سفيان الثورى
Sufyan al-Thawri
Sufyan al-Thawri kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of Kufa.
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Ṣādiq (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 al-Hakim, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Abdul-Rahman al-Maruzi, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Muhammed ibn Ibrahim al-Jarjani, that he said: We were told by Abu Bakr, Abdul-Samad bin Yahya al-Wasiti, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali al-Madani, from Abdullah bin Mubarak, from Sufyan al-Thawri, from Ja’far bin Muhammed al-Sadiq, from his father, from his grandfather, from his father, from Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them, that he said
Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, created the Light of Muhammed, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family,…
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19. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Muuhammed bin Hussain bin Abi’l-Khattab, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Hammad bin Uthman, from Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «The poets, they are followed by the deviators.» (26:224) He said
Have you seen a poet being followed by anyone? They are only a people who gained (religious) knowledge for other than…
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2. He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Umar al-Ji’abi - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from Muhammad ibn Musa al-Hazrami, who reported from Malik ibn Abdillah ibn Saif, who reported from ‘Ali ibn Mu’bid who reported from Ishtaq ibn Yahya al-Ka’bi, from Sufyan al-Thori, from Mansur, from Rab’ee ibn Harash, from Huzaifa ibn al-Yaman, who said
I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, say: "Allah will distinguish His sincere servants and the pure…
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6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Qabisah from ‘Abd Allah al-Naysaburi from Harun ibn Muslim from Abu Musa from Abu al-‘Ala’ al-Shami from Sufyan al-Thawri from Abu Ziyad from al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.), who has said the following
“The Messenger of Allah (s.w) has said, ‘Feed your women, during their pregnancy, frankincense; if a child receives…
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3-222 Abu Ahmad al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abdoyeh al-Siraj in Hamedan narrated that Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Zabi quoted Muhammad ibn Abdul Aziz, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Musa al-Abasi, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, “Once I met Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) and asked him, ‘O (grand)son of the Prophet of God! Please give me some advice.’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘O Sufyan! One who is dishonest is not chivalrous. There are no brothers for the monarchs and there is no rest for the envious. There is no mastery for the ill-natured.’
Then I asked, ‘O (grand)son of God’s Prophet! Please tell me more!’ The Imam (MGB) told me, ‘O Sufyan! Trust in God so…
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4-9 Abu Sa’id Muhammad ibn al-Fazl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mozakir narrated that Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Sa’id quoted Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Vareh al-Razi, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Foryani, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, on the authority of Isma’il al-Sadi, on the authority of Abdeh Kheyr (ibn Yazid al-Hamedany)
“Ali (MGB) had four rings. A ruby ring for nobility; a turquoise ring for help; a Chinese iron ring for power; and an…
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12-56 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Yahya ibn Ajlan al-Marvazy al-Muqar’ri narrated that Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Gorjany quoted Abu Bakr Abdul Samad ibn Yahya al-Vaseti, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Madani, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Mubarak, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his grandfather (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB)
“The Blessed the Sublime God created the light of Muhammad 124,000 years before creating the Heavens, the Earths, the…
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26-7 Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Bandar al-Shafe’ee in Furqan narrated that Abul Abbas al-Himady quoted Salih ibn Muhammad al-Baghdady, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Amr al-Qavariri, on the authority of Mu’mel ibn Isma’il, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, on the authority of Alqamat ibn Morsed, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Barida, on the authority of his father that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
The people of Heaven are divided into one-hundred and twenty groups, eighty of which are my followers.”
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1. We were informed by Abu’l-Hasan, Muhammed bin Harun al-Zanjani, with regards to what he wrote to me at the hands from Ali bin Ahmad al-Baghdadi al-Warraq, that he said: We were told by Mu’adh bin Muthanna al-Anbari, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Asmaa’, that he said: We were told by Juwairya, from Sufyan bin Sa’eed al-Thawri, that he said
I said to Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon them: O son of Allah’s Messenger,…
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Abu’l Husayn Muhammad b. Harun al-Zanjani narrated to us. He said: Mu`adh b. al-Muthanna al-`Anbari narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Asma’ narrated to us. He said: Juwayriyya narrated to us from Sufyan al-Thawri from Mansur from Abi Wa’il from Wahb b. Munabbih. He said
I saw in one of the books of Allah: Surely, Yusuf (as) went with his caravan to the wife of al-`Aziz, and she was…
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3-257 Abul Hassan Muhammad ibn Ali ibn ash-Shah narrated that Abu Ishaq al-Khavas quoted Muhammad ibn Yunus al-Kadimi, on the authority of Sufyan ibn Vaki’a , on the authority of his father, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, on the authority of Mansoor, on the authority of Mujahid, on the authority of Komayl ibn Zyad
“Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) came to me, took my hand and took me out to the desert (outside of the town of Kufa). He sat…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. `Abdullah al-Warraq narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from al-Haytham b. Abi Masruq al-Nahdi. He said: Isma`il b. Mehran narrated to us from Muhammad b. Yazid from Sufyan al-Thawri. He said: Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to me from his father Muhammad b. `Ali from his father `Ali b. al-Husayn from his father al-Husayn b. `Ali from his brother al-Hasan from his father `Ali b. Abi Talib (as). He said
Whoever fasts one day in the beginning, middle, or end of Rajab, he will be forgiven of his past sins. Whoever fasts…
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Muhammad b. Ahmad b. `Ali b. Asad al-Asadi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi Bakr al-Wasiti narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Yusuf al-Jarudi narrated to us. He said: Abu Ishaq al-Fazari narrated to us from Sufyan al-Thawri and al-A`mash from `Abdullah b. al-Sa’ib from Zadhan from `Abdullah b. Mas`ud. He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: For Allah, there are angels who visit the Earth who deliver the salaam of my Nation to…
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2-100 Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Bandar narrated that Abu Hamid Ahmad ibn Ishaq al-Haravy quoted Abu Hafs Umar ibn al-Hassan ibn Nasr al-Qazi, on the authority of Mo’amil ibn Ahab, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih al-Misri, on the authority of Sufyan al-Sowri, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Akrama, on the authority of Ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Day and night are two carriages.”
Assembled from 6 entries and 2 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.