Some historians assert that Jābir has narrated and recounted...

Some historians assert that Jābir has narrated and recounted the largest number of hadīth s (Islamic traditions).[^5] Jābir was one of those distinguished scholars whom the people referred to for scholarly opinion.[^6] He used to hold sessions in the Noble Prophet’s (S) Mosque and quench the thirst of those seeking knowledge.[^7] Unity and solidarity with the Noble Prophet’s (S) Family Among the Noble Prophet’s (S) companions and helpers, there are some people who are especially beloved and very famous in the history of Islam.

One of these people is Jābir. The reason why Jābir is a beloved figure is because he had a deep spiritual union and solidarity with the Noble Prophet’s (S) Household, due to a constant association with them. He proved his love for the Ahlul Bayt ( ‘a ) under extremely sensitive and difficult circumstances.

It is for this very reason that Imām al-Sādiq ( ‘a ) said about him, “Jābir was very loyal and intimately attached to our Household.”[^8] After the Noble Prophet’s (S) sad demise, Jābir always accompanied the Household of the Noble Prophet (S).

During ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib’s (S) wars against Mu‘āwiyah, the rebel and his depraved partisans, Jābir was one of Imām ‘Alī’s ( ‘a ) supporters, and during the Battle of Siffīn, he was one of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib’s ( ‘a ) companions.[^9] In addition to being present in the battlefields, Jābir did not stop at anything to serve ‘Alī ( ‘a ). Scholars of history narrate that Jābir used to lean on a walking stick and walk in the streets of Medina to attend the discussion sessions of the Heleprs [ Ansār ].

In these public discussions, he used to say, “‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ‘a ) is the best person on earth. Anyone who denies this truth has acted with partiality and has deliberately disregarded what is right. O group of the Ansār !

Train your children to love ‘Alī ( ‘a ) and bring them up according to ‘Alī’s ( ‘a ) instructions…”[^10] Abū Zubayr says, “I asked Jābir what kind of person ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ‘a ) was?” Jābir raised his eyebrows and said, “‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ‘a ) was the best person on the surface of the earth. When the Noble Prophet (S) was alive, we used to recognize the hypocrites by knowing who hated ‘Alī ( ‘a ).”[^11] Some people asked Jābir why it was unlawful [ harām ] to oppose ‘Alī ( ‘a ).