[Ṣāliḥ:] Ketika ayahku sakit, beliau membiarkan mereka merawatnya. Untuk menjaganya tetap hangat di musim dingin, mereka membeli akar semak berduri dan membakarnya di dalam wadah bara yang sempit. 47.1

[Ṣāliḥ:] When my father got sick, he let them take care of him. To keep him warm in winter, they would buy thorn-bush roots and burn them in a narrow coal-pan. 47.1

[Al-Muṭawwiʿī:] Ayahku meriwayatkan bahwa Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal tidak makan puding dengan sendok. Sebaliknya, beliau memakannya langsung dengan tangan. Beliau juga mengatakan bahwa beliau makan roti pipih yang tipis. 47.2

[Al-Muṭawwiʿī:] My father reported that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal didn’t eat pudding with a spoon. Instead, he would eat it out of his hand. He also said that he ate thin flatbread. 47.2

"Bagaimana kamu tahu?" tanyaku.

“How do you know?” I asked.

“Suatu kali saya kebetulan berada di luar pintunya tepat setelah putranya, Ṣāliḥ, membuatkan roti untuknya. Seorang pengemis datang ke pintu meminta-minta, dan mereka mengirimkan sepotong kerak roti. Saya menyadari bahwa Aḥmad pasti memakan hal yang sama, karena Nabi ﷺ bersabda, ‘Jangan memberikan sesuatu yang tidak kamu makan sendiri.’”

“Once I happened to be outside his door just after his son Ṣāliḥ had done some baking for him. A beggar came to the door begging, and they sent out a crust of flatbread. I realized that Aḥmad must eat the same thing, since the Prophet, God bless and keep him, said, ‘Don’t give away anything you don’t eat.’”