جعفر بن زياد الأحمر
Ja'far ibn Ziyad
Ja'far ibn Ziyad 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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9. He said: Abul Hasan ‘Ali ibn Bilal al-Mahlabi reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Abdillah al-Ishfahani, who reported from Ibrahim b Muhammad al-Thaqafi, who reported from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, who reported from Ibrahim ibn Harasah, who reported from Ja’far ibn Ziyad al-Ahmar, who reported that Zaid ibn al-Husayn, peace be upon him, once read the verse: ’And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town and there was beneath it a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man. So your Sustainer (i.e. Allah) willed that they should attain their maturity and bring forth their treasure....’ (al-Kahf, 18: 82) Then he said
"Allah guarded their treasure because of their father’s righteousness; so who is worthier for the best protection than…
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. al-Hasan al-Mu’addab narrated to us from Ahmad b. `Ali al-Isfahani from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali narrated to us. He said: Ibn Harasa al-Shaybani narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b. Ziyad al-Ahmar narrated to us from Zayd b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. `Ali (as). He recited, “Their father had been a righteous man, so your Lord intended them to reach maturity and then extract their treasure.” (18:82) Then, Zayd said
Allah protected them because of the righteousness of their father; so, who is more deserving of protection than us?! The…
Assembled from 2 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.