363. Fa`'id al-Jamma`l
He was called al-Ku`fi. He reported on the authority of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, and of al-Sa`diq, peace be on him.
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1. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
2. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 13, p. 200.
3. Ibid, p. 212.
4. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
5. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 13, p. 240.
6. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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364. Fura`t bin al-Ahnaf
He was called al-'Abdi. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. He was an extremist. Ibn al-Ghada`’iri said: "Fura`t was a liar and extremist. No one relies on him.
1
365. Farwa
He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. Fudayl al-Rassa`n reported on his authority.
2
366. Al-Fadl bin al-Zubayr
He was called al-Rassa`n. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of
Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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367. Al-Fadl bin 'Uthma`n
He was called al-A'war, al-Mura`di, al-Ku`fi. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. Shaykh al-Mufid numbered him as one of the main jurists and chiefs, from whom (the people) took the lawful, the unlawful, religious opinions, and legal precepts, whom no one
slanders and dispraises.
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368. Al-Fadl al-Nawfali
He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. His son 'Abd Allah reported on his authority.
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369. Al-Fudal
He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. Younis reported on his authority.
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1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 13, p. 275.
2. Ibid, p. 283.
3. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
4. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 13, p. 333.
5. Ibid, p. 247.
6. Ibid, p. 347.
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370. Al-Fudal bin Khuthaym
He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. 'Ali b. al-Hakam reported on his authority.
1
371. Al-Fudayl bin al-Zubayr
He was called al-Rassan. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
2
372. Al-Fudal bin Sa'da`n
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
3
373. Al-Fudal bin Shurayh
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on
him.
4
374. Al-Fudal bin 'Uthma`n
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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375. Al-Fudayl bin Ghayya`th
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on
him. He added that al-Fudal was unknown.
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1. Ibid, 352.
2. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Al-Barqi, Rijal.
6. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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376. Al-Fudayl bin Yasa`r
He was called al-Hindi. His kunya was Abu` al-Qa`sim. He was an Arab from Basrah. Ima`m al-Sa`diq said to him: "The suckling of the Jewish and the Christian (woman) is better than the suckling of the hostile (woman)" He has a book.
1 In his "al-Risa`la al-'Adadiya," Shaykh al-Mufid numbered him as one of the main jurists and chiefs, from whom (the people) took the lawful, the unlawful, religious opinions, and legal precepts, whom no one slanders and dispraises. Al-Kashi reported on the authority of Ibra`him b. 'Abd Allah, who said: "When Abu` 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq), peace be on him, saw al-Fudayl b. Yasa`r, he said: 'Give good news to the humble about the graden. Whoever wants to see a person from the people of the garden, let him look at this (al-Fudayl).’
2
Al-Kashi reported on the authority of Khalaf b. Hamma`d, on the authority of a man, who said: "When al-Fuday came to Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, he (Abu` Ja'far) said: 'Bravo! Bravo! Give good news to the humble about the garden. Welcome to the one with whom the earth is intimate.’
3 The pure Ima`ms lauded him in traditions. He died during the lifetime of Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on him.
377. Fitr bin Khalifa
His kuna was Abu` Bakr al-Makhzumi. He belonged to the next generation. He reported on the authority of Ima`m al-Ba`qir and of Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on them. Al-Muthanna` reported on his authority. Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, asked Allah twice to have mercy on him.
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1. Al-Najashi.
2. Al-Kashi.
3. Ibid.
4. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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378. Fulayh bin Abi Bakr
He was called al-Shayba`ni. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, Ima`m al-Ba`qir, and Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on them.
379. Al-Fayd bin al-Mukhta`r
Al-Naja`shi said: "Al-Fayd bin al-Mukhta`r al-Ku`fi al-Nakha'i reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), Ima`m Abu 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq) and Ima`m Abu` al-Hasan, peace be on them.
2 Shaykh al-Tu`si said: "Al-Fayd has a book.
3 He was among those who reported the designation of the Ima`mate of Mu`sa` b. Ja'far, peace be on him, on the authority of his father.
380. Al-Qa`sim bin 'Abd al-Rahma`n
He was called al-Ansa`ri. He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. 'Abd al-Rahma`n b. al-Hajja`j reported on his authority.
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381. Qa`sim bin 'Abd al-Malik
Shaykh al-Tu`si and al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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382. Qadda`ma bin Za`’ida
He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. Ibn Kuthayr reported on his authority.
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1. Ibid.
2. Al-Najshi.
3. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
4. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 14, p. 26.
5. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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383. Qays bin Abi Moslem
He was called al-Ash'ari al-Ku`fi. Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. Al-Kashi reported on the authority of Qays bin Abi Moslem, who said: "I came to Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, and complained to him of debt and the littleness of money. So, he said to me: 'Go to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, and complain to him, and then return to me.’ I went, did what he had ordered me and returned. So, he said to me: 'Lift the prayer-mat. Take what is under it.’ I lifted it. There were dinars under it. Thus, I said to him: 'May I be your ransom. By Allah, I complained to you and I did not want you to give me any (money)’ So, he said: 'Take it. Do not tell anybody about your need. For they will scorn you.’ However, I took the money. It was three hundred dinars.
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384. Qays bin al-Rabi'
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. Al-Kashi said: "Qays was a Tabari. He had love (for the Ima`ms). He said: 'I asked Abu` Isha`q al-Subay'i about rubbing the two shoes (in the ritual ablution). He said: 'I used to tell people to rub the two shoes (in the ritual ablution instead of rubbing the feet) until I met a man from the Banu Ha`shim, whose like I have never seen- Mohammed b. 'Ali b. al-Husayn, peace be on him. I asked him about the rubbing and he forbade me to do it. He said: 'The Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him, never used to rub (the shoes). He used to say: 'The Book (which does not mention the practice) comes before (the introduction of the practice of ) rubbing the shoes’ Abu` Isha`q added: 'I have never rubbed them since he forbade me to do it.’ Qays b. al-Rabi' also said:
'I have never rubbed them since I heard Abu` Isha`q.’
2
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1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 14, p. 95.
2. Al-Kashi.
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385. Ka`mil bin al-'Ala`’
Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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386. Ka`mil al-Rasa`fi
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on
him. He was unknown.
2
387. Ka`mil Sa`hib al-Sa`biri
He was called al-Ku`fi. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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388. Ka`mil al-Najja`r
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on
him.
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389. Kuthayr bin Kalthem
His kunya was Abu` al-Harth or Abu` al-Fadl. He was called al-Ku`fi. He was reliable. He reported on the authority of Ima`m al-Ba`qir and of Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on them.
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390. Kathir al-Nawa`
He was a Batari. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
6 Kathir al-Nawa` deviated from the truth. He followed falsehood. Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on him renounced him when he said: "O Allah, I renounce Kathir
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1. Al-Barqi, Rijal.
2. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Al-Najashi.
6. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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al-Nawa` here and in the hereafter.
1Many traditions dispraised him. They showed that he had no relationship with Allah.
391. Kulayb b. Mu'a`wiya
He was called al-Sayda`wi al-Asadi. He was given the kunya of Abu` Mohammed. He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), and of Abu` 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq), peace be on them. He has a
book. A group (of narrators) reported the book on his authority.
2The members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, loved him. A man said to Abu` 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq), peace be on him: "Does the person love the person and does not see him?" The Ima`m, peace be on him, said: "This is true. I love Kulayb al-Sayda`wi and do not see him.
3 The Ima`ms lauded him in traditions similar to this one.
392. Al-Kumayt bin Zayd
He was called al-Asadi. He was the greatest poet of the Shi'ites. He defended the rights of the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them. We have already mentioned him.
393. Kankar
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. Kankar reported on the authority of al-Ba`qir. His kunya was Abu` Kha`lid.
4 Bin Shahra`shu`b said: "The real name of Abu` Kha`lid al-Qammat al-Ka`buli is Kankar. It was said that his real name was Warda`n." Al-Kashi reported on the authority of Abu` Basir, who said: [I heard Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, say:] "Abu` Kha`lid al-Ka`buli served Mohammed b. al-Hanafiya for a time. He thought that Mohammed was an Ima`m. However, one day, he asked Mohammed: 'May I be your ransom. If I have holiness, love, and devotion (to you), I ask you by Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless
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1. Al-Kashi.
2. Al-Najshi.
3. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 14, p. 127.
4. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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him and his family, and by the Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him. Tell me- are you the Ima`m whose obedience Allah has imposed on His creatures?’ Mohammed replied: 'You adjured me before the Great (Allah). The Ima`m over me, you, and every Moslem is 'Ali b. al-Husayn, peace be on him.’ When Abu` Kha`lid heard what Mohammed had said, he came to 'Ali b. al-Husayn. He asked permission. The Ima`m, peace be on him, permitted him. When Abu` Kha`lid entered, the Ima`m, peace be on him, said to him: 'Welcome, Kankar. Why do you not visit us?’ Abu` Kha`lid prostrated himself for Allah, the Exalted. When he raised his head, he said: 'Praise belongs to Allah Who has not made me die till I have known my Ima`m.’ 'Abu` Kha`lid, how have you known your Ima`m?’ asked 'Ali b. al-Husayn. Abu` Kha`lid replied: 'You called me with the name with which my mother called me. I served Mohammed b. al-Hanafiya for a time. I thought that he was an Ima`m. Then I asked him by Allah, His Apostle, and the Commander of the Faithful. So, he guided me to you. Thus, I have known that you are the Ima`m whose obedience Allah has imposed on every Moslem.’
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394. Layth bin Abi Salim
Shaykh al-Tu`si and al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him. He was unknown.
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395. Layth bin al-Bakhtari
His kunya was Abu` Basir. He was one of the greatest narrators in knowledge, jurisprudence, and piety. He was among the reporters who preserved the scientific wealth of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. Sulayma`n bin Kha`lid al-Aqta’ said: [I heard Abu` 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq), peace be on him, say:] "No one has enlivened our fame and our traditions except Barid b. Mu'a`wiya al-'Ajali, Abu` Basir, layth al-Mura`di,
Mohammed b. Moslem, and Zara`ra. Were it not for them, no one would conclude (religious precepts). They are
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1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 14, pp. 135-137.
2. Al-Tusi, Rijal. Al-Barqi, Rijal.
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the preservers of the religion. They are the trustees of my father over the lawful and unlawful of Allah. They are close to us in the world. They will be close to us in the next world.
1 Some traditions slander him. The traditions are either fabricated or were said to save him from the Umayyads, who shed illegally the blood of the Shi'ites. Layth was among the main Moslem thinkers. He was among the greatest religious scholars who maintained the scientific wealth of the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them.
396. Ma`lik bin A'yun
He was called al-Juhni. He was among the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, and of al-Sa`diq, peace be on him. He praised Ima`m al-Ba`qir, saying:
When the people seek for knowledge of the Koran, Quraysh
rely on him.
If someone asked where is the son of the daughter of the Prophet,
you would gain through him the wide branches (of knowledge).
(You are like) stars which shine for night-travelers.
(You are like) mountains which have inherited vast knowledge.
2
Al-Arbali narrated on the authority of Ma`lik al-Juhni, who said: "I was sitting with Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. I looked at him. Then I said to myself: 'Allah has made you great and honorable. He has made proof over His creatures.’ The Ima`m turned to me and said: 'Ma`lik, the affair is greater than what you think about.’
3 He had many meetings with Ima`m al-Ba`qir and Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on them. Al-Kashi reported the meetings.
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1. Al-Kashi.
2. Al-Mufid, al-Irshad.
3. Kashif al-Ghumma.
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397. Ma`lik bin 'Atiya
He was called al-Ahmasi, al-Bajali, al-Ku`fi. Shaykh al-Tu`si and numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, Ima`m al-Ba`qir, and Ima`m Abu` 'Abd Allah (al-Sa`diq), peace be on them. He
reported on the authority of Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on him. Mohammed b. Sadaqa reported on his authority in "Fadl Ziya`rat al-Ima`m al-Husayn, peace be on him." Ma`lik said to Ima`m al-Sa`diq, peace be on him: "I am a man from Bujaila. I swear by Allah, the Great and Almighty that your are my masters. Some people ask me: 'Where are you from?' I reply: 'I am from the Arabs, then I am from Bujayla. Do I commit a sin when I do not say that I am a follower to the Banu Ha`shim?' 'No, do your heart and your caprice affirm that you are among our followers?' the Ima`m, peace be on him, asked. 'By Allah, yes,' I replied. 'You do not commit a sin when you say that you are from the Arabs. For you are from the Arabs in lineage,'" the Ima`m explained.
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398. Mohammed bin Ibra`him
He was called al-Ku`fi al-Khayya`t. He reported on the authority of Ima`m al-Sa`diq, and of al-Sa`diq, peace be on them.
2
399. Mohammed bin Abi Sa`rrah
He was called al-Ku`fi. Shaykh al-Tu`si and al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
3
400. Mohammed bin Abi Mansu`r
Shaykh al-Tu`si and numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
4
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1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 14, p. 677.
2. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
3. Al-Tusi, Rijal, Al-Barqi, Rijal.
4. Al-Tusi, Rijal.
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401. Mohammed bin Isha`q
He was called al-Madani. He was a biographer. He was non-Shi'ite. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
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402. Mohammed bin Isma`'il
b. Ja'far al-'Alawi. He was called al-Ku`fi. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.
2
403. Mohammed bin al-Hasan
b. Abi Sarrah. His kunya was Abu` Ja'far. He was the retainer of al-Ansa`ri. He was called al-Rawasi. He was originally from Ku`fa. He and his father lived at the Nile. He and his father reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far and of Abu` 'Abd Allah, peace be on them. He has several books. Among them is the following:
1. Kita`b al-Waqf.
2. Kita`b al-Ibtila`'.
3. Kita`b al-Hamz.
4. Kita`b I'ra`b al-Qur'an.
Al-Naja`shi reported these books.
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404. Mohammed bin Hamid
Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him.
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