Hadith No: 2
Al-Isbahani - Tarikh Isfahan = Akhbar Isfahan - Chapter on the letter 'Ayn
933 - Abdullah ibn Muawiya ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (r)
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (4)
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- Suleiman ibn Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Qasim Isma'il ibn Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far narrated to us in Jerusalem, narrating from my father, who said: Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated to me, from my uncle Musa ibn Ja'far, from Salih ibn Muawiya, from his brother Abdullah ibn Muawiya. And Suleiman ibn Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Zuhayr al-Tustari and Abu Hamid al-Isbahani both said: Abu Zur'ah al-Razi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Ja'far ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far narrated to me, from my uncle Musa ibn Ja'far, from Salih ibn Muawiya, from his brother Abdullah ibn Muawiya, from his father Muawiya ibn Abdullah ibn Ja'far
from Abdullah ibn Ja'far, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Ali is my foundation, and Ja'far is my branch," or "Ja'far is my foundation, and Ali is my branch."