[Bilāl al-Khawwāṣ:] Me encontraba en el desierto de los israelitas cuando de repente encontré a un hombre caminando a mi lado. Me sorprendí, pero luego se me hizo comprender que era al-Jadir. 16.1

[Bilāl al-Khawwāṣ:] I was in the desert of the Israelites when suddenly I found a man walking beside me. I was surprised, but then I was given to realize that he was al- Khaḍir. 16.1

«Te pido por Dios», dije. «¿Quién eres?». «Tu hermano al-Jadir». «Quiero preguntarte algo». «Adelante». «¿Qué opinas de al-Shafi'i?». «Es uno de los Pilares».105

“I ask you by God,” I said. “Who are you?” “Your brother al-Khaḍir.” “I want to ask you something.” “Go ahead.” “What do you think of al-Shāfiʿī?” “He’s one of the Pegs.”105

«¿Y qué hay de Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?» «Un hombre veraz.»106

“What about Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “A truth-teller.”106

"¿Y qué hay de Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith?" "Es el último de su especie." "Entonces, ¿cómo es que puedo verte?" "Porque fuiste bondadoso con tu madre." [Un hombre de Bagdad:] Viajaba en un barco y desembarcamos en una isla. Había allí un anciano de cabello blanco sentado. Lo saludé y me preguntó de dónde era. 16.2

“What about Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith?” “He’s the last of his kind.” “So how is it that I’m able to see you?” “Because you were kind to your mother.” [A man of Baghdad:] I was traveling on a ship and we landed on an island. There was an elderly white-haired man sitting there. I greeted him and he asked me where I was from. 16.2

—Desde Bagdad —dije.

“From Baghdad,” I said.

—Cuando llegues allí —dijo—, dale mis saludos a Ibn Ḥanbal, y dile: «¡Ten paciencia! La promesa de Dios es verdadera; que no te desanimen quienes no quieren convencerse».107

“When you get there,” he said, “give Ibn Ḥanbal my regards, and tell him, «Have patience! God’s promise is true; let not those who will not be convinced make you discouraged.»”107

Luego desapareció, y nos dimos cuenta de que era al-Khaḍir.

Then he disappeared, and we realized that he was al-Khaḍir.