Ali b. al-Imam al-Sadiq (a): Difference between revisions

''' ʿAlī b. Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Sādiq''' (علی بن جعفر بن محمد الصادق) (b. ? - d. third century), is the son of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] his nickname is Abu l-Hasan and his surname is 'Uraydi. He has narrated a lot of hadiths. He was very pious and well educated. He accompanied his brother, [[Imam al-Kazim (a)|Musa b. Ja'far (a)]] and narrated a lot of hadiths from him. He is counted the youngest child of Imam Sadiq (a) who also experienced the [[Imam Hadi (a)|Imam Hadi]]'s (a) period. Mausoleums in [['Urayd]], a village near [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Qom]] and [[Simnan]], [[Iran]], attributed to him.

His father was [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] and his mother was an [[Umm walad]] and according to [[Muhaddith Qummi]] his wife was Fatima b. [['Abd Allah Bahir]] b. [[Imam Sajjad (a)]].

There is no report about his exact birth date. Some say that he was 2 when [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] was martyred, on the other hand, some believe that he was in his early youth at that time. [[Abd Allah Mamaqani|Mamaqani]] believes that he was between 16 to 20; because, narrating from his father requires this age.

His nickname was Abu l-Hasan. Due to his relationship with [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] he was given various surnames such as: Husayni, Hashimi and 'Alavi, but the most famous one is 'Uraydi. [['Urayd]] is a village located one [[farsakh]] away from [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. It was a private property of [[Imam Baqir (a)]], who left it for [[Imam Sadiq (a)]] and according to his will it was given to his youngest son, Ali b. Ja'far.

It is said that Ali b. Ja'far is one of the few people who experienced 5 [[Imams]]. [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] has listed him in his father's ([[Imam Sadiq (a)]]) companions. According to [[Tarikh Qom]], which says that he was 2 when Imam Sadiq (a) was martyred, his direct narration from him remains dubious; unless we accept the opinion of [[Abd Allah Mamaqani|Mamaqani]], who believes that he was between 16 to 20.

al-Shaykh al-Tusi also listed him among [[Imam Kazim (a)]] companions and added that he had a book in which he had written the Q&As from Imam Kazim (a).

He was the nearest companion to Imam Kazim (s) to the point that he said: "I performed [['Umra]] 4 times along with my brother and his family. One lasted 26 days, the other 25, the other 24, and the last one 21 days."

Also, his name is counted among [[Imam Rida (a)]] companions in the book "[[Rijal]]" written by al-Shaykh al-Tusi. He had a book of narrations  from Imam Rida (a). [[Hasan b. Fadal]] quoted in a narration that Imam Kazim (a) informed Ali b. Ja'far about the [[imamat]] of Imam Rida (a) and he accepted that. In another [[hadith]] [[Zakaryya b. Yahya]] narrated that Ali b. Ja'far explained the imamat of Imam Rida (a) in his conversation with [[Hasan b. Husayn b. Imam Sajjad]] (a).

In another incident Ali b. Ja'far supported [[Imam Jawad (a)]]. [[Muhammad b. Hasan b. 'Ammar]] narrates: "It was two years that I was studying under Ali b. Ja'far and writing his narration from his brother. One day [while we were in [[Masjid al-Nabi]] and he was retelling the [[hadith]]s to us Imam Jawad (a) entered Masjid al-Nabi (the mosque of [[the Prophet (s)]] in [[Medina]]), Ali b. Ja'far jumped to his feet and without [wearing] his shoes and cloak hurried to him. He kissed Imam Jawad's (a) hand and honored him. Imam Jawad (a) told him: "O uncle! [please] sit down. God bless you."

He also met [[Imam Hadi (a)]] but there is no hadith in narration sources, that he has narrated it form Imam Hadi (a).

In addition to [[Imam Sadiq (a)|Imam Sadiq]], [[Imam Kazim (a)|Imam Kazim]] and [[Imam Rida (a)]], these people are listed among his masters:

# Mu'tab; the servant of Imam Sadiq (a).