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إسماعيل الكاتب

Ismail al-Katib

Ismail al-Katib kept company with al-Bāqir (ʿa) and al-Jawād (ʿa).

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

When he lived

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

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2 narrations 50% of them in Al-Kāfi 2 men stand next to him in a chain →

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

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The 4 names searched
  • إسماعيل الكاتب
  • إسماعيل أبو أحمد
  • إسماعيل أبو أحمد الكاتب
  • إسماعيل أبو أحمد الكاتب الكوفي
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  1. Hadith.4952 - Ibrahim ibn Hashim narrated from Amr ibn Uthman, from Ahmad ibn Isma'il al-Katib, from his father, who said

    Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) entered the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and some people said: "Why don't you…

    Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh #1743 Volume 3 Read the narration
  2. 3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Ahmad ibn ’Isma‘il al-Katib from his father who has said the following

    “Once abu Ja‘far (a.s.), went to Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred area). A group of Quraysh saw him. They asked, ‘Who is he?’…

    Al-Kāfi #1802 Volume 6 Read the narration
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Assembled from 4 entries and 3 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.