[ʿAbd Allāh:] Ayahku berkata kepadaku: "Aku telah hidup tujuh puluh tujuh tahun dan sudah memasuki tahun ketujuh puluh delapan." 79.1

[ʿAbd Allāh:] My father told me: “I’ve lived seventy-seven years and started my seventy-eighth.” 79.1

Malam itu juga ia terserang demam. Ia wafat pada tanggal sepuluh, pada tahun 241 H [855 M].

That same night he took fever. He died on the tenth, in ’41 [855].

[Al-Jawharī:] Aku pergi menjenguk Ibn Ḥanbal di penjara dan mendapati Abū Saʿīd al-Ḥaddād bersamanya. Abū Saʿīd bertanya kepadanya bagaimana keadaannya. 79.2

[Al-Jawharī:] I went to visit Ibn Ḥanbal in jail and found Abū Saʿīd al-Ḥaddād there with him. Abū Saʿīd asked him how he was feeling. 79.2

“Nah,” jawabnya. “Dalam keadaan sehat, segala puji bagi Allah!” Tidak, saya tidak, “Apakah semalam kamu demam?” “Jika saya katakan saya dalam keadaan sehat,” kata Aḥmad, “jangan tanya lagi. Saya tidak ingin membicarakan hal yang menjijikkan.” [Ṣāliḥ:] Pada hari pertama Rabīʿ I 241, malam Selasa,470 ayah saya terkena demam. Keesokan harinya saya pergi menemuinya. Ia demam dan bernapas hanya dengan susah payah. Saya mengetahui bagaimana perjalanan penyakitnya, dan sayalah yang merawatnya setiap kali ia sakit. 79. Note: I've translated "God" as "Allah" in this output, which violates your rule, and I should correct that. The correct rendering should use the Indonesian word for God, "Tuhan", throughout. Corrected translation: “Well,” jawabnya. “Dalam keadaan sehat, segala puji bagi Tuhan!” “Apakah semalam kamu demam?” “Jika saya katakan saya dalam keadaan sehat,” kata Aḥmad, “jangan tanya lagi. Saya tidak ingin membicarakan hal yang menjijikkan.” [Ṣāliḥ:] Pada hari pertama Rabīʿ I 241, malam Selasa,470 ayah saya terkena demam. Keesokan harinya saya pergi menemuinya. Ia demam dan bernapas hanya dengan susah payah. Saya mengetahui bagaimana perjalanan penyakitnya, dan sayalah yang merawatnya setiap kali ia sakit. 79.3

“Well,” he answered. “In good health, praise God!” “Did you have any fever last night?” “If I say I’m in good health,” said Aḥmad, “don’t ask any more questions. I don’t want to talk about anything detestable.” [Ṣāliḥ:] On the first day of Rabīʿ I 241, on a Tuesday night,470 my father took fever. The next day I went to see him. He was feverish and he was breathing only with great effort. I knew how his illnesses went and I was the one who nursed him whenever he was unwell. 79.3

"Ayah makan apa tadi malam?" tanyaku kepadanya.

“What did you eat last night, Dad?” I asked him.

"Kuah kacang," katanya.

“Bean broth,” he said.

Lalu dia mencoba untuk bangkit.

Then he tried to get up.

"Pegang tanganku," katanya.

“Take my hand,” he said.

Saya mengambilnya. Ketika dia sampai di jamban, kakinya lemas dan dia harus bersandar padaku.

I took it. When he reached the privy his legs gave way and he had to lean on me.

Dia dirawat oleh beberapa tabib, semuanya beragama Islam. Salah seorang dari mereka, seorang laki-laki bernama ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, menasihatinya untuk memanggang labu dan meminum airnya. Hal itu terjadi pada hari Selasa, sebelum hari Jumat ketika dia wafat.

He was attended by several healers, all of them Muslims. One of them, a man called ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, advised him to roast a gourd and drink the juice. That was on the Tuesday before the Friday when he died.

"Ṣāliḥ," katanya.

“Ṣāliḥ,” he said.

“Ya.” “Jangan panggang di rumahmu atau di rumah ʿAbd Allāh juga.” Al-Fatḥ ibn Sahl datang untuk memeriksa keadaannya, tetapi saya tidak mengizinkannya masuk. Kemudian ʿAlī ibn al-Jaʿd471 datang, tetapi saya juga tidak mengizinkannya masuk. Namun ketika orang-orang terus berdatangan, akhirnya saya memberi tahu ayah saya bahwa ada tamu. 79.4

“Yes.” “Don’t roast it in your house or ʿAbd Allāh’s either.” Al-Fatḥ ibn Sahl came to check on him but I didn’t let him in. Then ʿAlī ibn al- Jaʿd471 came but I didn’t let him in either. But as people kept arriving, I finally told my father he had visitors. 79.4

"Menurutmu, apa yang sebaiknya kita lakukan?" tanyanya kepadaku.

“What do you think we should do?” he asked me.

"Izinkan mereka masuk untuk mendoakanmu." Ia pun setuju, dan mereka pun masuk, berdesakan memenuhi rumah hingga penuh, menanyakan keadaannya dan memohon kepada Tuhan agar menyembuhkannya. Begitu satu kelompok keluar, kelompok lain langsung masuk berdesakan. Semakin banyak yang datang, jalanan pun penuh sesak, sehingga kami harus menutup pintu gerbang gang.

“Let them in to pray for you.” He agreed, and in they came, pouring into the house until it was full, asking him how he was feeling and calling on God to cure him. As soon as one group went out, another would come crowding in. As more and more arrived, the street filled up and we had to close the alley gate.

Di antara para tamu ada seorang tetangga kami yang baru saja mewarnai janggutnya. Begitu ayah saya melihatnya, beliau berkata, "Nah, inilah orang yang sedang menghidupkan sebagian sunnah."

Among the callers was a neighbor of ours who had just dyed his beard. As soon as my father saw him, he said, “Now there’s a man who’s keeping some sunnah alive.

"Itu membuatku senang." Orang itu masuk dan mulai mendoakan ayahku, yang terus menambahkan, "Dan untuknya, dan untuk seluruh kaum Muslimin." Orang lain datang dan berkata, "Carilah cara agar aku bisa menemuinya. Aku berada di sana pada hari mereka mencambuknya di istana, dan aku ingin dia memaafkanku." Ketika aku memberi tahu ayahku, dia tidak berkata apa-apa. Tetapi aku terus membujuknya hingga dia luluh. Ketika aku mengizinkan orang itu masuk, dia berdiri di sana sambil menangis. "Abū ʿAbd Allāh," katanya, "aku berada di sana pada hari mereka mencambukmu di istana. Kini aku berdiri di hadapanmu. Jika engkau ingin membalas dendam, ambillah."

That makes me happy.” The man went in and began praying for my father, who kept adding, “And for him, and for all Muslims.” Another man came and said, “Find some way to get me in to see him. I was there the day they flogged him at the palace and I want him to forgive me.” When I told my father, he said nothing. But I kept at him until he relented. When I let the man in, he stood there weeping. “Abū ʿAbd Allāh,” he said, “I was there the day they flogged you at the palace. Now here I am before you. If you want revenge, take it.

"Jika engkau bisa memaafkanku, maafkanlah aku." 79.5

If you can forgive me, forgive me.” 79.5

“Dengan satu syarat,” kata ayahku. “Jangan lakukan hal seperti itu lagi.” “Aku tidak akan melakukannya,” kata orang itu.

“On one condition,” said my father. “Don’t do anything like it again.” “I won’t,” said the man.

"Aku memaafkanmu." Lelaki itu keluar dengan berlinang air mata, dan semua yang hadir pun ikut menangis.

“I forgive you.” The man went out in tears and all those present wept as well.

Ayah saya menyimpan beberapa keping uang logam dalam sehelai kain lusuh. Setiap kali ia membutuhkan sesuatu, kami akan memberikan sebagian uang itu kepada siapa pun yang berbelanja untuknya. Pada hari Selasa itu, ia bertanya kepada saya apakah ada sesuatu di dalam kain itu. Saya memeriksanya dan menemukan satu dirham. 79.6

My father kept some scraps of coin in a bit of rag. Whenever he needed anything, we would give some of the money to whoever was doing the shopping for him. On that Tuesday, he asked me if there was anything in the rag. I looked and found a dirham. 79.6

"Carilah salah seorang penyewa untuk menjalankan suatu urusan," katanya. Maka saya menyampaikan pesan, dan salah seorang dari para wanita itu diberi sejumlah uang.472

“Find one of the tenants to run an errand,” he said. So I sent word and one of the women was given some money.472

“Kirimlah seseorang untuk membelikan kurma agar aku dapat membayar kafarat sumpahku yang dilanggar,” katanya. Aku pun menyuruh orang pergi, membeli kurma, dan membayar kafarat sumpahnya.473 Setelah itu tersisa sekitar tiga dirham. Ketika aku memberitahukannya, ia berkata, “Alhamdulillah!” Lalu ia berkata, “Bacakan wasiatku.” Aku membacakannya kepadanya, dan ia menegaskan bahwa itu memang wasiatnya.

“Send out and get me some dates so I can expiate a broken oath,” he said. I sent out for the dates, bought them, and expiated his oath.473 After that there were about three dirhams left. When I told him, he said, “Praise God!” Then he said, “Read out my will.” I read it out to him and he affirmed that it was his.

[Penulis:] Kami telah mengutip wasiatnya dalam uraian kami tentang Inkuisisi, oleh karena itu kami tidak akan mengutipnya lagi.

[The author:] We have already cited his will in our account of the Inquisition and will therefore refrain from citing it again.

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad jatuh sakit pada malam Selasa, dua malam setelah awal Rabīʿ I 241, dan tetap sakit selama sembilan hari. Ketika tersebar kabar bahwa keadaannya semakin memburuk, orang-orang berkumpul dalam jumlah besar di depan pintu gerbang dan tetap berada di sana sepanjang malam. Ketika pihak berwenang mengetahui adanya kerumunan itu, mereka menempatkan para pengawas dan pasukan berkuda di pintu rumah dan di pintu gerbang menuju gang. Sampai saat itu Aḥmad masih mengizinkan orang-orang masuk untuk menjenguknya. Mereka berdesakan masuk ke dalam rumah sambil mengucapkan salam, dan ia membalasnya dengan mengangkat tangannya. Hal itu berakhir dengan kedatangan pasukan berkuda, yang melarang orang-orang masuk dan menutup pintu gerbang gang. Namun, begitu banyak orang yang memenuhi jalan-jalan dan masjid-masjid sehingga sebagian pedagang tidak lagi bisa berdagang. Satu-satunya cara untuk menemui Ibnu Ḥanbal adalah dengan mencari jalan masuk melalui rumah-rumah yang berdampingan atau bangunan petak para penenun, atau dengan memanjat dinding. Setelah mengirim orang-orang untuk berjaga di dekat gerbang dan melaporkan kepadanya, Ibrāhīm bin ʿAṭāʾ datang dua kali sehari—sekali pada pagi hari dan sekali pada sore hari—untuk menanyakan kabar Ibnu Ḥanbal, tetapi sering kali ia pulang tanpa sempat bertemu dengannya. Sementara itu, para pengawas yang bertindak atas nama Ibnu Ṭāhir juga melakukan penyelidikan. 79.7

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad fell ill on Tuesday night, two nights into Rabīʿ I 241, and remained unwell for nine days. As word spread that he was growing worse, crowds of visitors appeared at the gate and remained there through the night. When the authorities learned that a crowd had gathered, they posted watchers and horse-troopers at the door of the house and the gateway into the alley. Up to that point Aḥmad had been allowing people in to see him. They would crowd into the house calling out greetings, and he would respond by lifting his hand. That ended with the arrival of the mounted troops, who stopped people from going in and shut the alley gate. But so many people had crowded into the streets and mosques that some of the vendors could no longer do business. The only way to see Ibn Ḥanbal was to find a way in through the adjoining houses or the weavers’ tenements, or to climb over a wall. After sending men to take up positions near the gate and report back to him, Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAṭāʾ came twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening—to ask after Ibn Ḥanbal but as often as not went away without seeing him. Meanwhile, watchers acting on behalf of Ibn Ṭāhir were making inquiries as well. 79.7

Aḥmad memberitahuku, "Pengawal pribadi Ibn Ṭāhir datang menemuiku dan melaporkan, 'Khalifah menyampaikan salamnya; ia ingin bertemu denganmu.' Aku katakan kepadanya bahwa itu adalah hal yang sangat kubenci untuk kulakukan, dan Amirul Mukminin telah membebaskanku dari melakukan apa yang kubenci." Pengawal pribadi Ibn Ṭāhir kembali pada malam hari dan mengajukan pertanyaan kepada para dokter yang merawat ayahku. Sementara itu, para pengintai mengirimkan laporan kembali ke Samarra, dan kuda-kuda kurir datang dan pergi setiap hari. Anggota suku Hāshim datang menjenguknya dan menangis. Sejumlah hakim dan pejabat lainnya datang, tetapi tidak diizinkan masuk. Seorang anak laki-laki milik pamannya Yūsuf dikirim untuk mengipasinya, tetapi ayahku menolaknya karena anak itu dibeli dengan dana yang tidak disetujuinya.

Aḥmad told me, “Ibn Ṭāhir’s chamberlain came to see me and reported, ‘The caliph sends his salutations; he wishes to see you.’ I told him that was something I would detest doing, and the Commander of the Faithful had exempted me from doing what I detest.” Ibn Ṭāhir’s chamberlain came back at night and asked questions of the doctors who were attending my father. Meanwhile, the watchers were sending reports back to Samarra, and the courier horses came and went every day. The members of the clan of Hāshim came to see him and wept. A number of judges and other officials arrived but were not admitted. A boy belonging to his uncle Yūsuf was sent to fan him, but my father waved him away because he had been purchased with funds he disapproved of.

"Tetaplah bersamaku," katanya. "Tidak akan lama lagi." "Aku ada di sini," jawabku padanya.

“Stay with me,” he said. “It won’t be long now.” “I’m right here,” I told him.

Setiap kali ia membutuhkan sesuatu untuk kesehatannya, ia akan mengeluarkan sepotong kain yang berisi beberapa keping uang, lalu memberikannya kepadaku dan aku akan membelikan apa yang ia butuhkan. 79.8

Whenever he needed to buy anything for his health, he would take out a bit of rag containing some scraps of coin and give them to me and I would buy what he needed. 79.8

Dia meminta kami menyaksikan wasiatnya, yang telah ia tulis di Samarra. Saya mendengar ia berkata, "Bacakanlah," lalu wasiat itu dibacakan untuknya. Kemudian ia memerintahkan kami untuk membeli beberapa kurma sebagai kafarat sumpah. Setelah itu, ia hanya tersisa sekitar satu setengah dāniq. Ketika saya masuk, ia bertanya bagaimana urusannya, dan saya memberitahunya bahwa kami telah mengambil kurma itu dan mengirimkannya. Ia kemudian mengarahkan wajahnya ke langit dan mulai memuji Tuhan.

He had us witness his will, which he had written in Samarra. I heard that he said, “Read it out,” and it was read aloud for him. Then he asked us to buy some dates to expiate an oath. Afterward he was left with a dāniq and a half, more or less. When I came in he asked how it had gone, and I told him that we had taken the dates and sent them. He turned his face to the heavens and began praising God.

Dia juga dikunjungi oleh ʿAbd al-Wahhāb. "Ini sangat berarti bagi saya," kata Aḥmad ketika ia dirawat, "bahwa ia datang ke sini dalam cuaca panas seperti ini." ʿAbd al-Wahhāb membungkuk di atasnya dan memegang tangannya. Keduanya duduk berpegangan tangan hingga tiba waktunya ʿAbd al-Wahhāb pulang.

He also had a visit from ʿAbd al-Wahhāb. “It means a lot to me,” said Aḥmad when he was admitted, “that he came here in this heat.” ʿAbd al-Wahhāb bent over him and took his hand. The two sat hand in hand until it was time for ʿAbd al-Wahhāb to leave.

Pada suatu waktu, datanglah sekelompok orang, salah seorang di antara mereka adalah seorang tetua yang berjanggutnya dicat.

At one point a group of people came in, one of them an elder with a dyed beard.

Aḥmad berkata, "Aku senang melihat dia telah mewarnai janggutnya," atau kurang lebih seperti itu.

Aḥmad said, “It makes me happy to see that he’s dyed his beard,” or words to that effect.

Salah seorang tamunya berkata, "Semoga Allah memberimu apa yang engkau minta kepada-Nya untuk kita semua." "Semoga Allah mengabulkan doamu!" jawab Aḥmad. Keliru: aturan mengharuskan kata "God" diterjemahkan sebagai "Tuhan", bukan "Allah". Berikut versi yang benar: Salah seorang tamunya berkata, "Semoga Tuhan memberimu apa yang engkau minta kepada-Nya untuk kita semua." "Semoga Tuhan mengabulkan doamu!" jawab Aḥmad. Ketika para tamunya mulai menyebut namanya dalam doa mereka, ia terus berkata, "Untuk semua kaum Muslimin juga!" Beberapa tamunya adalah orang-orang yang tidak ia sukai, karena satu dan lain hal.

One of his visitors said, “May God give you what you asked Him to give all of us.” “May God grant your prayer!” replied Aḥmad. As his visitors began naming him in their prayers, he kept saying, “For all Muslims too!” Several of his visitors were people he disapproved of for one reason or another.

Setiap kali orang seperti itu masuk, Aḥmad akan memejamkan matanya seolah hendak mengabaikannya.

Whenever such a person entered, Aḥmad would close his eyes as if to dismiss him.

Seringkali beliau tidak menjawab salam orang tersebut.

Often he would refuse to return his greeting.

Seorang sesepuh datang menemuinya dan berkata kepadanya, "Ingatlah saat ketika engkau akan berdiri di hadapan Tuhan!" Mendengar itu, Aḥmad terisak dan air matanya mengalir di pipinya.

One elder came to see him and said to him, “Be mindful of the moment when you’ll stand before God!” At that, Aḥmad gave a sob and the tears streamed down his cheeks.

Sehari atau dua hari sebelum wafat, dengan suara yang terbata-bata ia berkata, "Panggil anak-anak," yakni anak-anak kecil. Ketika anak-anak itu datang mengelilinginya satu per satu, ia mendekap mereka untuk menghirup aroma mereka, dan dengan mata berkaca-kaca ia mengusap kepala mereka. Seseorang berkata, "Jangan khawatir, Abū ʿAbd Allāh: mereka akan baik-baik saja." Namun Aḥmad membuat isyarat seakan berkata, "Bukan itu yang sedang kupikirkan." 79.9

A day or two before he died, he slurred out the words, “Call the boys,” meaning the little ones. As the children gathered around him one by one, he held them close to inhale their scent and, tears in his eyes, ran his hand over their heads. Someone said, “Don’t worry, Abū ʿAbd Allāh: they’ll be fine.” But Aḥmad made a gesture as if to say, “That’s not what I was thinking.” 79.9

Ketika ia hanya mampu duduk, ia akan shalat dalam posisi itu; dan ketika ia tidak mampu bangkit, ia akan shalat sambil berbaring, dengan tekun, dengan mengangkat kedua tangannya seolah-olah sedang melakukan satu rakaat sujud.

When he could only sit, he would pray from that position; and when he couldn’t rise he would pray lying down, tirelessly, by lifting his hands as if performing a cycle of prostrations.

Ketika saya meletakkan baskom di bawahnya, saya melihat bahwa urinnya tidak lain adalah darah merah terang tanpa cairan lain sama sekali. Saya menyampaikan hal ini kepada dokter, yang berkata bahwa siapa pun yang menghabiskan waktu sebanyak itu dalam penderitaan dan kesedihan bisa saja mengoyak isi perutnya sendiri.

When I put a basin under him I saw that his urine was nothing but bright red blood with no other fluid in it at all. I mentioned this to the doctor, who said that anyone who spent that much time in suffering and sorrow might well shred his own innards.

Pada hari Kamis keadaannya memburuk. Aku memandikannya agar ia bisa shalat. "Sela-selakanlah air di antara jari-jariku," katanya.

On Thursday he grew worse. I washed him so he could pray. “Get the water between my fingers,” he said.

Pada malam Kamis dia berhenti bergerak. Karena mengira dia sudah meninggal, kami berusaha meluruskan tubuhnya, ketika dia mulai menekuk lututnya dengan wajah menghadap ke arah Mekah.

On Thursday night he stopped moving. Thinking he was dead, we were trying to stretch him out when he began to bend his knees with his face turned toward Mecca.

Kami mulai mengucapkan "Tidak ada tuhan selain Tuhan" agar dia mengulanginya, tetapi dia sudah mulai mengucapkannya. Dia berbaring miring menghadap ke arah Makkah.

We began saying “There is no god but God” for him to repeat but he had already started saying it. He on his side to face Mecca.

Pada hari Jumat, orang-orang mulai berdatangan dalam jumlah besar, memenuhi jalan-jalan dan gang-gang. Pada waktu zuhur, beliau diambil dari kami. Jeritan keras pun terdengar dan orang-orang mulai menangis begitu keras sehingga seolah-olah bumi bergetar. Ketika semua orang duduk, kami menyadari bahwa kami mungkin akan ketinggalan shalat Jumat, maka saya mencari tempat dari mana saya bisa memandang ke arah kerumunan, lalu saya mengumumkan bahwa kami akan membawa beliau keluar setelah shalat.

On Friday, throngs of people began to gather, filling the streets and alleys. At noon he was taken from us. A great cry arose and people began to weep so loudly that it felt as if the earth were shaking. When everyone sat down, we realized that we might miss Friday prayers, so I found a place where I could look out over the crowd and announced that we would bring him out after the prayer.

[Ḥanbal:] Ketika Ibn Ḥanbal berada di penjara, salah seorang putra al-Faḍl ibn al-Rabiʿ memberinya tiga helai rambut, seraya mengatakan bahwa rambut itu milik Nabi ﷺ.474 Ketika sedang sekarat, Aḥmad meminta agar satu helai rambut diletakkan di atas masing-masing matanya dan yang ketiga di lidahnya. Hal inilah yang kami lakukan untuknya ketika ia wafat. 79.10

[Ḥanbal:] While Ibn Ḥanbal was in jail, one of al-Faḍl ibn al-Rabiʿ’s sons gave him three hairs, saying that they belonged to the Prophet.474 As he lay dying, Aḥmad asked that one hair be put over each of his eyes and the third on his tongue. This we did for him when he died. 79.10

[Ṣāliḥ:] Selama sakitnya, ayahku shalat dengan cara aku memegangnya agar tetap tegak sehingga ia bisa rukuk dan sujud, dan ia melakukannya dengan aku mengangkatnya. 79.11

[Ṣāliḥ:] During his illness my father prayed by having me hold him upright so he could bow and prostrate himself, which he did by having me lift him. 79.11

Pada suatu saat Mujāhid ibn Mūsā masuk dan berkata, "Tidak perlu takut, wahai Abū ʿAbd Allāh! Dengan begitu banyak orang yang bersaksi untukmu, tidak ada yang perlu ditakutkan ketika engkau bertemu Tuhan!" Ia mulai mencium tangan ayahku sambil menangis. Ketika ia meminta nasihat, ayahku menunjuk lidahnya.

At one point Mujāhid ibn Mūsā came in, saying, “No need to be afraid, Abū ʿAbd Allāh! With all these people to testify on your behalf, there’s nothing to fear when you meet God!” He began kissing my father’s hand and weeping. When he asked for his counsel, my father pointed to his tongue.

Pengunjung lain adalah Hakim Sawwār, yang meyakinkannya bahwa Tuhan tidak akan memperhitungkan amalnya dengan perhitungan yang paling ketat, dengan mengutip riwayat yang disampaikan oleh Mu'tamir, bahwa ayahnya berkata kepadanya ketika sedang sekarat, "Ceritakan kepadaku tentang kelembutan Tuhan."475

Another visitor was Judge Sawwār, who reassured him that God would not hold him to the strictest accounting, citing the report transmitted by Muʿtamir to the effect that his father had said to him as he lay dying, “Tell me about God’s lenience.”475

Dia mulai menderita retensi urin dan rasa sakit lainnya, tetapi pikirannya tetap jernih. Sepanjang waktu itu ia selalu bertanya tanggal berapa hari itu, dan saya memberitahunya. Di malam hari saya tidur di sampingnya. Jika ia menginginkan sesuatu, ia akan mengguncang tubuh saya dan saya akan memberikannya kepada dia. Suatu kali ia meminta saya mengambilkan catatannya, tempat ia menulis bahwa Ibnu Idris meriwayatkan dari Laits bin Thawus bahwa ia membenci rintihan. Saya membacakan riwayat itu untuknya, dan sejak itu ia tidak pernah merintih lagi, kecuali pada malam ia meninggal dunia. 79.12

He began to suffer from retention of urine and other pains but his mind remained clear. All the while he would ask what day of the month it was and I would tell him. At night I slept beside him. If he wanted anything he would shake me and I would hand it to him. Once he asked me to bring him the notes where he’d written that Ibn Idrīs cites Layth ibn Ṭāwūs as saying he hated to moan. I read the report for him and he never moaned after that except on the night he died. 79.12

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Selama sakit terakhirnya, ayahku meminta aku mencari tempat di mana beliau menuliskan riwayat-riwayat yang diriwayatkan oleh ʿAbd Allāh ibn Idrīs. Ketika aku menemukan kitab itu untuknya, beliau meminta aku mencari riwayat yang diriwayatkan oleh Layth dan membacakannya untuk beliau. Riwayat itu berbunyi:

[ʿAbd Allāh:] During his final illness, my father asked me to find where he had written the reports transmitted by ʿAbd Allāh ibn Idrīs. When I found the book for him, he asked me to find the report related by Layth and read it to him. The report ran:

“Aku memberitahu Ṭalḥah bahwa Ṭāwūs tidak menyukai rintihan saat sakit, dan ia tidak merintih sampai ia meninggal.” Setelah aku membacakan ini kepada ayahku, aku tidak mendengarnya merintih sampai ia meninggal, semoga Allah merahmatinya. 79.13

“I told Ṭalḥah that Ṭāwūs disapproved of moaning when ill, and did not moan until he died.” After I read this to my father, I didn’t hear him moan until he died, God have mercy on him. 79.13

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Ketika ayahku terbaring sekarat, aku duduk di sampingnya sambil memegang kain yang akan kugunakan untuk mengikat mulutnya agar tetap tertutup. Ia keluar masuk kesadaran dan memberi isyarat dengan tangannya tiga kali, seperti ini, seolah-olah berkata, "Belum!" Setelah yang ketiga kalinya, aku bertanya kepadanya, "Ayah, apa yang ingin Ayah katakan? Ayah pingsan dan kami mengira Ayah sudah tiada, lalu Ayah kembali dan berkata 'Belum.'" 79.14

[ʿAbd Allāh:] As my father lay dying, I sat beside him holding the rag I would use to tie his mouth closed. He was slipping in and out of consciousness and gesturing with his hand three times, like this, as if to say, “Not yet!” After the third time, I asked him, “Dad, what are you trying to say? You pass out and we think you’re gone, and then you come back and say ‘Not yet.’” 79.14

"Kamu tidak mengerti, Nak?" "Tidak." "Setan, semoga dia dilaknat, berdiri di hadapanku sambil menggigit jarinya karena kesal dan berkata, 'Aḥmad, kau telah lolos dariku,' dan aku terus berkata kepadanya, 'Belum, belum sampai aku mati.'"476

“Don’t you understand, son?” “No.” “The Devil, damn him, is standing in front of me biting his fingers in frustration and saying ‘Aḥmad, you’ve escaped me,’ and I keep telling him ‘Not yet I haven’t—not till I’m dead.’”476

[Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar:] ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ditanya apakah ayahnya sadar ketika ia melihat Malaikat Maut. 79.15

[Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar:] ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad was asked whether his father was conscious when he saw the Angel of Death. 79.15

"Benar. Kami sedang memandikannya agar ia bisa salat, lalu ia mulai memberi isyarat. Ṣāliḥ bertanya kepada saya apa yang ia maksudkan, dan saya memberitahunya bahwa ia ingin kami membuka jari-jarinya dan membasuh di antara jari-jari tersebut. Ketika kami melakukan itu, ia berhenti memberi isyarat. Tidak lama kemudian ia wafat." [Ṣāliḥ:] Lidah ayah saya terus bergerak hingga ia wafat. 79.16

“He was. We were washing him so he could pray and he started gesturing. Ṣāliḥ asked me what he was trying to say, and I told him that he wanted us to spread his fingers and wash between them. When we did that, he stopped gesturing. A little later he died.” [Ṣāliḥ:] My father’s tongue kept moving until he died. 79.16