Imam Al-Sadiq

Abid Allah Bin Sanan:
Abid Allah b. sanan, the chief of Quraysh or Banu Hashim, reported traditions on the
authority of al- Sadiq, peace be on him. It was said that he reported traditions on the authority
of al- Kazim, too. That is possible because he was a contemporary of al- Kazim, peace be on
him. He was the treasurer of al- Mansur, al- Mahdy, al- Hady, and al- Rashid. Nevertheless,
he was among the followers (the Shi'a) of ahl al Bayt, the righteous jurisprudents, and the
great reliable figures whom no one dared to defame. Concerning him, al- Sadiq, peace be on
him, said: "He (Abid Allah) adds good to the age." Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, treated him
kindly. This means that Abid Allah had a great position with him and that he was the
secretary of al- Sadiq. He had books (groups of traditions). The great reliable narrators
reported the books.
Abid Allah Bin Sharik:
Abu al- Muhajjal Abid Allah b. Sharik al- 'Amiry was the companion of al- Baqir and al-
Sadiq, peace be on them. He was a prominent person with them. He was regarded as one of
their disciples. It was reported on the authority of al- Sadiq, peace be on him, that he would
go out to support the guided one who will rise (al- Qa'm, al- Mahdy), may Allah speed up his
appearance. This is the virtue, success, dignity, and greatness. We ask Allah, the Almighty, to
make us among those over whose heads the victorious banner of al- Mahdy will wave.
Abid Allah Bin Maskan:
Abid Allah b. Maskan al- Cufi (a freed servant) reported traditions on the authority of al-
Sadiq and al- Kazim, peace be on them. He was among the six companions of al- Sadiq,
peace be on him, as we have already stated in Aban b, 'Uthman. He was among the great
jurisprudents from whom people learned the lawful, unlawful, the religious verdicts and rules,
and whom no one dared to defame. He had many books (groups of traditions). The great
reliable narrators reported the books on his authority.
Abid Allah al- Najashy:
Abu Buhayr Abid Allah al- Najashy al- Asady was a Zaydi, then he believed in the Imamate
of al- Sadiq, peace be on him, when he saw him doing a miraculous act. Al- Mansur
appointed him as a governor over al- Ahwaz. He wrote a letter to al- Sadiq, peace be on him,
to ask him about the method of act and other affairs concerning his state. So, al- Sadiq wrote
him a long letter known as the Letter of Abid Allah al- Najashy.