عبد الاعلى بن أعين العجلي
Abd al-A'la ibn A'yan
Abd al-A'la ibn A'yan kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of Kufa. Muʿjam Rijāl al-Ḥadīth holds him reliable.
on an early rijālī, reached through a later compiler
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. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘A’Yun who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) has said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “The biggest form of arrogance is to sink (belittle…
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8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Abd al-Jabbar from ibn Faddal from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ’Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn A‘yan who has said the following.
“Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) would say, ‘I was born of the descendents of the holy Prophet (s.a.) while I knew the book of…
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4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-Husayn ibn abu al-‘Ala’ from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘A’yun who has said the following
“I heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say, ‘Asking people for help is seeking to abolish one’s respect, as well as one’s…
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30. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘ Atiyyah from ‘Abd al-‘A‘la’ ibn ‘A‘yan who has said the following
I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who finds a prey in non-al-Haram (the sacred area) and ties it down next…
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(3) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Ahmad bin Younus bin Ya’qoob al-Ju’fi Abul Hasan from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abu Hamza that Abdul A’la bin A’yun had said
“Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (Imam as-Sadiq) said to me: “O Abdul A’la, undertaking our matter is not by knowing…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hussaian ibn Saif, from his brother, Ali bin Saif, from his father, Saif bin ‘Umayra, from Muhammed bin Marid, from Abdul-A’la ibn A’yan, that he said
I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: May I be sacrificed for you, there is a narration whom people narrate with…
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3. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn Sayf from his father, Sayf from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘A’Yun who has said the following
“Once certain individual of our people wrote to Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) asking him about certain issues and they ordered me…
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3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Nasr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ’A‘yan who has said the following
“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Certain ones of the wives of the Holy Prophet, had said, ‘Does Muhammad…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from ‘Abd al-‘ Ala’ ibn ‘ A‘yan Mawla’ Ale Sam who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family…
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A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Tha‘laba ibn Maymun from ‘Abd al-A‘la ibn ’A‘yan who said the following
“Once I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘If a person does not know, will he be held responsible?’ He said, ‘No, he will not…
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5. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Ali bin Hakam, from Saif, from Abdul-A’la bin A’yan, that he said: Abu Abdillah said (narrating) from his fathers, peace be upon them: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said
Indeed, the greatest arrogance is disdaining of the creation and stultification of the truth. I said: And what is it to…
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2. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from his father, from Nadhr bin Suwayd, from Abdul-A’la al-Arjani,from Abdul-A’la bin A’yan, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
Indeed, the stingy is the one who acquires a property from other than its lawful method and spends it in other than its…
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8. My father (RA) said: `Abd Allah ibn Ja`far al-Himyari said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of al-Hajjal, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of `Abd al-A`la ibn A`yun that
I asked Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) whether a person who knows nothing has any responsibility. He (AS) replied, “No.”
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(4) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Abdullah from al-Hasan bin Ali bin Fadhdhal from Safwan bin Yahya from Ishaq bin Ammar as-Sayrafi from Abdul A’la that Imam Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (as) said
“Knowing this matter is not enough to prove your loyalty unless you keep it secret from those, who are not reliable. It…
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42. It has been narrated that '
Abd al-A`la ibn A'yun said: I heard Abu 'Abd Allah (a.s) saying: If you intend to be my brothers and my companions, then…
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Hadith.2103 - It is narrated by Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abdul-A‘la ibn A‘yan, who said
"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who engaged in sexual relations with his wife at night while performing i'tikaf…
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5. He said: Abu Ghalib Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Zurari reported to me from Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, from al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali from Zakariyya, from Muhammad ibn Sinan and Yunus ibn Yaqoob, from Abdul A’ala ibn A’ayan who said
I heard Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, say: "Our first one is the ushering guide to our next one, and our next one is…
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20. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Sinan from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from ‘Abd al-‘A’la’ ibn ‘A‘yan who has said the following
“I was told about abu Ja‘far (a.s.), that he disliked two kinds of transactions: ‘Drop the merchandise without turning…
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2. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Asha‘ari has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abdallah ‘Ala’ ibn A‘yan who has said that
he heard Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) say: “With me is the arms of the Messenger of Allah. It is not disputable.” The Imam…
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9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Asbat from Sayf ibn ‘Amirah from ‘Abd al-‘Ala’ ibn ‘Ayun from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“Whoever believes in Allah and in the Day of Judgment must not sit in a seat whereby an Imam is belittled or a believer…
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(5) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus al-Moossily narrated from Muhammad bin Ja’far al-Qarashi from Muhammad bin al-Husayn bin Abul Khattab from Muhammad bin Ghiyath from Abdul A’la that Imam as-Sadiq (as) had said to him
“Undertaking our matter is not by believing and accepting it only. Undertaking our matter is by preserving and keeping…
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15. My father and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid (RA) both said: Sa`d ibn `Abd Allah said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Isa, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hajjal al-Asadi, on the authority of Tha`labah ibn Maymun, on the authority of `Abd Al-A`la ibn A`yun, that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) asked to interpret this verse: Had it been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed you, but the tedious journey was too long for them; and they swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with you; they cause their own souls to perish, and Allah knows that they are most surely liars. He (AS) said
“They indeed had the ability. Allah knew that they would have carried out their duty had it been a short and…
Assembled from 3 entries and 4 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.