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The opening of Ja'far al-Sadiq's house in Medina and the removal of its relics to Egypt

فتح دار جعفر الصادق بالمدينة ونقل آثاره إلى مصر

c. 1009 CE · 400 AH

Medina

In the year 400, al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, sent a man with the stipends (rusum) of the Hasanids and Husaynids and added to them, ordering him to open the house of Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq in Medina after seeking their permission. No one had touched that house since Ja'far's death. From it were carried to Egypt his copy of the Qur'an, a wooden bowl bound with iron, a bamboo shield, a spear and a bed. Al-Hakim returned the bed to them and took the rest, claiming a better right to it 1.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Arabia · Egypt & Nile
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100010101020 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Medina

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In 400 al-Hakim, lord of Egypt, sent a man bearing authorizations for the Hasanids and Husaynids — increasing them — ordering him to open the house of Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Sadiq at Medina with their leave; no one had touched that house since Ja'far's death. From it were carried to Egypt his mushaf, a wood-and-iron bucket, a wicker shield, a spear and a bed; al-Hakim returned the bed to them and kept the rest, claiming a better right to it 1.

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Medina
Had participant
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mansur ibn al-Aziz· Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq

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The khutba for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, in Mecca and Medina· The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.246-247
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islam.museum contributors. “The opening of Ja'far al-Sadiq's house in Medina and the removal of its relics to Egypt”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/jaffar-al-sadiq-house-400/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The khutba for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, in Mecca and Medina

In 396 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Alawi led the pilgrimage and gave the khutba at Mecca and Medina for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, following the usual practice; he ordered the people of the two sanctuaries to stand whenever his name was mentioned, and did the same in Egypt, where, whenever he was mentioned, they stood and prostrated in the markets and gathering places.