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Jabir has narrated a great deal of hadith from Prophet Muhammad (s), hence he is considered the guardian of [[ | Jabir has narrated a great deal of hadith from [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]], hence he is considered the guardian of [[Sunna]] and a mukthir (a person who has narrated abundant number of hadith). His narrations are considered as one of the highest referred ones among Islamic sects in [[narration]], [[sira]] and history. Jabir was also knowledgeable in [[fiqh]] and he has being issued fatwa. Therefore, [[Al-Dhahabi]] identified him as [[mujtahid]] and [[faqih]] (jurist). | ||
In addition to narrating hadith directly from Prophet Muhammad (s), Jabir also has narrated hadith from | In addition to narrating hadith directly from Prophet Muhammad (s), Jabir also has narrated hadith from [[sahaba]] and [[Tabi'un]]. He has narrated hadith from [['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]], [[Ammar b. Yasir]], [[Talha b. 'Ubayd Allah]], [[Mu'adh b. Jabal]] and [[Abu Sa'id al-Khudri]]. | ||
Jabir was so immersed in learning theology that he | Jabir was so immersed in learning theology that he traveled to [[Sham]] in order to acquire hadith from one of sahaba. This enthusiasm led Jabir to live the last years of his life in [[Mecca]]. He fairly analyzed hadiths and avoided any biased comment or attitude in narrating [[hadith]] and [[khabar]]. For example, he stated how narrators of [[Khazraj]] have distorted a hadith from Prophet Muhammad (s) on admiring the judgment of [[Sa'd b. Mu'adh]] on [[Banu Qurayza]]; Sa'd b. Mu'adh was the chief member of [[Banu Aws]]. | ||
[[Imam al-Baqir (a)]] directly and [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] and [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] indirectly have narrated hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (s) from Jabir b. 'Abd Allah. | |||
[[ | Jabir has narrated well-known hadiths of [[Shi'a]], including [[hadith of Ghadir Khumm]], [[hadith of Thaqalayn]], [[hadith of the City of Knowledge]], [[Hadith of Manzila]], [[hadith of Radd al-Shams]] and [[hadith of Sadd al-Abwab]]. | ||
Jabir has narrated | Jabir has also narrated [[hadith of Lawh]], a famous and important hadith in which prophet Muhammad (s) has declared the names of Imams and described [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. It is regarded as the most well-known hadith that Jabir has narrated from Prophet Muhammad (s). | ||
===Teaching Circle=== | |||
Jabir b. 'Abd Allah had a teaching circle in the [[Masjid al-Nabi|mosque of Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. He also dictated hadiths and taught a number of [[Tabi'un]]. [[Sa'id b. al-Musayyib]], [[Hasan b. Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya]], [['Ata' b. Abi Rabah]], [[Mujahid b. Jabr]], [['Amr b. Dinar]], [['Amir b. Sharahil al-Sha'bi]] and [[Hasan al-Basri]] have narrated hadiths from Jabir b. 'Abd Allah. | |||
===Teaching | |||
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===Mufti of Medina=== | ===Mufti of Medina=== | ||
According to classification of Ibn Sa'd in [[Al-Tabaqat al- | According to classification of [[Ibn Sa'd]] in [[Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra]], the name of Jabir is not located in the list of [[Muftis]] and scholar of [[fatwa]]; however [[al-Dhahabi]] identified him as Mufti of [[Medina]]. | ||
Musa | [[Musa b. 'Ali b. Muhammad Amir]] has obtained a complete report of Jabir's opinion in [[fiqh]] from different narration sources. It was published under the name of ''Jabir b. 'Abd Allah and Fiqh''. | ||
===Tafsir of Quran=== | ===Tafsir of Quran=== | ||
Numerous quotations were narrated from Jabir on [[Tafsir]] (interpretation) of | Numerous quotations were narrated from Jabir on [[Tafsir]] (interpretation) of [[Qur'an]], which are alike in many ways with Tafsir of [[Shi'a]] on some verses. | ||
===In Twelver Shi'a's Sources=== | ===In Twelver Shi'a's Sources=== |