[Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh:] Apabila Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal melakukan perjalanan untuk menuntut ilmu bersama ʿAbd al-Razzāq, wangnya habis, lalu dia mengupah dirinya kepada seorang pemandu unta sepanjang perjalanan ke Sanaa. Rakan-rakannya telah menawarkan bantuan, tetapi dia enggan menerima apa-apa daripada sesiapa pun. 41.1

[Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh:] When Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal made the journey to study with ʿAbd al-Razzāq, he ran out of money, so he hired himself out to a camel driver for the duration of the journey to Sanaa. His companions had offered help, but he refused to accept anything from anyone. 41.1

[ʿAbd ibn Ḥumayd:] ʿAbd al-Razzāq memberitahu kami: "Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal datang dan tinggal di sini hampir dua tahun. Pada suatu ketika saya berkata kepadanya, ‘Aḥmad, tidak ada jalan bagi engkau untuk mencari wang di bahagian dunia ini, maka ambillah ini’"—dan di sini ʿAbd al-Razzāq mengeluarkan segenggam dinar untuk menunjukkan maksudnya—"‘dan belanjakan untuk dirimu sendiri!’ Tetapi Aḥmad berkata, ‘Saya baik-baik saja,’ dan menolak untuk menerima apa-apa daripada saya." 41.2

[ʿAbd ibn Ḥumayd:] ʿAbd al-Razzāq told us: “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came and stayed here for almost two years. At one point I said to him, ‘Aḥmad, there’s no way for you to make any money in this part of the world, so take this’”—and here ʿAbd al-Razzāq put out a handful of dinars to show us what he meant—“‘and spend it on yourself!’ But Aḥmad said, ‘I’m fine,’ and refused to accept anything from me.” 41.2