asked of you, that is only for yourselves”. He (saww) is saying that the reward is the cordiality…

    Al-Kāfi #574 Volume 8 Read the narration
  27. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to us by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad and Ibrahim b. Hashim and al-Hassan b. Ali al-Kufi from al-Hussain b. Sayf from his brother Ali from his father from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju’fi from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said

    Jibrail (a.s.) came to the Messenger of Allah (sawa) and said: ‘If a person of your Ummah recites Laa ilaaha illallaah…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #17 Volume 1 Read the narration
  28. 3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘ Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “About the words of Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High, ‘He answers the prayers of the righteously striving believers…

    Al-Kāfi #1777 Volume 2 Read the narration
  29. 9. We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Abdul-Aziz bin Yahya al-Jaloudi in Basra, that he said, I was told by Mughaira bin Muhammed, that he said: We were told by Rajaa’ bin Salama, from Amru bin Shimr, from Jabir al-Ju’fi, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali, peace be upon them both, that he said: The Commander of the Believers, Ali bin Abi Talib, Allah’s blessings be upon him, gave a speech in Kufa after his return from Nahrawan, and it had reached him that Mu’awiya is verbally insulting him, cursing him and killing his companions, and so he stood up to give a speech. Then he praised Allah and commended Him, and he sent blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and he mentioned what Allah bestowed of grace upon His Prophet and upon himself, then he said

    Were it not for a verse in the Book of Allah, I would not have mentioned what I am now mentioning in this position of…

    Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār #91 Volume 1 Read the narration
  30. 14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Sayf from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir (Al Ju’fi) who has said the following

    “Once I asked Abu Ja‘far (AS), ‘Describe to me the Prophet (SAW) of Allah.’ The Imam (AS) said, “The Holy Prophet (SAW)…

    Al-Kāfi #1194 Volume 1 Read the narration
  31. 2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥammād, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), who said

    Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: ‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said to Ḥusain (a.s.), “O Abā…

    Kāmil al-Ziyārāt #163 Volume 1 Read the narration
  32. 7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir who has said the following

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

    Al-Kāfi #451 Volume 5 Read the narration
  33. 1. My father (rah) said: it was narrated to me by Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa and Ibrahim b. Hashim from al-Hussain b. Sayf from his father Sayf b. ’Umayra from ’Amru b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said

    “Every animal walking on this earth, fishes of oceans and every small and big thing in the earth and the heaven repents…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #492 Volume 1 Read the narration
  34. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Isma’il ibn Mehran from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) , who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause,…

    Al-Kāfi #142 Volume 5 Read the narration
  35. 2. My father (RA) said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said: Muhammad ibn `Isa said, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, on the authority of `Amr ibn Shimr, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid that

    I asked Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) about the Word of the Mighty and High: He (AS) said: O Jabir! After Allah, the Mighty…

    Al-Tawḥīd #309 Volume 1 Read the narration
  36. 11. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Muhammad ibn Ali from abu Baqqah from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Amr ibn Shamir from Jabir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following

    “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Whenever you meet, you should do so by offering the greeting of peace and shaking…

    Al-Kāfi #651 Volume 2 Read the narration
  37. 9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn al-Mukhtar from ‘Amr ibn Shamir who has said the following

    “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘If one drinks one sip of wine Allah will not accept his Salat…

    Al-Kāfi #1682 Volume 6 Read the narration
  38. My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from Muhammad b. Khalid from Ahmad b. al-Nadr al-Khazzaz from `Amr b. Shimr from Jabir from Abi Ja`far (as). He said

    There was a Jewish boy who would come frequently to the Prophet (s) until he loved him. Sometimes, he would send him off…

    Al-Amālī #644 Volume 1 Read the narration
  39. 1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Khalfad af-Sindiy from “Amr ibn Shamir from (Jabir) who has said the following

    “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), if one can marry his al- Qabilah (special nurse who helps…

    Al-Kāfi #1771 Volume 5 Read the narration
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