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199. ‘Ali Bin Ja‘far
He is the brother of Imam Musa, peace be on him. He is great and trustworthy. He was among the
good, notable Hashimites. He is on top of the reliable narrators. He reported traditions on the
authority of his father. After his death, he devoted himself to his brother Musa; he reported many
traditions on his authority. In his (book) al‐Bihar, al‐Mejjlisi has specified a chapter on his
narration from him. He has written a treatise on the traditions he reported from his brother. He
was strong in faith and firm in creed. A Waqifite came in to him and asked him:
‐What has your brother Abu al‐Hasan done?
‐He has died.
‐How have you come to know of that?
‐His Possessions have been divided, and the spokesman after him has spoken.
‐Who is the spokesman?
‐His son Ali.
Trying to play with him and to seduce him, the Waqifite turned to him and said to him:
‐You are an old man, have a high position, and your father is Ja‘far b. Muhammed; therefore, why
have you said such words concerning this boy?
He was fully aware of this deception, so he looked at him angrily and said to him:
‐I can see you nothing except a Satan.
Then he took his beard and raised it toward the heaven, saying:
‐What shall I do? Allah has seen him worthy of that, while He has not seen this white beard
worthy of it![2]
This conversation indicates his strong faith and firm creed. He has written a book on the lawful
and the unlawful.[3] A group of narrators reported traditions on his authority; of them are his
sons Ahmed and Muhammed and his grandson ‘Abd Allah b. al‐Hasan. He died in the year 210 A.
H.[4] [1] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal. Al‐Keshi, Rijal. Menhajj al‐Meqal. Jami' al‐Ruwat, etc.
[2] Al‐Keshi, Rijal, p. 269.
[3] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal, p. 190.
[4] Tahdhib al‐Tahdhib, p. 293.
200. ‘Ali Bin al‐Hasan al‐Tatiri
His kunya was Abu al‐Hasan; he was a jurist and reliable in his tradition; he was among the
notable Waqifites and their Shaykhs. He has books of which are: al‐Tawheed (Monotheism), al‐
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