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جعفر بن أحمد المكفوف

Ja'far bin Ahmad al-Makfuf

Ja'far bin Ahmad al-Makfuf kept company with al-Kāẓim (ʿa).

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

When he lived

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

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2 narrations 100% of them in Al-Kāfi 3 men stand next to him in a chain →

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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. 2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Hamdan ibn Sulayman from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ja‘far ibn Ahmad al-Makfuf who has said the following

    “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), and asked about drinks like oxymel, rose- water, jam of mulberry,…

    Al-Kāfi #1792 Volume 6 Read the narration
  2. 1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from Ja‘far ibn Ahmad al-Makfuf who has said the following

    “I once wrote to him, meaning, abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and asked about oxymel, rose water, jam of…

    Al-Kāfi #1791 Volume 6 Read the narration
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