The effect of Imam Mohammad Baqir (a.s.) on Shia Hadith

hadith is of the specific sciences of Islam which is started and organized by Muslims. The role of Shia imams especially Imam Baqir and imam Sadiq is very important in its development. The present article studies the attempts of Imam Baqir in this realm who could make a revolution in Shia culture by his cultural activities. The increase has happened in the number of their students and hadiths and also the culture of asking questions and referring to Ahlul Bayt were spread. And also the companions of Imam could reach higher levels of academic and cultural knowledge. Field activities of imam Baqir in the realm of Hadith was attention-worthy and paved the way for a great revolution at the time of Imam Sadiq; activities like spreading Hadith of Prophet, encouraging to do research about hadiths, training hadith narrators like the first group “ Ashab Ijma’” , influencing hadith narrators of Sunni school of thought, and introducing exaggerators ( Ghaliyan). By their attempt to explain issues like Hujjiyat of the words of Ahlul Bayt, essentiality of attention to Sama’ , avoiding trust in weak hadith narrators, and referring to authentic narrators, outlining the principles of evaluation of hadith and avoiding rejection of hadiths hastily could leave a good heritage of Tafsir, Aghaid, Fighh, Usul, Akhlaq and Sirah for next generations.