Narrator

جعفر بن علي

Ja'far bin 'Ali bin Abi Talib

Ja'far bin 'Ali bin Abi Talib kept company with al-Ḥusayn.

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

When he lived

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

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3 narrations 33% of them in Al-Kāfi

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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  1. 14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ja‘far ibn Ali who has said the following

    “I saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), doing sajdah for after Salah (prayer), his arms spread on the ground and his chest and…

    Al-Kāfi #1226 Volume 3 Read the narration
  2. 7. It was narrated to me by Ja’far b. Ali from his father from al-Hussain from his father al-Hassan b. Ali from Abdillah b. al-Mughira from al-Abbas b. ’Amir from Abi al-Sahari from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said

    Once Imam Ja’far Sadiq was asked about the ruling regarding a drunkard. Imam (a.s.) replied, “His prayers will not be…

    Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #958 Volume 1 Read the narration
  3. H 246 - It is narrated through the same chains of narrators from Abul Husain Muhammad bin Ja’far Asadi from Saad bin Abdullah Ashari that he said: Narrated to us Shaykh Saduq from Ahmad bin Ishaq bin Saad Ashari that an associate of his came and said that Ja’far bin Ali has sent him a letter introducing himself and claiming that he is the Qaim after his father and that he is in possession of all the sciences that people need. Ahmad bin Ishaq says that when I read Ja’far bin Ali’s letter, I wrote a letter to the Imam of the Time (a.s) and also enclosed Ja’far’s letter. The following reply came from the Imam

    In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allah keep you safe and in health. I received your communication…

    Kitāb al-Ghayba #461 Volume 1 Read the narration
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