[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal alivaa nguo za urefu wa wastani.254 Vazi lake la nje255 lilikuwa na thamani ya dirhamu kumi na tano, na kanzu yake256 ilikuwa ya aina ambayo ingeweza kununuliwa kwa karibu dinari moja. Kanzu hiyo haikuwa nzuri sana wala mbaya sana. Vazi lake la nje lilikuwa na pindo. 48.1

[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal wore garments of a medium length.254 His outermost garment255 was worth fifteen dirhams, while his tunic256 was of the sort that could be bought for about a dinar. The tunic was neither too fine nor too coarse. His outermost garment was fringed. 48.1

[Ḥamdan ibn ʿAlī:] Nguo za Aḥmad hazikuwa na jambo la pekee, zaidi ya kuwa za pamba safi. Mwishoni mwa maisha yake, baada ya wanawe kutotegemea tena mapato yake na alipoweza kuyatumia kwa ajili yake mwenyewe, alianza kuvaa nguo za ubora wa juu zaidi. 48.2

[Ḥamdan ibn ʿAlī:] Aḥmad’s clothing was nothing special, beyond being of clean cotton. Toward the end of his life, after his sons no longer depended on his income and he could spend it on himself, he wore clothing of better quality. 48.2

[Al-Faḍl ibn Ziyād:] Nakumbuka nilimwona Aḥmad amevaa nguo za baridi, akiwa amevaa kanzu mbili ndefu, na vazi la rangi kati yake. Mara nyingi alivaa kanzu na manyoya mazito.