[Al-Marrūdhī:] Wata rana na fita tare da Aḥmad, ina jingine a hannunsa. Sai wata mace ta tare mu tana ɗauke da wata dogon-wuya na garaya a fili. Na karɓe ta daga hannunta, na karya ta, na fara tattake ta. A duk lokacin, Aḥmad ya tsaya yana kallon ƙasa, bai ce komai ba. Ba da daɗewa ba kowa ya san abin da ya faru, kowa sai Aḥmad, wanda ya ce, "Ban tuna ka taɓa karya garaya a gabana ba." 57.1

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I once went out with Aḥmad leaning on my arm. We were approached by a woman carrying a long-necked lute297 out in the open. I took it from her, broke it, and started stamping on it. The whole time, Aḥmad stood there staring at the ground and saying nothing. Soon everyone knew about the incident—everyone except for Aḥmad, who said, “I have no recollection of you ever breaking a lute in my presence.” 57.1