Madinah
Sayyiduna Ja'far ibn Muhammad, known as al-Sadiq, was the son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir. He taught in Madinah for many years, and Imam Malik and Imam Abu…
Sayyiduna Ja'far ibn Muhammad, known as al-Sadiq, was the son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir. He taught in Madinah for many years, and Imam Malik and Imam Abu Hanifah are among those reported to have learned from him. The Ja'fari school of fiqh is named after him. He passed away in Madinah in 148 AH. He was buried in al-Baqi' beside his father and his grandfather, Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin, in the enclosure near the entrance that holds the graves of Sayyiduna al-Hasan and Sayyiduna al-Abbas.