Narrator

جعفر بن حيان

Ja'far ibn Hayyan

Ja'far ibn Hayyan kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and al-Kāẓim (ʿa).

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

When he lived

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

In this collection

2 narrations 100% of them in Al-Kāfi

Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.

Tarājim — his notice in each book

Rijāl al-Ṭūsī

p. 333

Entry no. 4967

Edition: ed. Jawād al-Qayyūmī al-Iṣfahānī, 1st edition, Ramaḍān 1415 AH

The first of 3 entries on him in this book under جعفر بن حيان.

His other headings there: جعفر بن حيان الصيرفي الكوفي جعفر بن حيان الكوفي

جعفر بن حيان، واقفي.

al-Kāẓim (ʿa)

Rijāl al-Ṭūsī

p. 174

Entry no. 2072

The second of 3 entries on him in this book under جعفر بن حيان الصيرفي الكوفي. It stands on the same page as another of them.

His other headings there: جعفر بن حيان جعفر بن حيان الكوفي

جعفر بن حيان الصيرفي الكوفي.

al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

Rijāl al-Ṭūsī

p. 174

Entry no. 2076

The third of 3 entries on him in this book under جعفر بن حيان الكوفي. It stands on the same page as another of them.

His other headings there: جعفر بن حيان جعفر بن حيان الصيرفي الكوفي

جعفر بن حيان الكوفي.

al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

Also named

  • جعفر بن حنان
  • جعفر بن حيان
  • جعفر بن حيان الصيرفي الكوفي
  • جعفر بن حيان الكوفي
The same names, transliterated
  • Ja'far ibn Hayyan
  • Ja'far ibn al-Hinanan
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Assembled from 3 entries and 1 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.