[Al-Ḥasan ibn al-Bannā:] Abū Ḥasan al-Tamīmī ya ruwaito daga mahaifinsa cewa kakansa ya halarci jana'izar Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, ya kuma ce, "Na zauna har tsawon mako guda ina fatan isa kabarin, amma mutane sun yi yawa a wurin. Ya ɗauki mako guda kafin in iya shiga." 85.1

[Al-Ḥasan ibn al-Bannā:] Abū Ḥasan al-Tamīmī cites his father as saying that his grandfather attended the funeral of Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and reported, “I stayed for an entire week hoping to reach the grave but there were too many people there. It took a week for me to get through.” 85.1