جعفر
Ja'far
مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed
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28-36 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Mutevakil, Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih, Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi, al-Hussein ibn Ibrahim ibn Natanat, al-Hussein ibn Ahmad ibn Hisham al-Mo’adab and Ahmad ibn Zyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamedany - may the Sublime God be pleased with them - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted hi father, on the authority of Abdullah ibn al-Muqayrih that had heard Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sani (MGB) say, “
God’s Prophet (MGB) taught Ali (MGB) one-thousand words. Each word opened up to one-thousand new words.”
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1. My father (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ahmad ibn Idris related to me on the authority of Ahmad ibn Abu `Abd Allah, on the authority of Muhammad ibn `Isa al-Yaqtini, on the authority of al-Mashriqi, on the authority of Hamzah ibn al-Rabi`, on the authority of one he mentioned that
I was in the presend of Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) when `Amr ibn `Ubayd entered and aked, “May I be your ransom! What is…
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7-103 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan - may God be pleased with them - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah and Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, Ahmad ibn Aba Abdullah al-Barqy and Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Abil-Khat’tab, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, on the authority of Abi Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Adam and Eve dwelled in Paradise for seven hours according to our time before God sent them down to the Earth on that…
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3-119 Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Mutevakil - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Homayry quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Malik ibn Atiye, on the authority of Abi Ubaydat that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB) said that it is recorded in Ali’s Book
“There are three characteristics which if one possesses he shall not die until he suffers from them: Oppression, cutting…
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4-50 Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Masroor - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hussein ibn Muhammad ibn Amer quoted his uncle Abdullah ibn Amer, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Mahboob, on the authority of Abi Ayoob, on the authority of Abi Hamzih that Abi Ja’far al-Baqir (MGB), on the authority of Imam Ali ibn al-Hussein as-Sajjad (MGB)
“Possessing the following four characteristics will perfect your Islam and eliminate your sins, and you will meet your…
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9. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama’ah from Ja’far ibn Sama’ah thatJamil wanted al-Khul ‘ for his daughter from a certain persons of our people; that Jamil said to that man, ‘What do you say, do you agree with what you have received and leave her free?’ He replied, ‘Yes, I agree.’ Jamil then said to them, ‘You can get up and go.’ They asked, ‘O abu Ali, do you not want that divorce follows it?’ He replied, ‘No, I do not need it.’ Ja’far ibn Sama’ah would say that it must be followed by divorce in the manner with waiting period. He presented narration of Musa ibn Bakr from the virtuous servant of Allah as proof. He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said that Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘
When a woman divorced in the manner of al-Khul‘ it must be followed by divorce as long as she is in waiting period.’”
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Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar narrated to us. He said: Ja`far b Muhammad al-Kufi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Zayd narrated to us from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: On the night that Allah made me ascend to heaven, my Lord said to me: “O Muhammad!” So,…
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10. Ali ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Hassan have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih from Jabir ibn Yazid who has said the following
“I asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘Hasten to remember Allah. .…
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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 from all from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Aban from abu Basir from “Amr ibn Riyah who has said the following
“I once said to abu Ja’far (a.s.), ‘Have you said that one who does not divorce according to the book and al -Sunnah his…
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9.Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿUmayr narrated from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al- Ḥajjāj, from al-Aḥwal, from Ḥumrān who said
“I heard Abā Jaʿfar (a) say, ‘Verily the disbelievers and the polytheists will taunt the monotheists in the Fire saying,…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh (ra) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Muhammad b. Qutayba from Hamdan b. Sulayman from Nuh b. Shu`ayb from Muhammad b. Isma`il b. Bazi` from Salih b. `Uqba from `Alqama b. Muhammad al-Hadrami from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his father from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: My servants! All of you are misguided except for those I have guided. All…
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(23) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Abu Abdullah Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Younus bin Kulayb from Mo’awiya bin Hisham from Sabah from Salim al-Ashall that Hussayn at-Taghlubi had said
“Once I met Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali (al-Baqir) (as) in a season of hajj or a minor hajj. I said to him: I became so…
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Muhammad b. `Ali Majiluwayh (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdillah from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Abi Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Muhammad b. Muslim and Minhal al-Qassab together from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir (as). He said
Whoever gains wealth from four [sources], it will not be accepted in four [situations]: whoever gains wealth from (1)…
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H 311 - Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim has narrated from his father that he said
I was in the presence of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s) when Salih bin Muhammad bin Sahal Hamadani, who was the trustee of the…
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8. He said: Abul Qasim Ja’far ibn Muhammad reported to me from his father, from Sa’d ibn Abdillah, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from al-Hasan ibn Mahboob, from Hisham, from Murazim who reported from al-Sadiq, Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him, who reported that
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "What has happened to some people in my Ummah, who become cheerful…
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H 105 - Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far has narrated from his father from Muhammad bin Isa from Muhammad bin Fadhl from Abu Hamza from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) that he said
“Surely Allah sent Muhammad (s) to the Jinn and the humans and He has appointed twelve successors after him. Some have…
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(6) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed bin Oqda al-Kufi narrated from Yahya bin Zakariyya bin Shayban from Ali bin Sayf bin Omayra from Abban bin Uthman from Zurara from Imam Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) from his fathers (as) that
the Prophet (S) had said: “From among my progeny there will be twelve inspired men.” A man called Abdullah bin Zayd, who…
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Ahmad b. Ziyad b. Ja`far al-Hamadani (rh) narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from Ja`far b. Salama al-Ahwazi from Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-Thaqafi. He said: Ahmad b. `Imran b. Muhammad b. Abi Layla al-Ansari narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Khalid b. `Isa al-Ansari from `Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla, who raises it. He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: There are three saints (siddiqun): (1) Habib al-Najjar, the believer of Al Yasin, who…
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Ahmad b. Harun al-Fami (ra) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Abdullah b. Ja`far al-Himyari narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi’l Khattab from al-Husayn b. `Ilwan from `Amr b. Thabit from Dawud b. `Abd al-Jabbar from Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi from Abi Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali al-Baqir from his forefathers (as). He said
The Messenger of Allah (s) said to al-Husayn (as): O Husayn! A man called Zayd will come from your loins. He and his…
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22. And with the first chain of narrations, from ‘Ali ibn Mahzyar from Ja’far ibn Muhammad, from Ismail ibn Abbad, from (Abdullah) ibn Bikair, from: Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon both of them, who said
"Surely, we love from amongst our Shi’ahs, one who is wise, understanding, well-versed in religion, tolerant, obliging,…
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Ahmad bin Abdullah, from Muhammed bin ‘Isa al-Yaqteeni, from al-Mushriqi, from Hamza bin Rabee’, from those he mentioned, that he said
I was in the congregation of Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and then ‘Amru bin Ubayd entered into him, and he said to…
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1. He said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn reported to me from Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, who reported from Ayyub ibn Nooh, from Muhammad Abu Umayr, from Jameel ibn Darraj, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, may Allah bless him with His mercy, that
‘Ali ibn al-Husayn Zainul Abideen (as) once addressed his companions thus: "O my brothers, I enjoy upon you for the next…
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(5) Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Sa’eed narrated from Ali bin al-Hasan from Muhammad bin Khalid al-Assamm from Abdullah bin Bukayr from Tha’laba bin Maymoon from Zurara from Hamran bin A’yun that Abu Ja’far al-Baqir (as) had said when talking about this verse, “Then He decreed a term; and there is a term named with Him:” “They are two terms; one is inevitable and one is pending.” Hamran asked him: “What is the inevitable one?” He said
“It is a thing that has been determined by the will of Allah.” Hamran said: “I hope that the term of as-Sufyani is of…
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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. al-Hasan b. Ahmad b. al-Walid (rh) narrated to us. He said: Al-Husayn b. al-Hasan b. Aban narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Ibn Abi `Umayr from Jamil b. Salih from Muhammad b. Marwan. He said
I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) say: Surely, for every night in the month of Ramadan, Allah frees people from…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us from Ahmad b. Abi `Abdullah. He said: Muhammad b. Tasnim narrated to me from al-`Abbas b. `Amer from Ibn Bukayr from Salam b. Ghanim from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad from his forefathers (as). The Messenger of Allah (s) said
Whomever sweeps up a mosque, Allah will record the freeing of a slave for him. Whoever comes out of it with something in…
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4. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd narrated to me from Salamah, from ‘Ali ibn Rayyān ibn Salt, from Ḥusain ibn Asad, from Aḥmad ibn Musqalah, from his uncle, from Abī Ja’far Al-Mūsili, who said
Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: When you take from the clay of the grave of Ḥusain (a.s.), you should say: O Allāh!…
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18. Muhammad ibn Ja‘far al-Kufiy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Ja‘far ibn ‘Isa who has narrated the following
“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a woman dies…
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3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following
“The narrator has said that once Salim ibn abu Hafs and his companions were mentioned before abu Ja’far (a.s.) and that…
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4. He said: Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn reported to me from his father, who reported from Sa’d ibn Abdillah, from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from al-Mufaddhal ibn Umar al-Jo’fi, from Jabir ibn Yazid, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Husayn, from his father, from his forefather, peace be upon them all, who said
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, told ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him: "O ‘Ali, I and you, and your…
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3. He said: ’Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali reported to me from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from his uncle Muhammad ibn Abul Qasim from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-kufi, from Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Abu al-Nu’man, that
Abu Abdillah Ja’far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon him told me: "O Abu al-Nu’man, let no people deceive you about yourself,…
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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: My father (ra) narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. al-Husayn b. Sa`id narrated to us from Suhayl b. Ziyad al-Wasiti from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Rabi` from Muhammad b. Sinan from Abi’l Aghur al-Nakhas. He said
I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) say: Fulfilling the need of a believer is better than one thousand accepted…
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Abu Ja`far Muhammad b. `Ali b. al-Husayn b. Musa b. Babuwayh al-Qummi (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father (rh) narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Idris narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd narrated to us from Yunus b. `Abd al-Rahman from `Abdullah b. al-Fadl al-Hashimi from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as). He said
Fasting in Sha`ban is a depository for the worshiper on the Day of Resurrection. There is no worshiper who increases his…
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1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub ibn Ishaq al-Dabbiy from abu ‘Imran al-Armani from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hakam from Jabir who has said the following
“Once I said to abu Ja’far (a.s.) ‘There are people when remembering something from the Holy Quran or is mentioned…
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H 250 - A group of scholars informed me from Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Ali bin Husain that he said: Narrated to us Ali bin Ahmad bin Musa Daqqaq and Muhammad bin Ahmad Sinani and Husain bin Ibrahim bin Ahmad bin Hashim Moddab from Abul Husain Muhammad bin Ja’far Asadi Kufi that it is mentioned that they sent some questions to Imam Mahdi (a.s); the following reply was received through Shaykh Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Uthman Amari (q.s.): As for a question you asked about the Prayer at the time of sunrise and sunset; its reply is as follows: It is said that the
sun rises and sets between the two horns of Shaitan; so what is better than Prayer that it may rub the nose of Shaitan…
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2. We were told by Ahmad bin Hasan al-Qattan, that he said: We were told by Hasan bin Ali bin Hussain al-Sukkari, that he said: We were informed by Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Jawhari, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin ‘Umara, from his father, from Jabir bin Yazid al-Ju’fi, from Abu Ja’far, Muhammed bin Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon them both, that he said
I asked him about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Then, We made the Book an inheritance to those whom…
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1. He said: Al-Muzaffar ibn Muhammad al-Balkhi al-Warraq informed me from Abu ‘Ali Muhammad ibn Hammam al-Iskafi al-Katib, who reported from Abdullah ibn Ja’far al-Himyari, who reported from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, who reported from al-Hasan ibn Mahboob, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, from Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said
A believer is in his prayers, as long as he remembers Allah, while standing, sitting or lying down. Surely, Allah says…
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1. He said: Abu Hafs Umar ibn Muhammad al-Sayrafi reported to me from ‘Ali ibn Mahrawayh al-Qazwini, who reported from Dawood ibn Sulaiman al-Ghari, who reported from al-Ridha ‘Ali ibn Musa, who reported form his father Musa ibn Ja’far, who reported from his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad, who reported from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, who reported from his father ‘Ali ibn Husayn, who reported from his father al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, who reported from his father Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon them all, that
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "I fear for my Ummah about three things: Going astray after having…
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26. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-‘Abbass ibn ‘Amir from Musa ibn Hilal al-Kindi from ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Ata’, fron abu Ja’far (a.s.) the following. “
I said to him, ‘Your Shi‘a (followers) in Iraq are many. By Allah, there is no one like you in your family. Why do you…
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`Ali b. al-Husayn b. Shaqir b. Ya`qub b. al-Harith b. Ibrahim al-Hamadani narrated to us in his house in Kufa. He said: Abu `Abduillah Ja`far b. Ahmad b. Yusuf al-Azdi narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Bazraj al-Hannat narrated to us. He said: `Amr b. al-Yasa` narrated to us from Shu`ayb al-Haddad. He said
I heard al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad (as) saying: “Surely, our narrations are difficult and distressing. None can handle…
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`Ali b. Ahmad al-Daqqaq (rh) narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Harun al-Sufi narrated to us from `Ubaydullah b. Musa al-Rawyani from `Abd al-`Athim b. `Abd al-Husni from Sulayman b. Ja`far al-Ja`fari. He said
I heard Musa b. Ja`far (as) say: My father narrated to me from his father from the Master of Worshipers `Ali b.…
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3-172 Suleiman ibn Ahmad ibn Ayoob al-Lakhmy narrated that Abdul Wahhab ibn Kharajat quoted Abu Kurayb, on the authority of Ali ibn Ja’far al-Abasi , on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn al-Hussein al-Alavi, on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Zayd, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his father (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB), on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB), “God’s Prophet (MGB) said, ‘
There are three characteristics which whoever doesn’t possess is neither from me nor from the Honorable the Exalted…
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26-3 Abu Talib Al-Mudhaffar ibn Ja’far ibn Al-Mudhaffar al-Alawi al-Samarqandi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Mas’ood quoted on the authority of his father Abil Nadhr Muhammad ibn Mas’ood al-Ayyashi, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Shoja’, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Uthman, on the authority of Hameed ibn Muhammad, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Al-Hassan al-Salih, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Fath ibn Yazid al-Gorgani
“I wrote a letter to Abil Hassan (s) and asked about a man who makes love to a woman ten times - whether it be…
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4-27 Ali ibn al-Hussein ibn Sufyan ibn Yaqoob ibn al-Harith ibn Ibrahim al-Hamedany narrated in his house in Kufa that Abu Abdullah Ja’far ibn Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Azodi quoted Ali ibn Bazraj al-Hanat, on the authority of Amr ibn al-Yasee’a, on the authority of Shoayb al-Had’dad that he had heard Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB) say, “
Indeed our sayings are hard to understand. Only the following four can understand them: either a nearby-stationed angel;…
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6-42 Hamzih ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Alavi - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id al-Hamedany quoted on the authority of Yahya ibn al-Hassan ibn Ja’far, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Maymun al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Maymun, on the authority of Ja’far ibn Muhammad , on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Hussein (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
There are six damned by God and all the Prophets (whose call is accepted): Those who add to God’s Book; those who deny…
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258. A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Sa’albat Bin Maymoun, from Badr Bin Al-Khaleel Al-Azdy who said
I was seated in the presence of Abu Ja’far (asws), so he (asws) said: ‘Two Signs would occur before the rising of…
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3. We were told by Ibrahim bin Harun al-‘Absi, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Muhammed ibn Sa’eed, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Abdullah, that he said: We were told by Kathir bin ‘Ayyash, from Abu’l-Jarud, that he said
I asked Abu Ja’far, al-Baqir, peace be upon him: By what is the Imam recognized? He said: With certain characteristics,…
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5. He said: Abul Qasim, Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Qawlawayh - may Allah bless him with mercy, reported to me from his father, who reported from Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Idrees together, from ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Sa’d al-Ashariy, from al-Husayn ibn Nasr ibn Muzahim al-Attar, from his father, from Amru ibn Shimr, from Jabir ibn Yazid al-Jo’afi, from Abu Ja’far al-Baqir, peace be upon him, who said
I heard Jabir ibn Abdillah ibn Haraam al-Ansari say: ’If Salman and Abu Dharr, may Allah bless them with mercy, were to…
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Hadith.4023 - Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said regarding a man who was instructed by a group to buy a…
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He, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, forbade (excessive) openness with regards to family and property.…
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Hadith.487 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) offered the funeral prayer for a young son of his who was three years…
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