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===In Twelver Shi'a's Sources=== | ===In Twelver Shi'a's Sources=== | ||
Jabir is admired in twelver Shi'a [[rijal]] sources. Because Jabir was praised in well-known hadiths, his reliability is accepted in Shi'a sources. | Jabir is admired in [[twelver]] Shi'a [[rijal]] sources. Because Jabir was praised in well-known hadiths, his reliability is accepted in Shi'a sources. | ||
He is regarded | He is regarded as a companion of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], including [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], Imam al-Sajjad (a), and [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]]. When Jabir has passed away in the time of [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)|'Ali b. Husayn]]'s (a) [[Imamah]], [[Imam al-Baqir (a)|Muhammad b. 'Ali (a)]] was only a child or a teenager. Thus Jabir cannot be considered as a sahaba of Imam al-Baqir (a). | ||
Although Jabir was not a supporter of Imam 'Ali (a) in [[Saqifa]], after some time he joined Imam 'Ali (a) and remained a true supporter of him. Al-Kashshi considered him one of the members of [[Shurtat al-Khamis]] who were a group of devoted fighters dedicated their lives to Imam 'Ali (a). | Although Jabir was not a supporter of Imam 'Ali (a) in [[Saqifa]], after some time he joined Imam 'Ali (a) and remained a true supporter of him. [[Al-Kashshi]] considered him one of the members of [[Shurtat al-Khamis]] who were a group of devoted fighters dedicated their lives to Imam 'Ali (a). | ||
Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah considered Imam 'Ali (a) as the criterion for judgment. He advised Ansar to teach their children about the characteristics of Imam 'Ali (a). Jabir's famous quotation on Imam 'Ali (a) is: “Ali (a) Khayr al-Bashar (Ali (a) is among the best mankind)”, which inspired Ja'far ibn Ahmad Qummi, Shi'a author, to narrate one third of his hadith from Jabir ibn Abd Allah in his book Nawadir al-athar fi ala khayr al-Bashar. | Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah considered Imam 'Ali (a) as the criterion for judgment. He advised Ansar to teach their children about the characteristics of Imam 'Ali (a). Jabir's famous quotation on Imam 'Ali (a) is: “Ali (a) Khayr al-Bashar (Ali (a) is among the best mankind)”, which inspired Ja'far ibn Ahmad Qummi, Shi'a author, to narrate one third of his hadith from Jabir ibn Abd Allah in his book Nawadir al-athar fi ala khayr al-Bashar. | ||