[ʿAbd Allāh:] Otam shunday deganini eshitganman: “Ulug‘lik Egasi tushimda menga ko‘rindi va men Undan Unga qanday eng yaxshi yaqinlashish mumkinligini so‘radim. 91.1

[ʿAbd Allāh:] I heard my father say, “The Lord of Glory appeared to me in a dream and I asked Him how best to draw nearer to Him. 91.1

“Mening so‘zim orqali, Ahmad”, dedi U.

“‘Through my Speech, Aḥmad,’ He said.

«Biz buni tushunishimiz kerakmi?» — deb so‘radim.

“‘Do we have to understand it?’ I asked.

“U aytdi: «Bu tushunasizmi yoki yo‘qmi, baribir ishlaydi».” [Sadaqa ibn al-Fadl:] Men Kufadan Bag‘dodga pul sarflash uchun hech narsasiz sayohat qilardim. Sarsar kanaliga yetib kelganimda ochlikdan holdan toygan edim. U yerdagi masjidga kirib uxlab qoldim. Uyg‘onsam, bir kishi oyog‘i bilan meni turtayotgan ekan. Bu Ahmad ibn Hanbal edi. Yonida non ko‘targan yuk tashuvchi bor edi. 91.2

“He said, ‘It works whether you understand it or not.’” [Ṣadaqah ibn al-Faḍl:] I was traveling from Kufa to Baghdad without any money to spend. By the time I reached the Ṣarṣar Canal I was starving. I went into a mosque there and fell asleep. I woke up to find a man joggling me with his foot. It was Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. With him was a porter carrying bread. 91.2