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Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq

Sixth Imam, jurist of Medina, d. 148 AH

SunniShia

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Taqrib al-Tahdhib

Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani

Sunni9th c. AH

Tahdhib al-Kamal

Jamal al-Din al-Mizzi

Sunni8th c. AH

Mizan al-I'tidal

Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi

Sunni8th c. AH

Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra

Muhammad ibn Sa'd

Historical3th c. AH

Rijal al-Najashi

Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Najashi

Shia5th c. AH

Al-Fihrist

Al-Shaykh al-Tusi

Shia5th c. AH

Ikhtiyar Ma'rifat al-Rijal (Rijal al-Kashshi)

Al-Kashshi, abridged by al-Tusi

Shia4th c. AH

Al-Kafi

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

Shia4th c. AH

Sahih al-Bukhari

Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari

Sunni3th c. AH

Sahih Muslim

Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

Sunni3th c. AH

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