محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Khattab
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Khattab kept company with al-Jawād (ʿa), al-Hādī (ʿa) and al-ʿAskarī (ʿa) and was of Hamadan and died in 262 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-Jawād (ʿa), al-Hādī (ʿa), al-ʿAskarī (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. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Ayub, from Ammar bin Marwan, that he said
I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about booty theft, so he said: Everything that has been taken from the Imam is…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Hamza and Muhammed, the sons of Hamran, that they both said
We gathered with Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, among a group of his most glorious befrienders, and among us was…
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18. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from al-Saiyari, from Ibn Baqqah, from Abdul-Salam, that he ascribed it to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
It is disbelief in graces that a man says: «I ate such-and-such food, and it harmed me.»
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1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, that he said: We were told by Nadr bin Shu’aib, from Abdul-Ghaffar al-Jazi, that he said: I was told by the one who asked him – meaning al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: Can there be disbelief that does not reach (the extent of) polytheism? He said
Indeed, disbelief is polytheism. Then he stood up and entered the mosque, and he turned to me and said: Yes, (that…
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1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah be pleased with them both, that they both said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, that he said: We were told by Nadr bin Shu’aib, from Abdul-Ghaffar al-Jazi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Allah only wants, verily, to remove from you impurity, (O) Household, and to purify you a (complete) purification.» (33:33) He said
Impurity is doubt.
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8. We were told by Hasan bin Muhammed bin Sa’eed al-Hashimi, that he said: We were told by Furat bin Ibrahim, that he said: We were told by Ubaid bin Kathir, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Marwan, that he said: We were told by Ubaid bin Yahya bin Mahran al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain, from his father, from his grandfather, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ja’far bin Rasheed, from Ghiyath, that he said
I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: There is no jalb, nor janb, nor shighar in Islam. He said: Jalb is that…
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ali bin Asbat, from Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Harith bin Mughaira bin Nasri, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And (it is) an announcement from Allah and His…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Ammar bin Marwan, from Munkhil, from Jabir, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about this verse in the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And if you are killed in the Path of…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain, that he said: I was told by Abu Hafs, Muhammed bin Khalid, from his brother, Sufyan bin Khalid, that he said: Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said
O Sufyan, beware from rulership, for none have sought except that he has perished. Then I said to him: May I be…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Idrees, and Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Mansur, from Ahmad bin Khalid, from Ahmad bin Mubarak, that he said: A man said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: «There is a narration that is narrated with regards to that
a man said to the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him: «Indeed, I love» to which he said to him: «Prepare for…
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6. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Muhammed ibn Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Isma’eel bin Bazee’, from Muhammed bin ‘Adhafir, from his father, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was with us during some of his journeys, as a…
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2. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain ibn Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Abu’l-Maghra, Hameed bin Muthanna al-‘Ajali, that he said: I was told by Abu Hanifa, a man from our companions, of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The one who knows the dispute, he is not a weakened individual.
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussein, from Ibn Faddal, from Ali bin ‘Aqaba, from his father, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then He (accepted their repentance by) repenting upon them.» (9:118) He said
It is pardoning.
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The one who rides a riding animal, then falls from it and dies, will enter the Fire.
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1. 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 Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ibn Asbat, from Ali bin Abi Hamza, from Abu Baseer, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
Seeking connection to one’s kinship increases age and (giving) charity in secret extinguishes the anger of the Lord,…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed ibn Hussain, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Sahl al-Azdi al-‘Abid, that he said
I heard Abu Farwa al-Ansari, and he was one who used to journey, say: Isa ibn Maryam said: O assembly of disciples, by…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ali bin Asbat, from Ahmad bin Umar al-Hallal, from Ali bin Suwayd al-Madeeni, from Abu’l-Hasan, Musa, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about the veils which invalidate deeds. He said: The veils are (different) ranks: among them is what…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Muhammed ibn Hussain, from Ibn Sinan, from Hudhaifa bin Mansur, that he said
I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: The one who is Arabized after migration is (like) an abandoner of this…
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2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, and Muhammed bin Hussain, from Muhammed bin Yahya al-Khath’ami, from Ghiyath bin Ibrahim, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, from his father, from his grandfather, peace be upon them both, that he said
Ali, Allah’s blessings be upon him, said: Do not say: «Ramadhan», however, say: «the Month of Ramadhan», for indeed, you…
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2. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Muhammed bin Ubaid bin Mahran, from Saleh bin ‘Uqba, from Mufaddal bin Umar, that he said
At the presence of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, it was mentioned: «Indeed, We sent it down during the night of…
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1. 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, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ali bin Asbat, from Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, that he said
I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «O you who have…
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13. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Yahya bin Mubarak, from Ali bin Samit, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
We were with him during a funeral attendance, during which some of the people said: «May Allah give blessings to me in…
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61. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Mutayyal, the flour merchant, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Umar al-Karabeesi, from Abu Abdillah (as) that
he said: “The best among your youths is the one who resembles your old ones, and the worst among your old ones is the…
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1. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Abdul-Rahman bin Hajjaj, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
I asked him about the hameel, and he said: And what thing is hameel? I said: A woman who is taken as captive from her…
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1. We were told by my father, and Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant them both mercy, that they both said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, that he said: We were told by Nadr bin Shu’ayb, from Abdul-Ghaffar al-Jazi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he mentioned
that the weakened people are at (different) kinds, which some contradict the other, and that the one among the people of…
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74. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa ibn Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Jameel bin Saleh, from Waleed bin Abbas, that he said
I heard Abu Abdillah (a.s) say: “Nobility is good act. Honor is (possession of) property. Dignity is godfearness.”
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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 Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi Talib, from Ali bin Asbat, from Sulaym, the servant of Tarbal, from Hisham al-Jawaleeqi, that he said
I asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, of the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Glorified be Allah»…
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, and Ahmad bin Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Ali bin Asbat, from Hasan bin Yazid, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Salim, from Asbagh bin Nubata, that he said
The Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, said: Uthman bin Affan asked Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Muhammed bin Fudail, from Abu’s-Sabah, that he said
I asked Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when you enter into…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin Hussain, from Abu’l-Jawza’, from Hussain bin ‘Alwan, from ‘Amru bin Khalid, from Zaid bin Ali, from his fathers, peace be upon them, from Ali, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: There is not in my nation any monks, nor…
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1. We were told by Hasan bin Ahmad bin Idrees, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by my father, from Muhammed ibn Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, and Ya’qoub bin Yazeed, and Muhammed bin Abi’s-Sibhan, all of them, from Muhammed bin Abi Umayr, from Aban bin Uthman, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his grandfather, peace be upon him, that he said
Indeed, an Arabian came to Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and so he went out to him in…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Ali Majilawayh, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Ali bin Faddal, from Ali bin Nu’man, from Abdullah, bin Maskan, from Dawud bin Farqad, from Abu Shayba al-Zuhri, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, that he said
The worst of servants is a servant who has two faces and two tongues; (by which) he is tender with his brother in (his)…
Assembled from 7 entries and 13 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.