المعتقل بن عمر
al-Muʿtaqal b. ʿUmar
al-Muʿtaqal b. ʿUmar kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of al-Juʿfī. The books are divided about him: Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth holds him reliable, while Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ weakens him.
on later scholars only, not the early rijāl
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.
Jarḥ wa taʿdīl
| Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ | ضعيف ḍaʿīf — weak |
|---|---|
| Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth | ثقة thiqa — trustworthy p. 8736 |
A grade is the judgement of the scholar who wrote it. Where the books divide, the chain turns on which of them you follow.
What the books state about him
- City or tribe
- al-Juʿfī — Kitāb al-Ḍuʿafāʾ
- Ja'fari (Tribe) — Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth
Also named
- المعتقل بن عمر
- المعتقل بن عمر الجعفي
- أبو عبد الله
3 entries across 3 books. Pages follow the editions this database holds.
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.