dates), so that when I looked at the heap where the Prophet had been sitting, it seemed as if a single date had not been taken away thereof." Ali ibn Abi Talib era He fought in all three major civil wars under Ali ibn Abi Talib: Battle of Jamal, Battle of Sifeen and Battle of Nahrawan. Ali ibn Husayn's (ibn Ali) era (Shia doctrine) Jabir had a long life and became blind in his old age. According to the Shias, he devoutly waited for the time when he would meet the fifth Imam. Each morning he would come out from his house, sit by the roadside and wait for the sound of the footsteps to recognize the fifth Imam. One such day while he was waiting in the street of Medina, he heard someone walking towards him, the sound of footsteps reminded him of the way Muhammad used to walk. Jabir stood up, stopped the man, and asked his name. He replied, “Muhammad”, Jabir asked, “whose son”? He replied “Ali ibn Hussain”. Jabir immediately recognized the man he was talking to was the 5th Imam. He kissed his hands and conveyed the message of Muhammad. Abd al-Malik's era and Jabir’s death It was during this era that he retold the Hadith of Umar's speech of forbidding Mut'ah. Jabir had a long life. According to shia sources he was poisoned by Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf when he was 94 in, because of his loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt. He died in 78 AH (697) in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Legacy He narrated about 1,547 Hadiths (some historians say). After the death of Muhammad he used to deliver lectures in Masjid Nabwi, Medina, Egypt, and Damascus. Such leading Tabi'en scholars as Amr ibn Dinar, Mujahid, Atiyya ibn Sa'd and Ata' ibn Abi Rabah attended his lectures. People gathered around him in Damascus and Egypt to learn about Muhammad and his Hadiths.Upon research it is said that he started and carried out the tradition of Arbaeen 1300 years ago. List of narrated hadith Hadith of Jesus Praying Behind Mahdi Hadiths related to Mut'ah and An-Nisa, 24 Hadith of Ghadir Khumm Hadith al-Thaqalayn Hadith of Fatima tablet A narration regarding Contraception See also Ali ibn Abi Talib Hassan ibn Ali Hussain ibn Ali Ali ibn Hussain Muhammad ibn Ali Mut'ah References Companions of the Prophet Assassinated religious leaders 697 deaths Year of birth unknown Hadith scholars