[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal yana sanya tufafi masu matsakaicin tsayi.254 Babbar rigarsa255 tana da darajar dirhami goma sha biyar, yayin da rigarsa ta ciki256 irin wadda ana iya saya a kusan dinari ɗaya. Rigar ciki ba ta da kyau sosai ba, kuma ba ta da kauri sosai ba. Babbar rigarsa tana da gefuna. 48.1

[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal wore garments of a medium length.254 His outermost garment255 was worth fifteen dirhams, while his tunic256 was of the sort that could be bought for about a dinar. The tunic was neither too fine nor too coarse. His outermost garment was fringed. 48.1

[Ḥamdan ibn ʿAlī:] Tufafin Aḥmad ba su da wani abu na musamman, sai dai cewa an yi su da auduga mai tsafta. A ƙarshen rayuwarsa, bayan da 'ya'yansa suka daina dogara ga kuɗin shigarsa, kuma ya iya kashe shi a kan kansa, sai ya fara sanya tufafi masu inganci. 48.2

[Ḥamdan ibn ʿAlī:] Aḥmad’s clothing was nothing special, beyond being of clean cotton. Toward the end of his life, after his sons no longer depended on his income and he could spend it on himself, he wore clothing of better quality. 48.2

[Al-Fadl ibn Ziyād:] Na tuna ganin Aḥmad sanye da riguna biyu masu tsayi a lokacin hunturu, tare da wata doguwar riga mai launi a tsakanin su. Sau da yawa yakan sa riga da wani kauri mai nauyi na gashin dabba: