When you meet him, say my hello to him.

When you meet him, say my hello to him.” Jabir was alive until he met Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and said (S)’s greetings to him.[^17] Many great scholars have praised his scientific stance, including the following: Ibn Barqi has called him a learned jurisprudent among Medina jurisprudents and one of the followers of (S)’s companions.[^18] Abdullah Ibn ‘Atayi Makki says, “The scholars showed a kind of humility before Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husayn that showed for no one else.

I saw Hakam Ibn ‘Atibah, who was so learned and honorable, that behaved like a child before his teacher when facing Muhammad Ibn Ali.”[^19] When Jabir Ibn Yazid Ju’fi narrated a tradition from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.), he said, “The successor of the ‘awliya’ and the heir of sciences of the prophets (S), Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husayn, told me…”[^20] Ibn Abil Hadid writes, “Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husayn was the greatest jurisprudent in Hijaz.

The people learned jurisprudence from him and his son, Ja’far. He was titled Baqirul ‘Ulum. When he was not yet born, the Messenger of Allah (S) gave him…