Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34370 — Reports on Jafar bin Abi Talib

Amir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was informed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a messenger to the wife of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), asking her to send the sons of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The children were brought to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated in this way: "O Allah, Ja'far has come to You, to the best of rewards. So take his place among his offspring in the best way You have ever taken the place of any servant from among Your righteous servants."