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[Ibn Zanjuwayh:] Saya ingat pernah melihat Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal datang berkunjung kepada Yazīd ibn Hārūn yang sedang melaksanakan salat. Setelah selesai salatnya, Yazīd menoleh kepada Aḥmad dan bertanya, “Bagaimana pendapatmu tentang barang-barang yang dipinjamkan untuk dimanfaatkan?” 10.3

[Ibn Zanjuwayh:] I remember seeing Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal come to visit Yazīd ibn Hārūn, who was performing the ritual prayer. After finishing his prayer, Yazīd turned to Aḥmad and asked, “What’s your position on things lent for use?” 10.3

"Peminjam bertanggung jawab atas barang-barang tersebut." "Kami mengutip Ḥajjāj," kata Yazīd, "yang mengutip al-Ḥakam: 'Tidak bertanggung jawab.'" Aḥmad menjawab dengan membacakan: "Nabi ﷺ pernah meminjam beberapa baju zirah dari Ṣafwān ibn Umayyah. Ṣafwān bertanya, 'Apakah engkau bertanggung jawab atasnya?' Lalu Nabi ﷺ bersabda, 'Peminjam bertanggung jawab atas apa yang dipinjamnya.'"63

“The borrower is liable for them.” “We cite Ḥajjāj,” said Yazīd, “citing al-Ḥakam: ‘Not liable.’” Aḥmad replied by reciting: “The Prophet, God bless and keep him, borrowed some suits of armor from Ṣafwān ibn Umayyah. Ṣafwan asked, ‘Are you liable for them?’ and the Prophet, God bless and keep him, said, ‘The borrower is liable for what he borrows.’”63

Karena tidak memiliki jawaban untuk membalas, Yazīd mengambil pendapat Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.

Having nothing to say in reply, Yazīd adopted Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s view.

[Ibn Sālim:] Kami sedang duduk di majelis hadis Yazīd ibn Hārūn, lalu Yazīd melontarkan candaan kepada juru tulisnya. Dari arah Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal terdengar deheman, dan Yazīd menepuk dahinya seraya berseru, "Mengapa kalian tidak memberitahuku bahwa Aḥmad ada di sini, agar aku tidak bercanda?" 10.4

[Ibn Sālim:] We were sitting in Yazīd ibn Hārūn’s Hadith-circle and Yazīd made a teasing remark to his amanuensis. From Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came a clearing of the throat, and Yazīd, striking himself on the forehead, cried, “Why didn’t you tell me Aḥmad was here so I wouldn’t joke?” 10.4

[Ibn Sinān:] Aku tidak pernah melihat Yazīd ibn Hārūn memuliakan seorang pun dengan penghormatan sebesar yang ia tunjukkan kepada Ibn Ḥanbal, dan tidak pernah menunjukkan penghargaan sebesar itu kepada siapa pun. Ketika kami berkumpul untuk mempelajari Hadis, ia biasa mendudukkan Aḥmad di sampingnya. Ia menjaga sikap yang penuh wibawa di hadapannya dan tidak pernah mempermainkannya. Suatu kali ketika Aḥmad jatuh sakit, Yazīd bahkan menunggang kudanya ke rumah Aḥmad untuk menjenguknya. 10.5

[Ibn Sinān:] I never saw Yazīd ibn Hārūn regard anyone with as much reverence or show anyone as much honor as he did Ibn Ḥanbal. He used to seat Aḥmad beside him when we gathered for Hadith. He maintained a dignified bearing in his presence and wouldn’t tease him. Once when Aḥmad fell ill Yazīd even rode to his house to visit him. 10.5

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Saya bertanya kepada Aḥmad bagaimana bisa Yazīd ibn Hārūn mengunjunginya ketika ia sedang sakit. Beliau menjawab: 10.6

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I asked Aḥmad how it happened that Yazīd ibn Hārūn visited him when he was ill. He replied: 10.6

[Aḥmad:] Itu terjadi di Wāsiṭ. Saya biasa duduk di dekatnya ketika ia mengajarkan Hadis, dan ia mengenal saya. Suatu hari ia membacakan, "Yaḥyā bin Saʿīd berkata, 'Saya mendengar Sālim bin ʿAbdullāh berkata …'" "Di situ tidak tertulis 'Saya mendengar Sālim berkata,'" kata saya kepadanya. "Yang tertulis adalah, 'Saya mendengar bahwa Sālim berkata …'" Yazīd masuk ke dalam dan membawa keluar catatannya, dan benar saja, teksnya berbunyi "bahwa Sālim berkata". Ia bertanya siapa yang telah mengoreksinya, dan yang lain memberitahunya bahwa itu adalah saya.

[Aḥmad:] It was in Wāsiṭ. I used to sit near him while he taught Hadith, and he knew who I was. One day he recited, “Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd said, ‘I heard Sālim ibn ʿAbd Allāh say …’” “It doesn’t say ‘I heard Sālim say,’” I told him. “It says, ‘I heard that Sālim said …’” Yazīd went inside and brought out his notes, and sure enough the text read “that Sālim said.” He asked who had corrected him and the others told him it was me.

“Perbaiki apa yang sudah kamu tulis,” katanya kepada kami. Setelah itu, setiap kali ia duduk, ia akan berkata, “Ibnu Ḥanbal! Kemari.” Suatu ketika, saat aku sakit, Yazīd datang menjenguk aku. Aku terkena cacing guinea.64 Waktu itu aku tidak tinggal di rumah tempat kita sekarang berada—saat itu pamanku yang tinggal di sini. Aku sudah pindah keluar. Rumah yang kami tempati ada di luar.65

“Correct what you’ve written,” he told us. After that, whenever he would take his seat he would say, “Ibn Ḥanbal! Come over here.” Once when I got sick Yazīd came to visit me. I had guinea worm.64 I wasn’t staying in this house we’re in now—at that time it was my uncles who lived here. I had moved out. The house we moved to was outside.65

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Aku tidak pernah melihat seorang pun yang lebih cerdas atau lebih wara' daripada Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.9

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] I never saw anyone more astute or more scrupulous66 than Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.9

[Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī:] Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Abān berkata, “Aḥmad, Isḥāq, dan saya belajar kepada ʿAbd al-Razzāq. Jika ada orang lain yang bertanya kepadanya, ia akan berkata, ‘Aku tidak membacakan hadis untuk kalian. Aku hanya membacakannya demi ketiga orang ini.’” 10.10

[Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī:] Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Abān said, “Aḥmad, Isḥāq, and I studied with ʿAbd al-Razzāq. If anyone else asked him a question, he would say, ‘I’m not reciting Hadith for you. I’m reciting only for the sake of these three.’” 10.10

Dengan "ketiganya" yang dimaksud adalah Aḥmad, Isḥāq, dan Ibn Abān.

By “these three” he meant Aḥmad, Isḥāq, and Ibn Abān.

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Saya belum pernah mengajar seorang pun seperti Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.11

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] I have never taught anyone like Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.11

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Saya tidak pernah mengajarkan kepada siapa pun yang seperti Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.12

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] I never taught anyone the like of Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.12

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Empat ulama besar ilmu Hadis datang kepada kami dari Irak. Ada al-Shādhakūnī, yang memiliki hafalan Hadis paling kuat. Ada Ibnu al-Madīnī, yang telah menguasai perbedaan-perbedaan riwayat. Ada Yaḥyā bin Maʿīn, yang pengetahuannya tentang para perawi paling mendalam. Dan ada Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, yang paling mahir menggabungkan ketiga cabang ilmu tersebut. 10.13

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Four of the great scholars of Hadith came to us from Iraq. There was al-Shādhakūnī, who had the most tenacious memory for Hadith. There was Ibn al- Madīnī, who had mastered the differences between reports. There was Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn, who had the most thorough knowledge of the transmitters. And then there was Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, who was the best at putting all three kinds of learning together. 10.13

Abū Yaʿqūb menambahkan: “Setelah Rasul ﷺ, tidak ada seorang pun yang lebih banyak didatangi orang untuk belajar darinya selain ʿAbd al-Razzāq.” [ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Aku pernah mengajarkan Hadis kepada tiga orang yang begitu mulia sehingga aku tidak peduli jika aku tidak pernah mengajarkannya kepada orang lain lagi. Yang pertama adalah Ibnu al-Shādhakūnī, yang memiliki daya ingat luar biasa; Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn, yang sangat mengenal para perawi; dan Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, yang begitu zuhud. 10.14

Abū Yaʿqūb added: “After the Emissary, no one had more people travel to learn from him than did ʿAbd al-Razzāq.” [ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] I’ve taught Hadith to three men so worthy that I don’t care if I never teach anyone else. There was Ibn al-Shādhakūnī, who had such a retentive memory; Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn, who knew the transmitters so well; and Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, who renounced so much. 10.14

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Jika laki-laki itu—maksudnya Aḥmad—selamat, maka tidak masalah meskipun kita yang lain sudah tiada. 10.15

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] If that man—meaning Aḥmad—survives, it won’t matter that the rest of us are gone. 10.15

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] Saya tidak pernah melihat seorang pun seperti Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.16

[ʿAbd al-Razzāq:] I never saw anyone like Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.16

[Ibn Zanjawayh:] Saya memberi tahu ʿAbd al-Razzāq bahwa saya adalah tetangga Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.17

[Ibn Zanjawayh:] I told ʿAbd al-Razzāq that I was Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s neighbor. 10.17

“Jika memang begitu,” katanya, “aku akan datang mengunjungimu.” [Aḥmad:] ʿAbd al-Razzāq mengajarkan kepada kami beberapa riwayat hadis tentang Mahdī,⁶⁷ dan ketika selesai, ia menoleh kepadaku dan berkata, “Seandainya bukan karena orang ini di sini”—atau “seandainya bukan karena dia” (yang dimaksud adalah aku)—“aku tidak akan pernah mengajarkan riwayat-riwayat itu kepadamu.” 10.18

“If that’s so,” he said, “I’ll come visit you.” [Aḥmad:] ʿAbd al-Razzāq taught us some Hadith reports on the Mahdī67 and when he was done, looked over at me and said, “If not for this fellow here”—or “if not for him” (meaning me)—“I would never have taught you those reports.” 10.18

[Al-Bukhārī:] Saya sedang berada di Basra ketika kabar sampai bahwa Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal telah dicambuk. Abū l-Walīd berseru, "Seandainya orang itu hidup di zaman Bani Israil, mereka pasti sudah menjadikannya sebagai legenda." 10.22

[Al-Bukhārī:] I was in Basra when the news came that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal had been flogged. Abū l-Walīd exclaimed, “If that man had lived in the days of the Children of Israel, they would have made him a legend.” 10.22

[Ibnu Makhlad:] Saya pernah berada di rumah Abū l-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī ketika sebuah surat datang dari Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. "Tidak ada seorang pun di dua kota itu"—yakni Basrah dan Kufah—"yang lebih kucintai daripada Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal," kudengar ia berkata, "atau yang lebih kukagumi." 10.23

[Ibn Makhlad:] I was at Abū l-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī’s when a letter came from Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. “There’s no one in the two towns”—meaning Basra and Kufa—“dearer to me than Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal,” I heard him say, “or anyone I admire more.” 10.23

[Ḥamdān ibn ʿAlī:] Abū l-ʿAwāmm al-Bazzāz (sang pedagang kain) menceritakan kepadaku, "Suatu ketika kami berada di rumah Abū l-Walīd, lalu kami mendengar orang-orang berkata, 'Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal datang!' 10.24

[Ḥamdān ibn ʿAlī:] Abū l-ʿAwāmm al-Bazzāz (the draper) told me, “Once we were at Abū l-Walīd’s when we heard them saying, ‘Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s here!’ 10.24

"Abū l-Walīd, yang tadinya duduk dengan santai, langsung berdiri, lalu tidak mengatakan apa pun hingga Aḥmad duduk. Aḥmad meminta dia untuk membacakan beberapa Hadis, dan dia pun melakukannya." Saya rasa [al-Bazzāz] menambahkan bahwa Abū l-Walīd menghadap ke arah Aḥmad.

“Abū l-Walīd, who had been sitting at ease, sprang up and then said nothing at all until Aḥmad had sat down. Aḥmad asked him to recite some Hadith, and he did.” I think [al-Bazzāz] added that Abū l-Walīd turned to face Aḥmad.

“Saya ingat,” lanjut al-Bazzāz, “saat berkata”—yakni kepada dirinya sendiri—“bahwa kita semua adalah ulama senior, tetapi satu-satunya orang yang diperlakukan Abū l-Walīd dengan penuh penghormatan hanyalah Aḥmad!”

“I remember,” continued al-Bazzāz, “saying”—to himself, that is—“that all of us are senior men of learning, but the only one that Abū l-Walīd treats with deference is Aḥmad!”

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] "Aku tidak pernah memiliki murid lain sebaik Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal." 10.30

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] “I never had another student as good as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” 10.30

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] Dua murid terbaik saya adalah Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn. 10.31

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] My two best students were Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn. 10.31

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] “Aku tidak pernah memiliki murid lain sebaik Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn.” 10.32

[Al-Qaṭṭān:] “I never had another student as good as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn.” 10.32

[Al-Karābīsī:] Ketika Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal pergi ke Basra, Ibn al-Shādhakūnī menjadi tidak senang kepadanya, lalu ia mengucapkan sesuatu tentang dirinya kepada Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Qaṭṭān, yang berkata, "Biarkan aku melihatnya." 10.33

[Al-Karābīsī:] When Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal went to Basra, Ibn al-Shādhakūnī came to resent him, and made some remark about him to Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Qaṭṭān, who said, “Let me have a look at him.” 10.33

Setelah melihatnya, al-Qaṭṭān berkata kepada Ibn al-Shādhakūnī, "Celaka engkau, Sulaymān! Apakah engkau tidak takut kepada Tuhan? Itu yang sedang engkau bicarakan adalah salah seorang ulama kita." [Al-Qaṭṭān:] Di antara orang-orang yang datang dari Baghdad, tidak ada seorang pun yang lebih kucintai daripada Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.34

After he had seen him, al-Qaṭṭān said to Ibn al-Shādhakūnī, “Shame on you, Sulaymān! Have you no fear of God? That’s one of our sages you’re talking about.” [Al-Qaṭṭān:] Of the ones who came from Baghdad, no one was dearer to me than Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.34

[Ibn al-Madīnī:] Yahya, Ahmad, dan Khalaf datang untuk belajar kepada Ibn Sa'id al-Qaththan. Ia bertanya kepadaku siapa Yahya itu. 10.35

[Ibn al-Madīnī:] Yaḥyā, Aḥmad, and Khalaf came to study with Ibn Saʿīd al- Qaṭṭān. He asked me who Yaḥyā was. 10.35

"Itu Yahya bin Ma'in," kataku kepadanya.

“That’s Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn,” I told him.

"Yang itu bagaimana?" "Itu Khalaf." "Yang itu bagaimana?" "Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal." "Jika salah satu dari mereka adalah orangnya," katanya, "maka dialah orangnya." [Aḥmad:] Aku belum pernah bertemu seorang pun seperti Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd. 10.36

“What about that one?” “That’s Khalaf.” “What about that one?” “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” “If any of them is the one,” he said, “it’s him.” [Aḥmad:] I never met anyone else like Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd. 10.36

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Sekelompok ahli hadis pernah berkumpul di majelis Abū ʿĀṣim al-Daḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. 10.37

[ʿAbd Allāh:] A group of Hadith-men once gathered at the circle of Abū ʿĀṣim al- Daḥḥāk ibn Makhlad. 10.37

"Kalian semua mengaku memiliki pemahaman agama," katanya, "tetapi adakah di antara kalian yang benar-benar memilikinya?" Lalu ia mulai menegur mereka.

“All of you claim to have religious understanding,” he said, “but do any of you have it?” With that he began to rebuke them.

“Salah seorang dari kami melakukannya,” kata mereka.

“One of us does,” they said.

“Siapa?” “Dia sedang dalam perjalanan.” Ketika ayah saya tiba, mereka berkata, “Itu dia!” Abū ʿĀṣim memandangnya dan berkata, “Majulah ke depan.” “Saya tidak suka melangkahi orang,” jawabnya.

“Who?” “He’s on his way.” When my father arrived, they said, “That’s him!” Abū ʿĀṣim looked at him and said, “Come up front.” “I don’t like to step over people,” he said.

"Nah, ini dia orang yang paham!" kata Abū ʿĀṣim. "Beri dia tempat!" Mereka pun bergeser dan orang itu masuk. Abū ʿĀṣim memintanya duduk di depannya.

“Now there’s a man who understands!” said Abū ʿĀṣim. “Make room for him!” They moved aside and he came in. Abū ʿĀṣim asked him to sit in front of him.

Kemudian dia bertanya kepadanya suatu pertanyaan, dan dia pun menjawabnya. Dia bertanya lagi pertanyaan lain, dan dia juga menjawabnya, lalu yang ketiga, dan kemudian banyak lagi, dan dia menjawab semuanya.

Then he asked him a question, which he answered. He asked him another question, and he answered that one too, and then a third, and then many, and he answered them all.

“Ini adalah makhluk laut,” kata Abū ʿĀṣim, “bukan hewan darat!” Atau ia mungkin berkata, “Ini adalah makhluk laut yang berjalan di darat!”68

“This is a sea creature,” said Abū ʿĀṣim, “not a land animal!” Or he may have said, “This is a sea creature that walks on land!”68

[Abū ʿĀṣim:] Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal datang menemuiku. Aku mendengar orang-orang berkata, "Ibnu Ḥanbal datang! Ibnu Ḥanbal datang!" 10.38

[Abū ʿĀṣim:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came to see me. I heard people saying “Ibn Ḥanbal’s here! Ibn Ḥanbal’s here!” 10.38

"Tunjukkan Ibn Ḥanbal itu kepadaku," kataku, lalu mereka menunjuknya.

“Show me this Ibn Ḥanbal,” I said, and they pointed him out.

"Hai, kamu!" kataku. "Aku punya perhitungan denganmu. Engkau datang ke kotaku dan tidak memperkenalkan dirimu, sehingga kami tidak bisa menyambutmu sebagaimana layaknya." "Abū ʿĀṣim," katanya, "engkau sudah sangat membantu jika berkenan mengajariku beberapa Hadis." Aku bisa melihat bahwa ia rendah hati, sungguh-sungguh, dan berbudi pekerti baik, dan ia akan menempuh jalan sejauh mana pun yang diperlukan seorang laki-laki.

“You there!” I said. “I have a bone to pick with you. You came to my town and didn’t present yourself so we could show you the welcome you deserve.” “Abū ʿĀṣim,” he said, “you’ll be doing more than enough if I can trouble you to teach some Hadith.” I could see that he was modest, earnest, and well-mannered, and would go as far as any man.

[ʿAbbās:] Saya mendengar Abū ʿĀṣim al-Nabīl berkata, ketika nama Ibnu Ḥanbal disebut, bahwa beliau pernah bertemu dengannya. Lalu ia menoleh dan bertanya, “Siapa yang kalian anggap sebagai para ahli hadis terkemuka di Baghdad saat ini?” 10.39

[ʿAbbās:] I heard Abū ʿĀṣim al-Nabīl say, at the mention of Ibn Ḥanbal, that he had met him. Then he turned around and asked, “Who do you consider the leading Hadith-men in Baghdad today?” 10.39

Mereka menyebutkan Yahya bin Ma'in, Ahmad bin Hanbal, Abu Khaitsamah, al-Mu'ayti, as-Suwaydi, dan para ahli hadis lainnya.

They listed Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, Abū Khaythamah, al-Muʿayṭī, al-Suwaydī, and other Hadith-men.

"Bagaimana dengan di sini, di Basra?" Kami menyebut ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī, Ibn al-Shādhakūnī, Ibn ʿArʿarah, Ibn Abī Khadduwayh, dan seterusnya.

“What about here in Basra?” We named ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī, Ibn al-Shādhakūnī, Ibn ʿArʿarah, Ibn Abī Khadduwayh, and so on.

"Bagaimana dengan Kufah?" Kami menyebutkan dua putra Abū Syaybah, Ibnu Numayr, dan beberapa lainnya.

“What about Kufa?” We named the two sons of Abū Shaybah, Ibn Numayr, and some others.

Abū ʿĀsim menarik napas panjang beberapa kali—mengeluarkan bunyi seperti “ah, ah, ah”—lalu berkata, “Setiap orang yang kalian sebutkan telah datang kepada saya untuk menemui saya, dan saya telah bertemu dengan mereka semua. Tidak ada satu pun dari mereka yang sebanding dengan pemuda itu, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” ʿAbbās menambahkan bahwa Abū ʿĀṣim sudah mengatakan hal ini bahkan sebelum Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal diuji oleh Inkuisisi.

Abū ʿĀsim heaved several sighs—making a sound like “ah, ah, ah”—and said, “Every one you mentioned has come here to see me, and I’ve met them all. None of them is a match for that young fellow Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” ʿAbbās added that Abū ʿĀṣim was saying this even before Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was tried by the Inquisition.

[Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr:] Ketika saya berpamitan kepada Abū ʿĀṣim al-Nabīl, beliau berkata kepada saya, "Sampaikan salamku kepada orang saleh itu, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal." 10.40

[Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr:] When I took my leave of Abū ʿĀṣim al-Nabīl, he said to me, “Convey my greetings to that righteous man Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” 10.40

[Abū ʿUthmān:] Aku mendengar al-Haytham ibn Jamīl berkata: “Jika pemuda itu”—yakni Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal—“panjang umur, ia akan menjadi hujjah Tuhan atas Islam bagi satu generasi.” 10.45

[Abū ʿUthmān:] I heard al-Haytham ibn Jamīl say: “If that young man”—meaning Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal—“lives long enough, he’ll be God’s proof of Islam for a whole generation.” 10.45

[Ibnu Abī l-Ḥawārī:] Aku mendengar al-Haytham bin Jamīl berkata, "Setiap zaman memiliki seorang tokoh yang menjadi hujah Islam bagi generasinya. Fuḍayl bin ʿIyāḍ adalah hujah bagi zamannya, dan aku kira jika pemuda itu"—yakni Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal—"panjang umurnya, dia akan menjadi hujah bagi zamannya." 10.46

[Ibn Abī l-Ḥawārī:] I heard al-Haytham ibn Jamīl say, “Every age has a man who serves as a proof of Islam to his generation. Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ is the proof for his time, and I think that if that young man”—meaning Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal—“lives long enough, he’ll be the proof for his.” 10.46

[Yūsuf ibn Muslim:] Haytham ibn Jamīl pernah melakukan kesalahan saat meriwayatkan sebuah Hadis dengan menyebut Hushaym. 10.47

[Yūsuf ibn Muslim:] Haytham ibn Jamīl once made an error while reciting a Hadith citing Hushaym. 10.47

"Sebagian orang meriwayatkan hadis tersebut dengan lafaz yang berbeda," katanya kepada dirinya.

“Some people recite that report differently,” he was told.

“Seperti siapa?” “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” “Aku berharap hidupku lebih pendek,” kata al-Haytham, “dan hidupnya lebih panjang.” [Asad al-Khashshāb:] Aku mendengar al-Haytham ibn Jamīl berkata, “Aku berharap Tuhan memanjangkan umur Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan memendekkan umurku.” 10.48

“Like who?” “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” “I wish my life could be shorter,” said al-Haytham, “and his longer.” [Asad al-Khashshāb:] I heard al-Haytham ibn Jamīl say, “I wish God would make Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s life longer and mine shorter.” 10.48

Kemudian dia menoleh kepada seorang laki-laki yang hadir dan berkata, "Katakan kepadaku: Mengapa engkau mengatakan bahwa aku memiliki sesuatu yang bermanfaat untuk disampaikan kepada kaum Muslimin?"

Then he turned to a man who was present and said, “Tell me: Why did you say that I had anything useful to impart to Muslims?”

[Ar-Ramādī:] Saya ingat satu peristiwa ketika kami berada di tempat Abū Nuʿaym untuk belajar bersama Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn. Pada masa itu, ketika Abū Nuʿaym mengadakan majelis hadis, Aḥmad biasa duduk di sebelah kanannya dan Yaḥyā di sebelah kirinya. Suatu hari Yaḥyā datang kepadaku dengan selembar kertas di mana ia telah menulis sebagian riwayat dari Abū Nuʿaym, lalu di sela-sela riwayat tersebut ia menyalin riwayat-riwayat yang diriwayatkan oleh orang lain.

[Al-Ramādī:] I remember one occasion when we were at Abū Nuʿaym’s studying with Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn. In those days, when Abū Nuʿaym held Hadith sessions, Aḥmad used to sit on his right and Yaḥyā on his left. One day Yaḥyā came to me with a piece of paper on which he had written some of Abū Nuʿaym’s reports and then, in the spaces between them, copied out reports transmitted by others.

"Ketika giliran kami di sana," katanya, "Berikan kertas itu kepada Abū Nuʿaym dan suruh dia membacanya." 10.49

“When it’s us there,” he said, “Give Abū Nuʿaym the paper and have him read it.” 10.49

Ketika majelis berakhir dan orang-orang mulai pulang, ia menyerahkan kertas itu kepadanya.70 Abū Nuʿaym membaca seluruhnya, lalu menatapku cukup lama, dan akhirnya memandang Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn.

When the session ended and people were leaving, he handed him the paper.70 Abū Nuʿaym read the whole thing, then stared at me for a while, and finally looked at Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn.

“Orang ini,” katanya sambil menunjuk Aḥmad, “terlalu serius dengan agamanya untuk melakukan hal seperti ini. Adapun kamu,” katanya sambil menatapku, “kamu tidak melakukan hal semacam ini. Orang yang melakukannya,” lanjutnya, “pasti orang ini,” lalu ia menendang Yaḥyā hingga terjatuh dari teras. “Kamu mau menipu siapa?” teriaknya.

“This fellow here,” he said, gesturing toward Aḥmad, “takes his religion too seriously to do something like this. As for you,” he said, looking at me, “you don’t do this sort of thing. The one who did it,” he continued, “must be this one,” and gave Yaḥyā a kick that knocked him off the stoop. “Who are you trying to fool?” he cried.

Yaḥyā bangkit dan mencium Abū Nuʿaym. "Semoga Tuhan membalasmu atas nama Islam!" katanya. "Engkau memang orang yang pantas mengajarkan Hadis. Aku hanya sedang mengujimu." [Ibn Manṣūr:] Ketika Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn pergi belajar kepada ʿAbd al-Razzāq, aku ikut bersama mereka sebagai pelayan mereka. Setelah kami kembali ke Kufah, Yaḥyā berkata kepada Aḥmad, "Aku ingin menguji Abū Nuʿaym." 10.50

Yaḥyā picked himself up and kissed Abū Nuʿaym. “May God reward you on behalf of Islam!” he said. “You are just the sort of man who should teach Hadith. I was only testing you.” [Ibn Manṣūr:] When Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn went to study with ʿAbd al-Razzāq, I went along with them as their servant. After we returned to Kufa, Yaḥyā said to Aḥmad, “I want to test Abū Nuʿaym.” 10.50

“Tidak, kamu tidak boleh,” kata Aḥmad. “Orang itu bisa dipercaya.” “Ini adalah sesuatu yang harus saya lakukan,” kata Yaḥyā. Ia mengambil selembar kertas, lalu menuliskan tiga puluh riwayat yang pernah ia dengar dari Abū Nuʿaym. Setiap sepuluh riwayat, ia menyelipkan satu riwayat yang ia dengar dari orang lain. Kemudian mereka pergi menemui Abū Nuʿaym.

“No you don’t,” said Aḥmad. “The man can be trusted.” “This is something I have to do,” said Yaḥyā. Taking a piece of paper, he wrote out thirty reports he had heard from Abū Nuʿaym. After every ten, he slipped in a report he had heard from someone else. Then they went to see Abū Nuʿaym.

Ketika mereka mengetuk pintu, Abū Nuʿaym keluar dan duduk di atas bangku tanah di samping pintu. Ia memegang Aḥmad, lalu mendudukkannya di sebelah kanannya, kemudian memegang Yaḥyā dan mendudukkannya di sebelah kirinya. Aku duduk di tanah di dekat bangku itu. Lalu Yaḥyā mengeluarkan setumpuk kertasnya71 dan mulai membacakan riwayat-riwayat itu. Abū Nuʿaym tidak berkomentar tentang sepuluh riwayat pertama, tetapi ketika Yaḥyā membacakan riwayat kesebelas, ia berkata, "Itu bukan riwayat dariku. Coret!" Kemudian Yaḥyā membacakan sepuluh riwayat berikutnya. Abū Nuʿaym diam hingga Yaḥyā membacakan riwayat kedua dari yang telah ia selipkan. Ketika mendengarnya, ia berkata, "Itu bukan riwayat dariku. Coret!" Kemudian Yaḥyā membacakan kumpulan berikutnya, termasuk riwayat ketiga yang telah ia selipkan. Ketika mendengarnya, raut wajah Abū Nuʿaym berubah. Ia menoleh kepada Yaḥyā dan berkata, "Orang ini di sini"—maksudnya Aḥmad, yang lengannya masih ia pegang—"terlalu banyak pertimbangan untuk melakukan apa yang telah kamu lakukan. Dan yang satu ini"—maksudnya aku—"tidak cukup berilmu. Jadi tinggal kamu, si pintar!" Dengan itu, ia mengangkat kakinya dan menendang Yaḥyā hingga jatuh dari bangku. Lalu ia berdiri dan kembali masuk ke dalam rumahnya.

When they knocked, Abū Nuʿaym came out and sat down on an earthen stoop next to the door. Taking hold of Aḥmad, he seated him to his right, then took hold of Yaḥyā and seated him to his left. I sat down on the ground next to the stoop. Then Yaḥyā took out his sheaf of papers71 and began reading out the reports. Abū Nuʿaym said nothing about the first ten, but when Yaḥyā read the eleventh, he said, “That’s not one of mine. Cross it out!” Then Yaḥyā read the next ten. Abū Nuʿaym said nothing until Yaḥyā read the second of the reports he had slipped in. When he heard it he said, “That’s not one of mine. Cross it out!” Then Yaḥyā read the next set, including the third report he had slipped in. When he heard it, Abū Nuʿaym’s expression changed. Turning to Yaḥyā, he said, “This fellow here”—meaning Aḥmad, whose arm he was still holding—“has too many scruples to do what you’ve done. And this one”—meaning me—“doesn’t know enough. So that leaves you, smart-ass!” With that, he lifted his leg and kicked Yaḥyā off the stoop. Then he got up and went back inside his house.

"Bukankah sudah kukatakan untuk membiarkan orang itu?" kata Aḥmad kepada Yaḥyā. "Bukankah sudah kukatakan bahwa dia dapat dipercaya?" "Demi Tuhan," jawab Yaḥyā, "tendangan itu sepadan dengan perjalanan yang kita tempuh."

“Didn’t I tell you to leave the man be?” said Aḥmad to Yaḥyā. “Didn’t I tell you he was reliable?” “By God,” replied Yaḥyā, “that kick was worth the trip we took.”

[Al-Marwazī:] Saya mendengar Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd berkata, "Di generasi kami, orang-orang terbaik adalah Ibnu al-Mubārak dan pemuda itu." 10.51

[Al-Marwazī:] I heard Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd say, “In our generation the best men are Ibn al-Mubārak and that young fellow.” 10.51

"Pemuda yang mana?" tanya Abū Bakr al-Rāzī.

“Which young fellow?” asked Abū Bakr al-Rāzī.

"Ibnu Hanbal." "Dia adalah ulama senior di Irak, dan kamu menyebutnya pemuda?" "Dia masih muda ketika saya bertemu dengannya," kata Qutaybah.

“Ibn Ḥanbal.” “He’s the senior man of learning in Iraq, and you’re calling him a young fellow?” “He was young when I met him,” said Qutaybah.

[Qutaybah:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dan Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh adalah dua teladan satu-satunya di dunia. 10.52

[Qutaybah:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh are the only two exemplars in the world. 10.52

[Qutaybah:] Jika engkau mendapati seseorang mengagumi Ibn Ḥanbal, maka engkau dapat yakin bahwa ia berpegang teguh pada sunnah. 10.53

[Qutaybah:] If you find that someone admires Ibn Ḥanbal, you can be sure that he upholds the sunnah. 10.53

[Qutaybah:] Jika engkau mendapati seseorang mengagumi Ibnu Ḥanbal, maka engkau dapat yakin bahwa ia menjunjung sunnah dan berpegang pada jamaah.72 10.54

[Qutaybah:] If you find that someone admires Ibn Ḥanbal, you can be sure that he upholds the sunnah and stands with the community.72 10.54

[Qutaybah:] Jika kamu mendapati seseorang mengagumi Ibnu Hanbal, maka kamu boleh yakin bahwa dia berada di atas jalan yang benar. 10.55

[Qutaybah:] If you find that someone admires Ibn Ḥanbal, you can be sure that he’s on the path. 10.55

[Qutaybah:] Seandainya Aḥmad hidup pada masa al-Thawrī, Mālik, al-Awzāʿī, dan al-Layth ibn Saʿd, niscaya dialah yang paling utama di antara mereka. 10.56

[Qutaybah:] If Aḥmad had lived in the time of al-Thawrī, Mālik, al-Awzāʿī, and al-Layth ibn Saʿd, he would have been the foremost among them. 10.56

[Ibn Shabbuwayh:] Aku mendengar Qutaybah berkata, "Seandainya Aḥmad hidup pada masa al-Thawrī, Mālik, al-Awzāʿī, dan al-Layth ibn Saʿd, niscaya dia akan menjadi yang terdepan di antara mereka." 10.57

[Ibn Shabbuwayh:] I heard Qutaybah say, “If Aḥmad had lived in the time of al- Thawrī, Mālik, al-Awzāʿī, and al-Layth ibn Saʿd, he would have been the foremost among them.” 10.57

"Apakah Anda menempatkan Aḥmad di antara para Tabi'in?" tanya saya.

“You’d rank Aḥmad with the Successors?” I asked.

"Bersama yang paling besar di antara mereka," kata Qutaybah.

“With the greatest of them,” said Qutaybah.

[Al-Naysābūrī:] Saya pernah berbicara dengan Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd dan menyebut Yaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā, Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh, dan Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.58

[Al-Naysābūrī:] I was once talking with Qutaybah ibn Saʿīd and mentioned Yaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā, Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh, and Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 10.58

“Di antara mereka yang kamu sebutkan,” katanya, “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal adalah yang paling agung.” [Ibn Shabbuwayh:] Aku mendengar Qutaybah berkata, “Seandainya bukan karena al-Thawrī, sikap wara’ niscaya telah punah, dan seandainya bukan karena Ibn Ḥanbal, niscaya orang-orang telah menambahkan hal-hal ke dalam agama kita.” 10.59

“Of the ones you named,” he said, “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal is the greatest.” [Ibn Shabbuwayh:] I heard Qutaybah say, “If not for al-Thawrī, being scrupulous would have died out, and if not for Ibn Ḥanbal, people would have added things to our religion.” 10.59

"Apakah Anda menempatkan Aḥmad di antara para Tabi'in?" tanya saya.

“You’d rank Aḥmad with the Successors?” I asked.

"Bersama yang paling besar di antara mereka," kata Qutaybah.

“With the greatest of them,” said Qutaybah.

[Ibn Ṭarkhān:] Aku mendengar Qutaybah berkata, "Seandainya bukan karena al-Thawrī, sikap wara' (kehati-hatian) akan telah punah; dan seandainya bukan karena Ibn Ḥanbal, orang-orang akan menambahkan apa pun yang mereka kehendaki ke dalam agama kita." 10.60

[Ibn Ṭarkhān:] I heard Qutaybah say, “If not for al-Thawrī, being scrupulous would have died out; and if not for Ibn Ḥanbal, people would have added whatever they wanted to our religion.” 10.60

Seseorang berkata, "Abū Rajāʾ, apakah engkau menghitung Aḥmad termasuk golongan Tabi'in?" Qutaybah menjawab, "Termasuk yang paling utama di antara mereka."

Somebody said, “Abū Rajāʾ, you’d count Aḥmad with the Successors?” “With the greatest of them,” said Qutaybah.

[Al-Rāzī:] Saya mendengar Qutaybah berkata, "Begitu Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal wafat, bid'ah-bid'ah tercela akan mulai bermunculan." 10.61

[Al-Rāzī:] I heard Qutaybah say, “As soon as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dies, the reprehensible innovations will start.” 10.61

Pujian Terhadap Beliau dari Guru-gurunya

Yazīd Ibn Hārūn

Ismāʿīl Ibn ʿulayyah

Abd Al-razzāq Ibn Hammām

Wakīʿ Ibn Al-Jarrāḥ

Abū L-walīd Hishām Ibn ʿabd Al-malik Al-ṭayālisī

Ḥusayn Al-juʿfī

ʿAbd Al-raḥmān Ibn Mahdī

Yaḥyā Ibn Saʿīd Al-qaṭṭān

Abū ʿĀṣim Al-Nabīl, yang nama aslinya adalah Al-Ḍaḥḥāk bin Makhlad

Abū L-yamān Al-ḥakam Ibn Nāfiʿ

Yaḥyā Ibn Ādam

Sulaymān Ibn Ḥarb

Affān Ibn Muslim Al-ṣaffār (si Tukang Tembaga)

Al-Haytham Ibn Jamīl, Abū Sahl Al-Baghdādī

Abū Nuʿaym Al-faḍl Ibn Dukayn

Qutaybah Ibn Saʿīd

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