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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Ibn 'ali Al-baqir (a.s) HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (05) ‘Aqaba bin Shayba He was called al-Asadi. He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^1] ‘Aqaba bin Qays He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. He was unknown, as Shaykh al-Tusi stated.[^2] ‘Ukrima He was given the kunya of Abu Ishaq.

He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^3] Al-‘Ala’ bin al-Hasan Al-Barqi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.

Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Sadiq, peace be on him.[^4] Al-‘Ala’ bin al-Husayn Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^5] Al-‘Ala’ bin ‘Abd al-Karïm He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^6] ‘Ala’ bin Darra’ He was called al-Asadi. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^7] He was the governor of Bahrain.

He earned seven hundred thousand dinars, livestock, and slaves. He brought that all to Imam Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Sadiq, peace be on him, and said to him: “The Umayyads appointed me as governor over Bahrain. I have earned this property. I know that Allah, the Great and Almighty, gave nothing of this property to the Umayyads. It is for you.” “Give me property,” the Imam said to ‘Ala’. ‘Ala’ gave it to the Imam. So, the Imam said to him: “We have accepted the property from you.

We have granted it to you. We have made it lawful for you. We guarantee that Allah will send you to the garden.”[^8] The Imam guaranteed the Allah would enter ‘Ala’ the garden, for he (‘Ala’) had firm faith (in Allah), turned in repentance to Allah, and did not regard as lawful the property of the Moslems. ‘Alqama bin Mohammed He was called al-Hadrami. He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.

He also reported on the authority of Imam al-Sadiq, peace be on him.[^9] ‘Alqama and his brother Abu Bakr came to Zayd b. ‘Ali, peace be on him. For he heard that Zayd had said: “The Imam who keeps silent is not from us. The Imam is the one who draws his own sword.” Thus, Abu Bakr asked him: “Abu al-Hasan, tell me about ‘Ali b. Abï Talib, peace be on him. Was he an Imam and he kept silent? Or was he not an Imam till he came out and drew his own sword?” Zayd kept silent and did not answer him.