Siku Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal alipofariki, kulikuwa na huzuni kubwa iliyodhihirika kutoka jamii nne: Waislamu, Mayahudi, Wakristo na Wamajusi; na kati ya hao watatu, watu elfu ishirini—au, kama alivyoripoti Abū Nuʿaym, elfu kumi—walisilimu.480 87.1

The day Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal died, there was an outpouring of grief from four communities: the Muslims, the Jews, the Christians, and the Magians; and of the latter three, twenty thousand—or, as reported by Abū Nuʿaym, ten thousand—embraced Islam.480 87.1

Siku Aḥmad alipofariki, habari zilienea haraka kwa kila nyumba isipokuwa zile ambazo wenye dhambi walikaa.2

[Ibn Ḥurayth:] The day Aḥmad died, the news spread swiftly to every household except where sinners dwelt.481 87.2