He was an unknown Imami Shi‘ite.

He was an unknown Imami Shi‘ite.[^8] Zyyad bin Sawqa He was called al-Bajali al-Kufi. He was a retainer. He belonged to the next generation. He was given the kunya of Abu al-Hasan. He was the retainer of Jareer b. ‘Abd Allah. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. Al-Barqi also numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.

He (Zyyad) reported on the authority of Imam al-Sadiq, peace be on him.[^9] Zyyad bin Salih He was called al-Hamadani al-Kufi. He was among the companions of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him.[^10] Zyyad bin ‘Isa He was given the kunya of Abu ‘Ubayda. He was called al-Hadhdha’. He was from Kufa. He was a retainer. He was reliable. He reported on the authority of Imam Abu Ja‘far (al-Sadiq), peace be on him, and of Abu ‘Abd Allah (al-Sadiq).

Al-Aqiqi al-Alawi said: “Abu ‘Ubayda al-Hadhdha’ had a good position with the family of Mohammed, peace be on him. He accompanied Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir), peace be on him, to Mecca. He has a book. ‘Ali b. Ri’ab reported the book. Shaykh al-Tusi numbered him as one of the companions of Imam al-Baqir and of al-Sadiq, peace be on them.

In the biography of Salim bin Abï Hafs, al-Kashi reported on the authority of Fudal al-A‘war, on the authority of Abu ‘Ubayd al-Hadhdha’ who said: [I said to Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir) that Salim b. Abï Hafsa asked me: ‘Have you not heard that whoever dies and has no Imam dies as those before Islam died?’ ‘Yes,’ replied. ‘Who is your Imam?’ he asked me. ‘My Imams are the family of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his family,’ I replied. ‘By Allah, I think you do not know your Imam,’ he said.

Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir), peace be on him, said: ‘Woe unto Salim! Does he know what the rank of the Imam is? It is greater and better than what Salim and all the people think.’” In the biography of Zyyad b. ‘Isa, al-Kashi reported: ‘When Abu ‘Ubayda, Zyyad b. ‘Isa, died, Abu ‘Abd Allah (al-Sadiq), peace be on him, said to al-Arqat: ‘Let us go to pray over Abu ‘Ubayd Allah.’ He (al-Arqat) said: ‘So, we set off.

When we arrived at his grave, the Imam invoked Allah for, saying: ‘O Allah, relieve Abu ‘Ubayda! O Allah, lighten his grave! O Allah, add him to your Prophet!’ He (Abu ‘Abd Allah) did not pray over him.