موسى
Musa
Musa kept company with al-Ṣādiq (ʿa).
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.
Found by searching the chains for these names, so a namesake may appear among them.
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Sinani al-Mukattib narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Harun al-Sufi narrated to us. He said: `Ubaydallah b. Musa al-Habbal al-Tabari narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn al-Khashab narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Muhsan narrated to us from Yunus b. Thibyan. He said
Al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) said: Surely, the people worship Allah for three reasons. (1) One group worship Him out…
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6. We were told by Muhammed bin Qasem, the exegete, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Hussaini, from Hasan bin Ali, from his father, from Muhammed bin Ali, from his father, peace be upon them, that he said
Musa bin Ja’far, peace be upon them both, entered into the place of a man who had drowned into the intoxication of death…
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11-40 Abu Abdullah Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad al-Ashnani Ar-Razi al-Adl in Balkh narrated that Ali ibn Mehrayat al-Qazvini quoted on the authority of Dawood ibn Soleiman al-Farra’, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father (s), on the authority of his forefathers (s), on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Ali (s), “A Jew asked the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (s): Let me know what is it that God does not have? What is it that is not with God? What is it that God does not know?”Ali (s) said, “
What God does not know is what you Jews say, ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of God!’ God does not know of any sons for…
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58-2 Al-Hakim Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Bayhaqi narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Sowli quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Zayd al-Nahawi, on the authority of Ibn Abi Abdoon, on the authority of his father
“Zayd ibn Musa - Ar-Ridha’’s brother - rebelled in Basra (in Iraq) in the year 199 A.H. (814 A.D.) and put the Abbasids’…
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8-4 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Taleqani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Zakariya from Medina who quoted on the authority of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Khalilan, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Attab ibn Osayd who narrated that
he had heard from a group of the Sheikhs from Medina, “Fifteen years of the rule of Harun Ar-Rashid had passed when…
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28-52 Muhammad ibn Bakran al-Naqqash in the Kufa Mosque and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Mokattib in Ray - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Hamadani - a servant of the Hashemites - quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father that Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) said, “
God will provide for the needs of this world and the Hereafter of whoever does not try to provide for his needs on the…
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28-44 Muhammad ibn Bakran al-Naqqash and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Mu’addib - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hamdani quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, “
I asked Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s) about the night of the middle of Sha’ban. The Imam (s) said, “It is the night to get…
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1. We were told by Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Abi Abdillah al-Sukuni, from Saleh bin Abi Hammad, that he said: We were told by Isma’eel bin Mahran, from his father, from Amru bin Abi’l-Miqdam, from Abu Abdillah, Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, from his fathers, from Ali, peace be upon them, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said: With regards to sheep, if you come forward,…
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23. Abu `Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ushnani al-Razi the Judge in Balkh said: `Ali ibn Mihrawayh al-Qazwini said: `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his forefathers, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) that A Jewish man asked `Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS): “Tell me what is not from Allah, what is not for Allah, and what Allah does not know?” Thus, he (AS) replied, As for what Allah, the Mighty and High, does not know that is your statement, O assembly of Jews, that `Uzayr is the son of Allah. Allah does not know of any sons for Himself. As for your word, what is not for Allah, then associating partners with Allah is not for Allah. And as for your word: what is not from Allah, then oppression is not from Allah. The Jewish man said
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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8. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isma`il alBarmaki, on the authority of `Ali ibn al-`Abbas, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Abd alRahman al-Hammani that
I said to Abu al-Hasan Musa ibn Ja`far (AS): Hisham ibn al-Hakam thinks that Allah is a body. There is nothing…
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11-36 Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim - the interpreter - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sayyar quoted on the authority of their fathers, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s), on the authority of his father Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (s), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (s) that
Ali ibn Al-Hussein (s) said, “The Honorable the Exalted God’s words ‘…Who has made the Earth your couch, and the heavens…
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11. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Astarabadi said: Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and `ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sayyar both said, on the authority of their father, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ali ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father, `Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja`far, on the authority of his father Ja`far ibn Muhammad, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali (AS) that
His father, `Ali ibn al-Husayn (AS), was asked to interpret the Word of Allah, the Mighty and High: Who made the Earth a…
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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: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdilah al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Isma`il narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Wahab al-Basri narrated to us. He said: Thawaba b. Mas`ud narrated to me from Anas b. Malik. He said
A son of `Uthman b. Math`un (ra) passed away, and his grief intensified to the point where he took to a place of prayer…
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37-4 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abul Husayn Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Asadi quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn al-Sowli, on the authority of Yusif ibn Aqil, on the authority of Ishaq ibn Rahawayh, “When Abul Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) was leaving Neishaboor to go to Al-Ma’mun, the scholars of traditions gathered around him and said, “
O son of the Prophet of God (a.s.)! You are leaving us and you will not inform us of any traditions to benefit us?” He…
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2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu al-Hassan al-Kinani from Ja‘far ibn Najih al-Kindi from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Ubaydallah al-‘Umari from his father from his grandfather from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.
“Allah, the Most Holy, the Most High sent a document to His prophet (s.a) before his death. He then said, “O Muhammad,…
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8-6 Tamim ibn Abdullah ibn Tamim al-Qurashi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that his father quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Ansari, on the authority of Soleiman ibn Ja’far al-Basri, on the authority of Umar ibn Waqid, “When Harun Ar-Rashid got worried about the noble characteristics of Musa ibn Ja’far (s) and the news he received from the followers of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (s) regarding his Divine Leadership, and their secret associations with him in the daytime and at night, he feared for himself and his rule. Then he thought of killing him with poison. Then he asked for some dates and ate some. Then he placed twenty dates on a tray, dipped a piece of thread in poison, and placed the date on a needle. He then thoroughly poisoned one of the dates with that thread until he was sure that the
poison has penetrated it. He did this several times and then placed the date among the other dates. He called in his…
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22. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said on he authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ahmad ibn al-Nadr, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Marwan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Sa’ib, on the authority of Abu al-Salih that `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas was asked to interpret the Word of the Mighty and High: And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said
My Lord! Show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain,…
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7. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ishaq from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Sulayman from Muhammad ibn ‘Imran who has said the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once when ’Amir al-Mu’minin was in the Masjid of al-Kufa, a certain people, who…
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If it is said: Is it not that some have opposed your beliefs; like those who believe that Mahdi is from the progeny of Ali (a.s), but not from the progeny of Husain, instead he is from the progeny of Muhammad bin Hanfiyyah? Among your opponents are Sabaiyya who believe that Ali (a.s) has not died. Some have said that he is Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, who has not died. Some have said
He is Hasan Ibn Ali Askari (a.s) and he has not died. Some have said that the Mahdi is his brother, Muhammad Ibn Ali,…
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Objection: It was mentioned in your discourse that we know the death of Musa Ibn Ja’far, just as we know the death of…
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Hadith.5595 - Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Nu'aym from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said
I asked Imam (as) about a man who granted residence in his house to another man for the duration of his life or made it…
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3-70 Abu Ahmad al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abdoyeh al-Siraj - the ascetic in Hamedan in the year 354 A.H. (965 A.D.) on the way back from the House of God narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Nasr ibn Mansoor al-Toosi quoted Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Keramat, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Musa, on the authority of Sheiban, on the authority of Al-A’amash, on the authority of Abi Salih, on the authority of Abi Hurayrih that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
There are three people with whom God shall not Speak to, Look upon, or Purify on the Resurrection Day. There shall be a…
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1. [1/152] Rijal al-Kashshi: Hamduwayh from al-Hasan b. Musa from Muhammad b. Asbagh from Marwan b. Muslim from Burayd al-Ijli who said
I entered upon Abi Abdillah عليه السلام so he said to me: if you had come in a little earlier you would have met Hayyan…
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47-11 Abul Qasim Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdillah ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that his father and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Majilawayh quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah Al-Barqi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Musa ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad al-Alawi, “We - a group of young Hashemite fellows - were with Abil Hassan Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) when Ja’far ibn Umar al-Alawi passed us by wearing worn-out clothes. Some of us looked at others and laughed at Ja’far ibn Umar’s clothes. Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said, ‘
You will soon see him very rich with a lot of followers.’ About one month later he became the governor of Medina and his…
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3. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (may Allah be pleased with him) said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-`Abbas ibn `Amr al-Fuqaymi, on the authority of Hisham ibn al-Hakam, that
a man asked Abu `Abdillah al-Sadiq (AS) whether Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, feels pleasure or anger. Thus, he (AS)…
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3. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutawakkil (RA) said: `li ibn al-Husayn al-Sa`dabadi said, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Barqi, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr, on the authority of Abu al-Hasan al-Musili that Abu `Abdillah (AS) said
A Jewish rabbi came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS), and asked him: “O Commander of the Faithful! Since when has…
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(4) Abdul Wahid bin Abdullah bin Younus narrated from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rabah az-Zuhri from Ahmad bin Ali al-Himyari from al-Hasan bin Ayyoob from Abdul Kareem bin Amr al-Khath’ami that Jama’a as-Sa’igh had said
“I heard al-Mufadhdhal bin Umar asking Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as): “Does Allah impose (upon people) to obey someone and…
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Ahmad b. Ziyad al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim from his father from al-Rayyan b. al-Salt. He said
I visited `Ali b. Musa al-Rida (as) and I said to him: O son of the Messenger of Allah! The people say: “You accepted…
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3. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, from his father, from Abbas bin Amru al-Fuqaymi, from Hisham bin Hakam, that
a man asked Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, about Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, if He has satisfaction and anger.…
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9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Flassan ibn Ali from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Musa ibn Bakr who has narrated the following
“I once said to Zurarah that ibn Bukayr has narrated to me from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), that the shares of brothers from the…
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2. [2/182] Tahdhib al-Ahkam: Via his chain to Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya from Muhammad b. Isa al-Yaqtini who said
Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha عليه السلام sent me a bundle of clothes, servants and money covering [the expenses of] my Hajj,…
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12. `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Imran al-Daqqaq (RA) said: Muhammad ibn Abu `Abd Allah al-Kufi said: Muhammad ibn Isma`il al-Barmaki said, on the authority of `Ali ibn al`Abbas, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Rashid, on the authority of Ya`qub ibn Ja`fari that Abu Ibrahim Musa ibn Ja'far (al-Kadhim) (as) said
"Verily, Allah (swt) was always without time and space, and He was like He was. No place is free from Him, nor is any…
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Mohammed bin Musa bin al-Mutawakkil, Allah may have mercy upon him, narrated to us from Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari from Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Easa from al-Hasan bin Mahboub from Ali bin Riaab from Abu Ubaida al-Hetthaa that Abu Abdullah (a) related that when the Prophet (s) conquered Mecca, he stood in Safa and said
O sons of Hashim and sons of Abdul-Muttalib, I am the messenger of Allah to all of you. I feel pity for you. Do not…
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Hadith.5904 - Safwan ibn Yahya and Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Musa ibn Bakr, from Zurara, who reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that
he said: "A favor is only truly a favor when it is done for someone with noble lineage or faith. Prayer is the means of…
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Muhammad b. Musa b. al Mutawakkil (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abu ‘l Khattab from Hammad b. `Isa. He said: al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad narrated to us from his father (a.s.). He said
Jabir b. `Abdullah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sw) say to `Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) three days prior to his…
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2. [2/199] Ghayba of al-Tusi: A large number from Abi Muhammad Harun b. Musa [al-Tali`ukbari] from Abi Ali Muhammad b. Hammam al-Iskafi from Abdallah b. Ja`far al-Himyari from Ahmad b. Ishaq b. Sa`d al-Qummi who said
I entered in to see Abi al-Hasan Ali b. Muhammad صلوات الله عليه one day and said: O my master, I am sometimes absent…
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7-14 Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Hatam narrated that Abdullah ibn Bahr ash-Shaybani quoted on the authority of al-Khazri Abul Abbas in Kufa, on the authority of al-Thowbani, “The common practice of Abil Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far for ten years (during his period of imprisonment) was to fall into prostration from after sunrise until noon. Sometimes Harun went to the roof of the building which overlooked the prison and saw Abul Hassan (s) while he was prostrating. He asked al-Rabee’, “O Rabee’! What is this attire which I see here everyday in this place?”
I said, “O Commander of the Faithful! This is not just some attire. It is Musa ibn Ja’far (s) who prostrates every day…
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12. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’d from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Ishaq ibn Musa who has said that narrated to him his brother and uncle from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following
“There are three kinds of gatherings that Allah despises and sends His anger upon the attendance therein. You must not…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, that he said
I heard Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said,…
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2. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from ‘Abbās ibn Ma’rūf, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Mughīrah, from Abil Yasa’, who said
I heard a man ask Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) if one has to perform Ghusl before going to (the Ziyārah of) the…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the meaning of the words of Shu‘ayb, ‘(Shu‘ayb) said to (Moses), “I want to…
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1. We were told by Abu’l-Hasan, Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Saqr, the Goldsmith, that he said: We were told by Musa bin Ishaq al-Qadhi, that he said
We were told by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba, that he said: We were told by Jarir bin Abdil-Hamid, from Abdul-Aziz bin…
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2. We were told by Abdul-Wahid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdous al-‘Attar, in Nishapur, year 352, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed bin Qutayba, from Hamdan bin Sulayman al-Naisabouri, that he said
I asked Abu’l-Hasan, Ali bin Musa al-Rida, peace be upon him, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He:…
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4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from Musa ibn Bakr who has said the following
“Abu Ibrahim (a.s.) had written the following for me on a piece of paper: ‘O Lord, return to all of such of Your…
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47-30 Ahmad ibn Harun al-Fami - may God have Mercy upon him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Batta quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Al-Hassan al-Saffar, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Obayd, on the authority of Musa ibn Umar ibn Bazee’, “I had two slave-wives who were both pregnant.
I wrote a letter to Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) in which I informed him about this and asked him (a.s.) to ask the Sublime God for…
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1. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawlawayh - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, from Sa’d ibn Abdillah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abul Khattab together, from al-Hasan ibn Mahboob, from Ibn Sinan, from Abu Hamzah al-Thumali, that
Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, said: Musa son of Imran, may Allah bless our Prophet (and his…
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My father and Muhammad b. al-Hasan (rh) narrated to us. They said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa from Musa b. al-Qasim al-Bajali from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Sama`a from `Abdullah b. Muskan from al-Hakam b. al-Salt from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Take to the belt of this bald man (anza`, literally “removed” – in one narration,…
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My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad b. `Isa narrated to us from Musa b. al-Qasim al-Bajali from Ja`far b. Muhammad b. Sama`a from `Abdullah b. Muskan from al-Hakam b. al-Salt from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Take to the belt of this bald man (al-anza`) – meaning, `Ali – for he is the Great…
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2. Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Ila’ (swearing) and abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman before whom two men testify that her absent husband has divorced her and she counts waiting period then marries; then the absent husband comes. He says that he has not divorced her and one of the two testifying people says that he has lied. He (the Imam) said, ‘
The second has no way to her and the one who testified must pay the mahr (dower) to the second man and she must count…
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1. We were told by Muhammed bin Musa bin Mutawakkil, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Ja’far al-Himyari, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Hasan bin Mahbub, from the one he mentioned, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said
The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, said to his companions one day: If you see that…
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