Virtues of Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

Al-Tabarani said: Ja'far bin Abi Talib, the one who flies in Paradise (al-Tayyar) (may Allah be pleased with him), had the kunyah Abu Abdullah, and his mother was Fatimah bint Asad bin Hashim.

Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: When Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from the land of Abyssinia, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him between his two eyes and said: "I do not know whether I am happier at Ja'far's arrival or at the conquest of Khaybar."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in all three of his books; the chain of al-Mu'jam al-Kabir contains a narrator, Anas bin Salm, whom I do not know, and the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Imam al-Sha'bi says: When news reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of the conquest of Khaybar, he was told: Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) has come back from the Negus. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know which of the two makes me happier: Ja'far's arrival or the conquest of Khaybar?" When Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him between his two eyes.
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Abu Dawud recorded only this part of the report: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him between his two eyes. Al-Tabarani recorded it as a mursal report, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: When Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Abyssinia, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced him.
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Mujalid bin Sa'id, who is da'if (weak), though he has been declared trustworthy; the remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: When Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came from the land of Abyssinia, he met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he moved forward quickly out of reverence for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed him between his two eyes and said: "O my beloved one! In physical appearance and in character you resemble me most of all people, and you were created from the same clay from which I was created."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: He then mentioned the full hadith, which has already passed in the Book of the Caliphate (Kitab al-Khilafah). Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Makki bin Abdullah al-Ru'ayni, and this report is one of his munkar (denounced) reports.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) - this Sayyiduna Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) was the slave (mawla) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) - Abdullah says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him): "You resemble me in physical appearance and in character."
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him): "Your physical appearance is like my physical appearance, and your character resembles my character most closely. You are from me; and O Ali! you too are from me, and you are the father of my children."
Al-Tabarani recorded it from his teacher Ahmad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Aqqal, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Ja'far bin Abi Talib passed by along with Jibril and Mika'il. He has two wings; Allah Almighty has given him these wings in exchange for his two arms. He greeted me with salam, and then he told me what he went through when he faced the polytheists. It is for this reason that in Paradise he has been named 'Ja'far al-Tayyar' (Ja'far the Flyer)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Sa'dan bin al-Walid, whom I do not know, and the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

With the same chain, he narrated this: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated, and Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) was near the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned a greeting of salam and then said: "O Asma'! This is Ja'far bin Abi Talib with Jibril and Mika'il; they greeted us as they passed by, and I returned their greeting. He told me that on such-and-such a day he faced the polytheists. (He said:) I received seventy-three wounds and blows on the front of my body. I was holding the banner in my right hand, and that hand was cut off; then I took it in my left hand, and that hand too was cut off. So Allah Almighty has given me two wings in place of my two arms, and with these two wings I fly in Paradise along with Sayyiduna Jibril and Sayyiduna Mika'il; I alight wherever I wish, and I eat of its fruits whatever I wish." The narrator says: Sayyidah Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Congratulations to Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) for the good that Allah Almighty has granted him! But I fear that people will not believe me in this, so, O Messenger of Allah, ascend the pulpit and inform the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit and, after praising and extolling Allah Almighty, said: "O people! Ja'far bin Abi Talib is with Jibril and Mika'il. He has two wings which Allah Almighty has given him in exchange for his two arms, and with those two wings he goes wherever he wishes in Paradise. He has greeted me with salam." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told what their situation had been when they faced the polytheists. After that it became clear to the people that Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) had faced the enemy, and he was named "Ja'far al-Tayyar" (Ja'far the Flyer) in Paradise.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw Ja'far bin Abi Talib in a state like that of an angel, flying in Paradise. He had two wings with which he would fly wherever he wished, and the front feathers of his wings were stained with blood."
Al-Tabarani recorded it with two chains, and one of the two chains is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports: When the news of the death of Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her). He seated the two sons of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), Abdullah and Muhammad, on his lap and then said: "Jibril has just informed me that Allah Almighty has honoured Ja'far with martyrdom, and that he has two wings with which he flies along with the angels in Paradise." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah! Take care of Ja'far's children."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Umar bin Harun, who is da'if (weak), though he has been declared trustworthy; the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdullah bin Ja'far! Congratulations to you: your father flies with the angels in the heavens."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd says: Those people were shown to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. He (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) as an angel, with two wings soaked in blood, and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) was opposite him on a couch.
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a mursal report with two chains, and the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: A hadith will come in the section on the virtues of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah, in which the virtue of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is mentioned.

Imam al-Sha'bi says: Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred in the Battle of Mu'tah, at a place called al-Balqa'.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; this report is mursal, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ali is my root and Ja'far is my branch. (The narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) Ja'far is my root and Ali is my branch."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.