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==Personal Characteristics== | ==Personal Characteristics== | ||
'Abd Allah loved music and did not see listening to it prohibited. He supported singers such as Budayh, Sahib Khathir, and Nashit. | 'Abd Allah loved music and did not see listening to it prohibited. He supported singers such as Budayh, Sahib Khathir, and Nashit.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh Ṭabarī'', vol. 5, p. 336-337; Iṣfahānī, ''Kitāb al-aghānī'', vol. 8, p. 321; Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 881.</ref> | ||
He was noble, clever, meticulous, good mannered, chaste, and very generous. He was titled as "Bahr al-Jud" (the sea of generosity) and was counted among the four most generous people from [[Banu Hashim]]. Reportedly, once, he even gave away the clothes that he was wearing. | He was noble, clever, meticulous, good mannered, chaste, and very generous. He was titled as "Bahr al-Jud"<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 881.</ref> (the sea of generosity) and was counted among the four most generous people from [[Banu Hashim]].<ref>Ibn ʿAnba, ''ʿUmdat al-ṭālib'', p. 36; Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 881-882.</ref> Reportedly, once, he even gave away the clothes that he was wearing.<ref>Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 277.</ref> | ||
==Narrating Hadiths== | ==Narrating Hadiths== | ||
'Abd Allah has narrated [[hadith]]s from the [[Prophet (s)]], [[Imam Ali (a)]] and his mother [[Asma' bt. 'Umays]]. Also, other narrators have quoted hadiths from him. | 'Abd Allah has narrated [[hadith]]s from the [[Prophet (s)]], [[Imam Ali (a)]] and his mother [[Asma' bt. 'Umays]].<ref>Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 3, p. 198; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kabīr'', vol. 6, p. 464-465.</ref> Also, other narrators have quoted hadiths from him.<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq'', vol. 27, p. 248.</ref> | ||
One of the hadiths that he narrated is the one about the [[revelation]] of the [[Verse of Tathir]] and that the Prophet rejected [[Lady Zaynab]]'s request of becoming a member of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] mentioned in the [[verse]]. | One of the hadiths that he narrated is the one about the [[revelation]] of the [[Verse of Tathir]] and that the Prophet (s) rejected [[Lady Zaynab]]'s request of becoming a member of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] mentioned in the [[verse]].<ref>Ibn Aʿtham, ''Kitāb al-Futūḥ'', vol. 2, p. 138.</ref> | ||
==Wives== | ==Wives== | ||
'Abd Allah [[marriage|married]] [[Zaynab (a)]] - the daughter of [[Imam Ali (a)]]- and had | 'Abd Allah [[marriage|married]] [[Zaynab (a)]] - the daughter of [[Imam Ali (a)]]<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kabīr'', vol. 6, p. 461.</ref>- and had five children from her (4 sons -Ali, 'Abbas, [['Awn b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far|'Awn]], [[Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far|Muhammad]], and a daughter named Umm Kulthum).<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Aʿlam al-nisā'', p. 190.</ref> He also married Layla bt. Mas'ud, while Zaynab (a) was alive.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 464.</ref> After her demise, he married her sister, [[Umm Kulthum bt. al-Imam 'Ali (a)|Umm Kulthum]].<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 464.</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
{{Map of al-Baqi'}} | {{Map of al-Baqi'}} | ||
There are different reports about his death time and place. According to the common account, he passed away in [[80]]/699-700 and according to others in [[82]]/701-2, or [[84]]/703-4, or [[85]]/704-5, or [[86]]/705 in [[Medina]]. | There are different reports about his death time and place. According to the common account, he passed away in [[80]]/699-700<ref>Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 277; Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 3, p. 200.</ref> and according to others<ref> Khalīfa b. Khayyāṭ, ''Kitab al-ṭabaqāt'', p. 31; Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 3, p. 200; Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq'', vol. 27, p. 296.</ref> in [[82]]/701-2, or [[84]]/703-4, or [[85]]/704-5, or [[86]]/705 in [[Medina]]. | ||
[[Aban b. 'Uthman]], the governor of Medina, at that time, performed [[ | [[Aban b. 'Uthman]], the governor of Medina, at that time, performed [[funeral prayer]] on his body, then he was buried in [[al-Baqi' Cemetery]].<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 881; Ibn al-Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 3, p. 200.</ref> | ||
There is a historical account which says that he passed away in [[Abwa']] (a vally between Medina and [[Mecca]]) and [[Sulayman b. 'Abd al-Malik]], the [[Umayyad]] Caliph, performed Salat on his body and he was buried there. Apparently, his name was mistaken with another 'Abd Allah who passed away in [[99]]/717-18. | There is a historical account which says that he passed away in [[Abwa']] (a vally between Medina and [[Mecca]]) and [[Sulayman b. 'Abd al-Malik]], the [[Umayyad]] Caliph, performed Salat on his body and he was buried there. Apparently, his name was mistaken with another 'Abd Allah who passed away in [[99]]/717-18. | ||