[Bilāl al-Khawwāṣ:] Saya berada di padang pasir kaum Israel ketika tiba-tiba saya mendapati seorang lelaki berjalan di sisi saya. Saya terkejut, tetapi kemudian saya disedarkan bahawa dia ialah al-Khaḍir. 16.1

[Bilāl al-Khawwāṣ:] I was in the desert of the Israelites when suddenly I found a man walking beside me. I was surprised, but then I was given to realize that he was al- Khaḍir. 16.1

"Saya minta kamu demi Tuhan," kata saya. "Siapakah kamu?" "Saudaramu al-Khaḍir." "Saya ingin bertanya sesuatu." "Silakan." "Apa pendapatmu tentang al-Shāfiʿī?" "Dia adalah salah seorang daripada Al-Autad."105

“I ask you by God,” I said. “Who are you?” “Your brother al-Khaḍir.” “I want to ask you something.” “Go ahead.” “What do you think of al-Shāfiʿī?” “He’s one of the Pegs.”105

"Bagaimana pula dengan Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?" "Seorang yang benar perkataannya."106

“What about Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “A truth-teller.”106

“Bagaimana pula dengan Bishr bin al-Ḥārith?” “Dia adalah yang terakhir dari jenisnya.” “Jadi bagaimana saya boleh melihat awak?” “Kerana awak berbuat baik kepada ibu awak.” [Seorang lelaki dari Baghdad:] Saya sedang belayar di atas kapal dan kami singgah di sebuah pulau. Di sana ada seorang lelaki tua berambut putih yang sedang duduk. Saya memberi salam kepadanya dan dia bertanya kepada saya dari mana saya berasal. 16.2

“What about Bishr ibn al-Ḥārith?” “He’s the last of his kind.” “So how is it that I’m able to see you?” “Because you were kind to your mother.” [A man of Baghdad:] I was traveling on a ship and we landed on an island. There was an elderly white-haired man sitting there. I greeted him and he asked me where I was from. 16.2

"Dari Baghdad," kata saya.

“From Baghdad,” I said.

“Apabila kamu sampai di sana,” katanya, “sampaikan salamku kepada Ibn Ḥanbal, dan katakan kepadanya, «Bersabarlah! Janji Tuhan itu benar; janganlah orang-orang yang tidak mahu yakin membuat kamu berputus asa.»”107

“When you get there,” he said, “give Ibn Ḥanbal my regards, and tell him, «Have patience! God’s promise is true; let not those who will not be convinced make you discouraged.»”107

Kemudian dia menghilang, dan kami menyedari bahawa dia ialah al-Khaḍir.

Then he disappeared, and we realized that he was al-Khaḍir.