[عبد الله:] توفي والدي قبل الظهر يوم الجمعة. فدفع محمد بن عبد الله بن طاهر أيدينا جانبًا وصلّى عليه صلاة الجنازة، مع أننا وعشيرة بني هاشم كنا قد صلّينا على الجثمان وهو لا يزال في البيت. ودفناه بعد صلاة العصر. ٨٢.1

[ʿAbd Allāh:] My father died before noon on a Friday. Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir pushed us aside and performed the funeral prayer for him, though we and the tribesmen of Hāshim prayed over the body while it was still in the house. We buried him after the afternoon prayer. 82.1

[صالح:] لما توفي أبي، أرسل ابن طاهر يسأل من سيصلي عليه. فأخبرته أنني أنا من سيصلي عليه. 82.2

[Ṣāliḥ:] When my father died, Ibn Ṭāhir sent a message asking who was going to pray for him. I told him I was. 82.2

لَمَّا وَصَلْنَا إِلَى الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَجَدْنَا ابْنَ طَاهِرٍ وَاقِفًا هُنَاكَ يَنْتَظِرُنَا. فَتَقَدَّمَ نَحْوَنَا وَقَدَّمَ تَعَازِيَهُ. وَوُضِعَ النَّعْشُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ. فَانْتَظَرْتُ قَلِيلًا، ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمْتُ وَبَدَأْتُ أُصَفُّ النَّاسَ. ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ ابْنُ طَالُوتَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، فَأَمْسَكَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا بِذِرَاعٍ مِنْ ذِرَاعَيَّ، وَقَالَا: "أَفْسِحُوا الطَّرِيقَ لِلْأَمِيرِ!". فَحَاوَلْتُ أَنْ أَمْنَعَهُمَا، لَكِنَّهُمَا أَخَذَانِي جَانِبًا، وَانْتَهَى الْأَمْرُ بِأَنْ صَلَّى ابْنُ طَاهِرٍ بِالنَّاسِ. وَلَمْ يُدْرِكِ الْمُشَيِّعُونَ مَا جَرَى. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، لَمَّا عَلِمُوا بِذَلِكَ، أَخَذُوا يُصَلُّونَ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ. وَاسْتَمَرَّ ذَلِكَ زَمَنًا طَوِيلًا: يَأْتِي النَّاسُ وَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ.

When we reached the desert, we found Ibn Ṭāhir standing there waiting for us. He approached us and offered his condolences. The bier was lowered to the ground. I waited a bit, then stepped forward and began lining everyone up. Then Ibn Ṭālūt and Muḥammad ibn Naṣr came forward and, each seizing one of my arms, said, “Make way for the emir!” I tried to stop them but they took me aside and Ibn Ṭāhir ended up performing the prayer. The mourners didn’t realize what had happened. The next day, when they found out, they began praying at the gravesite. That went on for a good while: people coming and praying at the grave.

[عُبَيْد الله:] سمعتُ المتوكّلَ يقول لابن طاهر: «يا لَها من نعمةٍ لك:

[ʿUbayd Allāh:] I heard al-Mutawakkil say to Ibn Ṭāhir: “What a blessing for you:

الصلاة على أحمد بن حنبل!" 82.3

praying over Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal!” 82.3