المفضل
Al-Mufaddal
Al-Mufaddal kept company with al-Bāqir (ʿa), al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and al-Kāẓim (ʿa).
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
When he lived
The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Bāqir (ʿa), al-Ṣādiq (ʿa), al-Kāẓim (ʿa)
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Counted from the narrations and chains this database holds — not a record of everything he transmitted.
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Sinan narrated to us from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Yunus b. Thibyan from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata. He said
Darrar b. Damra al-Nahshali visited Mu`awiya b. Abi Sufyan. He said to him: Describe `Ali to me. He said: Rather, excuse…
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(3) Ali bin Ahmad al-Bandaneeji narrated from Abu Obaydillah bin Musa al-Alawi from Ali bin al-Hasan from Isma’eel bin Mihran from al-Mufadhdhal bin Salih from Ma’ath bin Katheer that Abu Abdullah Ja’far bin Muhammad (as) had said
“The will had been revealed from the Heaven to the Prophet (S). It was a sealed book. No other sealed book had been…
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6-27 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taliqani narrated that Muhammad ibn Hammam quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Bondar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Hilal, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of al-Mufadhdhall ibn Umar, on the authority of As-Sadiq Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (s) that
God’s Prophet (s) said, “When I was taken for the Ascension to the heavens, my Lord - the Exalted the Magnificent -…
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(2) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from al-Mufadhdhal bin Ibraheem al-Ash’ary, Sa’dan bin Iss’haq bin Sa’eed, Ahmad bin al-Husayn bin Abdul Melik and Muhammad bin Ahmad bin al-Hasan al-Qatawani all from al-Hasan bin Mahboob az-Zarrad from Ali bin Ri’ab that Muhammad bin Muslim ath-Thaqafi had said
I have heard Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali al-Baqir (as) saying: “Whoever tries his best in worshipping Allah without…
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(8) It was narrated that Zurara bin A’yun had said
“One day I visited Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as). On his right side there was the master of his sons Musa (al-Kadhim) (as)…
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10. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ja’far al-Asadi, that he said: We were told by Musa bin Imran, from Hussain bin Yazid, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from Thabit bin Dinar, from Sa’eed bin Jubayr, that he said: Yazid bin Qa’nab said
I was sitting with Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib and a group from the sons of Abdul-‘Uzza opposite to the Sacred House of…
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421. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Al-Khurasany, from Al-Mufazzal Bin Umar who said
I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah (asws) at Al-Kufa in the days of Ali Bin Al-Abbas. So when we ended up to…
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8. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (RA) said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Sayrafi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Hammad, on the authority of alMufaddal ibn `Umar al-Ju`fi that Verily, the Omnipotence of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, cannot be predetermined, and worshippers have no power over His Attributes, not can they reach the core of His Knowledge or the extent of His Majesty. There is nothing that exists besides Him. He is Light without darkness, Truth without falsehood, Justice without oppression, and Reality without Non-reality. He has never vanished nor ever will. He was there when there was no Earth or sky. He was there when there was no night or day. He was there when there was no sun or moon. He was there when there were no stars, clouds, rain or wind. Then Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, wished to make a creation that would revere His Majesty, glorify His Magnificence, and honor His Sublimity. Thus, He commanded
“Be you both protectors;” therefore, they were as Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has said. The Compiler of this Book…
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`Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Daqqaq (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ja`far al-Asadi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Yazid from Muhammad b. Sinan from al Mufaddal b. `Umar from Thabit b. Dinar from Sa`id b. Jubayr. He said
Yazid b. Qa`nab said: I was sitting with al-`Abbas b. `Abd al-Muttalib and a party of the tribe of `Abd al `Uzza were…
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2. Muḥammad ibn Ya’qūb narrated to me from Abī ‘Ali Al-Ash’ari, from someone whose name he mentioned, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, who said: I went to Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and said, “
I yearn for Gharī!” “Why do you yearn for it?” the Imam (a.s.) asked. “Because I love the Commander of the Believers…
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9. Muhammad ibn `Ali Majilwayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said, on the authority of his paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Abu al-Qasim, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, on the authority of alMufaddal ibn `Umar that Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) said
Whoever claims that Allah, the Mighty and High, is from something, in something, or on something, he has surely…
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Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh narrated to us. He said: My uncle Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Ali al-Qurashi narrated to us from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers. He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Surely, Allah revealed to this world: “Tire those who serve you and serve those who…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Barqi from Ahmad b. al-Nasr. He said: Abu Jamila al-Mufaddal b. Salih narrated to me from Sa`d b. Turayf from al-Asbagh b. Nubata from `Ali (as). He said
The Jews came to a woman from among them named `Abda. They said to her: O `Abda! As you know, Muhammad has destroyed the…
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`Ali b. Ahmad (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i narrated to us from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar. He said: al-Sadiq (as) said: My father narrated to me from his father (as): Al-Hasan b. `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) was the most devout, ascetic, and virtuous person of his time. When he would perform Hajj, he would perform Hajj on foot – sometimes barefoot. When he would remember death, he would weep. When he would remember the grave, he would weep. When he would remember the Resurrection, he would weep. When he would remember the passing on the Path, he would weep. When he would remember a promise to Allah, he would gasp in a way that would distress him. When he would stand in prayer, his limbs would tremble before his Lord. When he would remember Paradise and the Fire, it was as though he was stung; he would ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire. He (as) would not recite “O you who believe” from the Book of Allah except that he would say
“I am at Your service, O Allah, I am at Your service.” (labbayk allahumma labbayk) He would not be seen in any condition…
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Kufi narrated to us from Musa b. `Imran al-Nakha`i from his uncle al-Husayn b. Yazid al-Nawfali from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Yunus b. Thibyan from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) that he said: Gaining fame through worship is a suspicion. Surely, my father narrated to me from his father from his grandfather that `Ali (as) [said]: The Messenger of Allah (s) said
The most servile of people is one who establishes the obligations. The most generous of people is one who gives the…
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4-44 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Sa’ed Abady quoted Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Sin’an, on the authority of Al-Mufaz’zal ibn Umar, on the authority of Abil Jarud Zyad ibn al-Monzar, on the authority of Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jo’afy, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari, “Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) delivered a sermon, recited praises and glorifications of God. Then he stated, ‘O people! There are four individuals among the Prophet’s companions here. These four well-known companions of God’s Prophet are Anas ibn Malik , Al-Bara ibn Azib, Ash’ath ibn Qays and Khalid ibn Yazid al-Bajaly. Then Ali (MGB) turned to Anas (ibn Malik) and said, ‘
O Anas! You heard God’s Prophet (MGB) say, ‘This Ali is the master of whomever I am the master of.’ However, you are not…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sa`d Abadi narrated to us rom Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah al-Barqi from his father from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Abi’l Jarud from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Jabir b. `Abdullah al-Ansari. He said
Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) delivered a sermon to us. He praised Allah and commended him, then said: O…
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2. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan and Ali ibn Muhammad have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami from one of our people from al-Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.
(a.s.), “When al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) was about to leave this world he said, “O Qanbar, see if you there is any…
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Muhammad b. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi’l Qasim narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Ali al-Sayrafi from Muhammad b. Sinan from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq from his father from his grandfather (as). He said
Umm Salama the wife of the Prophet (s) was informed that a servant of hers had lowered the status of `Ali (as) and…
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5. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Rāzi, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abī Ḥamzah, from Abī ‘Ali Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Karīm, from Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, from Jābir Al-Ju’fi, who said
Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) asked Mufaďďal, “What is the distance between you and the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.)?” He…
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(29) Abul Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda narrated from Muhammad bin al-Mufadhdhal bin Ibraheem bin Qayss bin Rummana al-Ash’ari from Ibraheem bin Muhzim from Khaqan bin Sulayman al-Kharraz from Ibraheem bin Abu Yahya al-Madani from Abu Haroon al-Abdi that Umar bin Abu Salama, the Prophet’s foster-son, and Abut-Tufayl Aamir bin Wathila had said
“We attended the prayer (for the dead) when Abu Bakr died. While we were sitting around Umar, who had been paid homage…
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Abu Ja`ar Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. `Ali b. Ahmad al-Sa’igh narrated to us. He said: Abu `Abdillah Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Khalili narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Ali b. Abi Bakr al-Faqih from Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Nawfali from Ishaq b. Yazid from Hammad b. `Isa from Zur`a b. Muhammad from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar. He said
I said to Abi `Abdillah al-Sadiq (as): How was the birth of Fatima (sa)? So, he said: Yes, when Khadija (as) married the…
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1. We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Haitham al-‘Ajali, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Ahmad bin Yahya bin Zakariya al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Abu Muhammed, Bikr bin Abdullah bin Habib, that he said: We were told by Tamim bin Buhlul, from his father, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Mufaddal bin Umar, that he said
Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, created the souls before the bodies by…
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H 129 - A group has narrated from Abu Mufaddal Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ubaidullah bin Matlab that he said: Narrated to me Abul Husain Muhammad bin Bahr bin Sahl Shaibani Rahni from Ali bin Harith from Saad bin Mansur Jawashini from Ahmad bin Ali Budaili from his father from Sudair Sairafi that he said
I, along with Mufaddal Ibn Umar, Abu Basir, Aban Ibn Taghlib came to our master, Abu Abdullah Ja’far Ibn Muhammad (a.s)…
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5-85 Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Musa - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Hamzih ibn al-Qasim al-Alavi al-Ab’basi quoted Ja’far ibn Malik al-Kufy al-Fazari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Zyad al-Zyat, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Zyad al-Azodi, on the authority of Al-Mufaz’zal ibn Umar, “
I asked Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), ‘What is meant by Abraham was tried by God in the following words of the…
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1. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Imran al-Daqqaq, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Hamza bin Qasim al-Alawi al-Abbasi, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Malik al-Kufi al-Fazari, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Hussain bin Zaid, the Oilman, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Ziyad al-Azdi, from Mufaddal bin Umar, from al-Sadiq, Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, that he said
I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And when Ibrahim was tested by his Lord with Words»…
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2. My father, ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan all narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Qāsim ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥasan ibn Rāshid, from Ḥusain ibn Thuwayr ibn Abī Fākhitah, who said
Yūnus ibn Żabyān, Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, Abū Salamah Al-Sarrāj, and I were sitting with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)).…
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`Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa al-Daqqaq (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Ta'i narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn al-Khashab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Muhsin narrated to us from al-Mufaddal b. `Umar from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his grandfather from his father (as). He said
Amir al-Mu’minin `Ali b. Abi Talib (as) said: By Allah, your world is nothing to me but a journey over a sweet…
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20-1 Abul Abbas Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abu Ahmad Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali al-Haruni quoted on the authority of Sa’eed Al-Hussein ibn Ali al-Adawi quoted on the authority of Abu Hamid Imran ibn Musa ibn Ibrahim, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Al-Qasim Ar-Raqqam, on the authority of Al-Qasim ibn Muslim, on the authority of his brother Abdul Aziz ibn Muslim, “At the times of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) we were in Marv. We had gathered together in the Jami’a mosque where the people were talking about the concept of Divine Leadership and the many differences which the people have with each other in that respect. I went to see my Master and my Friend Al-Ridha (s) and told him what the people said in that regard. He (s) smiled and said, ‘
O Abdul Aziz! The people are ignorant and have been tricked regarding their religion. The Blessed the Sublime God did…
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1. Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn al-’Ala’, may Allah grant him blessings, in a marfu‘ manner (rafa’aاu), has narrated the following from ‘Abd al-’Aziz ibn Muslim
“We had been with al-Rida (a.s.) at Merv. During an assembly in the central mosque on Friday, we attended the gathering.…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Musa al-Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Ya`qub narrated to us. He said: Abu Muhammad al-Qasim b. al-`Ala’ narrated to us from `Abd al-`Aziz b. Muslim. He said
In the days of `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as), we were in Marv, and we gathered in a mosque that we would attend on Friday.…
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H 178 - A group of scholars has narrated from Abu Mufaddal Shaibani from Muhammad bin Bahr bin Sahl Shaibani that he said: Bushr bin Sulaiman, Nakhkhas, a slave trader from the descendents of Abu Ayyub Ansari and a sincere Shia of Imams Ali Naqi and Hasan Askari (a.s) and their neighbor at Samarrah said
“One day Kafur, the slave of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s) came to me and summoned me to his master. When I went to the Imam, he…
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2. We were told by Abu’l-Abbas, Muhammed bin Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Talaqani, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abu Ahmad, Qasim bin Muhammed bin Ali al-Haruni, that he said: We were told by Abu Hamid, Imran bin Musa bin Ibrahim, from Hasan bin Qasim al-Raqqam, that he said: I was told by Qasim bin Muslim, from his brother, Abdul-Aziz bin Muslim, that he said
We were with al-Rida, peace be upon him, in Merv, so we gathered in the mosque on Friday at the beginning of our…
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(6) Muhammad bin Ya’qoob narrated from Abul Qassim bin al-Ala’ al-Hamadani that Abdul Aziz bin Muslim had said
We were with Imam ar-Redha (as) in Marw. We met with our companions in the mosque on Friday. They discussed the matter…
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9. Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja`far al-Hamdani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu al-Salt `Abd alSalam ibn Salih al-Harawi, on the authority of `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (AS), on the authority of his father (AS), on the authority of his forefathers (AS), on the authority of `Ali (AS) that
The Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “For Allah, the Mighty and High, are Ninety-Nine Names. Whoever calls Allah by them,…
Assembled from 1 entries and 1 mentions in the chains. Every word above is quoted from the book named beside it, and none of it is our judgement of him.