[ʿAbd Allāh:] Otam namozlarining oxirida ko‘pincha shunday derdilar: “Ey Alloh, Sen meni Senden boshqaga sajda qilishdan saqlading. Meni ham Senden boshqadan biror narsa so‘rashdan xuddi shunday saqla.” 60.1

[ʿAbd Allāh:] At the end of his ritual prayers, my father often used to say, “God, you have safeguarded me from prostrating myself before any but You. Safeguard me likewise from seeking anything from any but You.” 60.1

Nihoyat men dedim: “Siz buni tez-tez aytayotganingizni eshitaman. Biror salafning yo‘lidan boryapsizmi?” U javob berdi: “Ha. Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāh buni tez-tez aytardi, shunda men uni xuddi hozir siz so‘raganingizdek so‘radim. U aytdiki, Sufyān al-Thawriy buni aytganini eshitgan, Sufyon esa undan so‘raganida, buni Manṣūr ibn al-Mu‘tamirdan eshitganini aytgan.” [Al-Razzāz:] Bir safar Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal bilan namoz o‘qiyotganimizda uni shunday deganini eshitdim: “Ey Xudo, kimki hiylaga yoki shaxsiy fikrga ergashib, o‘zini to‘g‘ri deb o‘ylagan holda xato qilgan bo‘lsa, uni haqiqatga qaytar, shunda bu ummatning hech bir a’zosi adashib ketmasin.” 60.2

Finally I said, “I hear you saying that a lot. Are you following a precedent?” “Yes,” he answered. “Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāh used to say it often, so I asked him about it, just as you asked me now. He said that he heard Sufyān al-Thawrī say it and that Sufyān, when he asked him about it, said that he heard it from Manṣūr ibn al- Muʿtamir.” [Al-Razzāz:] Once when we were praying with Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, I heard him say, “God, if anyone has followed a caprice or an independent judgment, believing that he is right when he is mistaken, return him to the truth so that no member of this community goes astray. 60.2

Ey Xudo, biz Sen zimmangga olgan rizqimiz haqida tashvishlanmasligimizni va Sendan keladigan rizq uchun boshqalarga muhtoj qilib qo'ymasligingni ato et.

“God, let us not trouble ourselves over the sustenance that You have undertaken to provide, nor make us dependent on others for that sustenance that comes from You.

“Bizga va'da qilgan narsalaringizning eng yaxshisiga erishtiring, yomonlari bizni to'xtatib qo'ymasin.”

“Let us achieve the best of those things that You have promised without being deterred by the worst.

Sen bizni Sen taqiqlagan narsani qilayotgan holda ko'rmagin va Sen buyurgan narsadan qochayotgan holda topmagin.

“May You never see us doing what You have forbidden, nor find us shirking from what You have commanded.

“Bizni ulug‘la va bizni xor qilma: bizni Senga itoat etish orqali ulug‘la va bizni Senga itoatsizlik orqali xor qilma.” Bir kuni bir kishi uning huzuriga kelib, nimadir so‘radi, lekin men uni aniq ajrata olmadim.

“Ennoble us and do not abase us: ennoble us through obedience to You, and do not abase us through disobedience of You.” One time a man came to him and asked him something I couldn’t make out.

Ahmad javob berdi: “Imkoningiz boricha chidang; g‘alaba kuchdadir.” So‘ngra qo‘shib dedi: “Payg‘ambar ﷺ aytdilar: ‘G‘alaba kuchdadir, mashaqqatdan keyin esa yengillik keladi. «Albatta, har bir qiyinchilik bilan birga yengillik bor; albatta, har bir qiyinchilik bilan birga yengillik bor.»’”310

Aḥmad answered, “Hold out as long as you can; in strength is victory.” Then he added, “The Prophet, God bless and keep him, said, ‘In strength is victory, and after suffering comes relief. «Surely with every hardship there is ease; surely with every hardship there is ease.»’”310

[Al-Ṣaffār:] Biz Ahmad ibn Hanbal huzurida edik va undan biz uchun duo qilishini so'radim. U dedi: "Ey Xudo, Sen bilasanki, biz ham bilamizki, Sen biz uchun o'zimiz istaganlarimizning ko'pchiligini istaysan; bizni o'zimiz uchun faqat Sen biz uchun istagan narsalarni izlaydigan qilib qo'y." 60.3

[Al-Ṣaffār:] We were at Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s, and I asked him to pray for us. He said, “God, You know that we know that You desire for us most of what we seek for ourselves; make us rather seek for ourselves only what You desire for us.” 60.3

U bir muddat jim qoldi. Keyin kimdir: «Yana ayting», dedi. U dedi: «Ey Xudo, biz Sendan o‘sha qudrat bilan so‘raymizki, U osmonlar va yer haqida: “Xohlasangiz ham, xohlamasangiz ham kelinglar”, degan vaqtda, ular ikkalasi: “Biz xohlab keldik”, deb javob berganlaridek, bizni Sening roziligingga muvofiq yo‘lga boshla. Sendan boshqaga muhtoj bo‘lishdan, Sendan boshqaga bo‘ysunishdan Sening panohingni tilaymiz. Bizga shunchalik ko‘p berma, to kibrga berilib ketaylik, va shunchalik oz berma, to beparvo bo‘lib qolaylik. Rahmating bilan bizga yetarli rizq ber va Sendan boshqaga muhtoj qilmaydigan ne’mat ber.» [Al-Xavotimiy:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal qamchilangach, xalifa saroyidan chiqarib yuborilgach, men uni ziyorat qilgani bordim. Uni uyda yuzi bilan yotgan holda namoz o‘qiyotganini ko‘rdim. Uning shunday deganini eshitdim: «Ey Sen qilgan ishlari uchun bizni mukofotlovchi Zot, menga Sening mukofotingga loyiq bo‘lishimga sabab bo‘ladigan nimani xohlasang, shuni qilgin.» 60.4

He fell silent. Then someone said, “Give us more.” “God,” he said, “we ask You, by that power You spoke of when You said to the heavens and the earth, «Come willingly or unwillingly, and they both said, ‘We come willingly,’»311 to guide us to what pleases You. We seek Your protection against all need except the need for You, and all subjection except to You. Give us not so much that we wax arrogant, nor so little that we become heedless. Grant us, in Your mercy, a sustenance that will suffice us, and a bounty that leaves us dependent on none but You.” [Al-Khawātīmī:] After Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal had been flogged and then sent out of the caliph’s palace, I went to visit him. I found him lying face down in the house, praying. I overheard him say, “O You who reward us for what You do,312 do to me whatever makes me deserving of Your reward.” 60.4

Men eshitdimki, al-Marrūdhiy aytibdi: bir guruh Aḥmadning oldiga yig'ilib, undan duo qilishni so'radi. U: "Ey Xudo, bizdan Sening ne'matlaringga teng bo'lgan shukrni talab qilma", dedi. Men Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Ṣaffārning aytganini eshitdim: "Har bir namozning oxirida Aḥmad shunday derdi: 'Ey Xudo, Senden so'raymanki, bizga Sening rahmating talab qilganicha rahm qilgin va Sen kechirishni niyat qilganingdek kechir. Senden so'raymanki, yaxshi amallarimizning savobiga erishtirgin va bizni gunohdan saqlagin. Senden so'raymanki, bizni g'alaba bilan jannatga kiritgin va do'zaxdan qutqargin. Agar gunoh qilsak, kechirgin; agar tashvishga tushsak, tashvishimizni daf qilgin. Bizni hech narsadan mahrum qilma, balki rizq ber.'" [Al-Warrāq:] Tarsusda bo'lganimizda, shahardan chiqib ketayotgan bir kishi bilan uchrashdik va Aḥmaddan unga duo berishni so'radik. U unga shunday deyishni buyurdi: "Ey adashganlarni to'g'ri yo'lga boshlovchi! Meni rostgo'ylar yuradigan yo'lga yetakla va meni solih bandang qilgin." 60.5

I heard that al-Marrūdhī said that a group had gathered at Aḥmad’s and asked him to pray. “God,” he said, “do not demand from us a gratitude equal to Your blessings.” I heard Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Ṣaffār say, “At the the end of every prayer, Aḥmad would say, ‘God, I ask You to treat us as mercifully as Your mercy demands, and to forgive as as You have resolved to do. I ask You to let us reap the reward of our good deeds and to safeguard us from iniquity. I ask You to let us enter the Garden in triumph and to escape the Fire. If we sin, pardon us; if we worry, dispel our care. Let us want for nothing, but provide.’” [Al-Warrāq:] When we were in Tarsus we met someone who was leaving the city and asked Aḥmad to supply him with a prayer. He told him to say, “O guide to the errant! Lead me to the path where the truthful walk, and make of me a righteous servant.” 60.5

Odam ketdi. Yo'lda u boshiga bir qancha qiyinchilik tushdi va hamrohlaridan ajralib qoldi. U Ahmad unga o'rgatgan duoni o'qidi va ko'p o'tmay karvonga yetib oldi. Keyinroq u Ahmadning oldiga kelib, unga nima bo'lganini aytib berdi.

The man left. On the road, he ran into some trouble and was separated from his companions. He uttered the prayer Aḥmad had taught him and shortly afterward caught up with the party. Later he came to Aḥmad and told him what had happened.

“Buni sir tuting”, dedi Ahmad.

“Keep it a secret,” said Aḥmad.

[Saʼd ibn Masʼadah:] Men Misr shahrida yashagan Talha ibn Ubayd Allah al-Bағdodiy rivoyat qilganini eshitdim: u va Ahmad bir kemada birga sayohat qilib qolishdi. Ahmad faqat shuni aytardi: “Allohim, meni musulmon va sunnatga ergashgan holda vafot ettir.” 60.6

[Saʿd ibn Masʿadah:] I heard Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Baghdādī, who lived in Egypt, report that he and Aḥmad happened to travel by ship together. Aḥmad did not speak except to say, “God, let me die a Muslim and a follower of the sunnah.” 60.6