Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi

Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi or Zakaria ibn Idris ibn Abd-Allah al-Ash'ari al-Qomi (, ), known as Abu Jarir , was a Shia Muhaddith (scholar of hadith) and one of the companions of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq (the sixth Shiite leader), Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim (the seventh Shiite leader), and Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (the eighth Shiite leader). A group of Shiite elders have considered him one of the influential people in the growth of Islam. Shaykh Tusi, while counting about 3300 narrators and companions of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq, has mentioned Zakaria al-Ash'ari.

Genealogy "Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi" is from the "Al-Ashari" family. His father is "Idris ibn Abdullah", whom Najashi called him a trustworthy person and mentioned a book by him. Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim and Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (Shia Imams). "Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi" has narrated several hadiths from these Shia Imams. Also, a correspondence has been narrated from him with Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim about an Islamic jurisprudential issue.

After the martyrdom of Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim and the emergence of the Waqifite sect, "Zakaria ibn Idris" went to Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha to investigate the matter of Imamate to ensure he is the head of the madhhab (school of thought).

According to Najashi, "Zakaria ibn Idris" had a book on hadith subject.