Shia hadith scholars (Persian: رجال حدیث شیعه) are people who have quoted hadith from Shia Imams directly or indirectly through intermediary, and their biographies are found in the books of scholars of rijal (Biographical evaluation) science, such as Ikhtiar Marifat al-Rijal, Fehrist Asma' Musannifi al-Shia, Ae'yan ol-Shia, Moe'jamo Rijal el-Hadith and Az-Zaree'a books. The basis for categorization in this list is the time of death of each person.
Muhammad al-Baqir was the fifth Imam in Shia Islam, Ja'far al-Sadiq was the 6th Imam and founder of the Ja'fari school of jurisprudence according to Twelver and Isma'ili Shi'ites.