[Abū Ḥafṣ al-Qāḍī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal wata rana wani mutum daga Tekun Indiya ya ziyarce shi, ya ce, "Ni daga Tekun Indiya nake. Ina hanyata zuwa China sai jirgin ruwanmu ya nutse. Sai wasu mutum biyu suka zo suna hawa kan wani igiyar ruwa zuwa gare ni. Ɗayansu ya ce, 'Idan kana so, Allah zai tsira da kai, a sharaɗin ka gai da Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal a madadinmu.'" 15.1

[Abū Ḥafṣ al-Qāḍī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was once visited by a man from the Indian Ocean who said, “I come from the Indian Ocean. I was on my way to China when we were shipwrecked. Two men came riding toward me on a wave. One of them asked, ‘If you wish, God will save you, on condition that you greet Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal for us.’ 15.1

"Wane ne Aḥmad?" na tambaya. "Kuma wane ne kai, a duniya?" "Ni Ilyas ne, wannan kuma shi ne mala'ikan da yake lura da tsibiran da ke cikin teku. Za ka sami Aḥmad a Iraƙi." "Na amince, sai teku ta tofa ni a gaɓar Ubullah. Ga ni nan kuma da gaisuwa a gare ku daga gare su biyu."104

“‘Who’s Aḥmad?’ I asked. ‘And who on earth are you?’ “‘I’m Elijah, and this is the angel who watches over the islands in the sea. You’ll find Aḥmad in Iraq.’ “‘I agreed, and the sea spat me out onto the shore by Ubullah. So here I am with a greeting to you from the two of them.’”104