[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal'ning uyini ko'rganimda, faqat Suvayd ibn G'afalaning uyi esimga tushdi, u juda kamtarona va kam jihozlangan bo'lgan, deb aytilgan. 45.1

[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] When I saw Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s house, all I could think of was how much it resembled Suwayd ibn Ghafalah’s, which was said to be very humble and sparsely furnished. 45.1

[Muallif:] Suvayd ibn G'afala buyuk tobi'inlardan edi. U qabilasi nomidan Xudoning Elchisini ko'rish uchun yo'lga chiqdi, ammo u kelguniga qadar vafot etgan edi. U Abu Bakr, Umar, Usmon va Aliyning sahobasi bo'ldi. U dunyodan voz kechgan buyuk zohid edi.

[The author:] Suwayd ibn Ghafalah was one of the great Successors. He set out on behalf of his tribe to see the Emissary of God, who died before his arrival. He became a companion of Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī. He was a great renouncer of the world.

[ʿImrān ibn Muslim:] Valahiy, Suvayd ibn G‘afalah biror kishi pul olgani yoki biror lavozimga tayinlangani haqida eshitganda: «Menga bir burda non va bir oz tuz kifoya», deb aytar edi. 45.2

[ʿImrān ibn Muslim:] Whenever Suwayd ibn Ghafalah heard it said that So-and-So had received a sum, or So-and-So had been appointed to an office, he remarked, “A crust and a bit of salt are enough for me.” 45.2

[Al-Maymūnī:] Ahmadning uyi kichik va tor edi. Issiqda ham u pastki qavatda uxlardi. Amakisi menga, uni doim yuqori qavatda uxlashga undagani, lekin u ko'nmagani haqida aytdi.243 Men uning qayerda uxlashini ham ko'rdim. Uning faqat bitta ko'rpasi244 va iflos matrasi245 bor edi. 45.3

[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad’s house was small and cramped. Even in the heat he would sleep downstairs. His uncle told me that he was always telling him to sleep upstairs but he wouldn’t.243 I saw where he slept, too. All he had was a quilt244 and a dirty mattress.245 45.3

[Ḥasan ibn Sayyār:] Men shogird bo'lganimda, ustozim bilan Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal uchun bir xonani suvashga bordim. Aḥmad unga xonani mola bilan emas, qo'lda suvashni buyurdi.

[Ḥasan ibn Sayyār:] When I was an apprentice, I went with my master to plaster a room for Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. Aḥmad told him to plaster it by hand, not with a trowel.

Biz polni ham plitka bilan yopdik. Ish tugagach, u xursand bo‘lib dedi: “Bu yaxshi va toza. Odam shunda namoz o‘qishi mumkin.” 45.4

We also tiled the floor. When we were finished, he looked pleased and said, “That’s good and clean. A man can pray on that.” 45.4

Xonada gilam yoki polga yotqizilgan hech qanday to'shama yo'q edi.

There were no mats or floor coverings in the room.

U menga bir hovuch xurmo berdi.

He gave me a handful of dates.

[Al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥārith:] Men bir kuni Aḥmadning uyiga kirdim. Ichki hovlida eskirgan bir gilam va charm yostiq ko'rdim, uning atrida esa kitoblari va qog'ozlari sochilib yotardi. Shuningdek, u yerda loy ko'za ham bor edi. 45.5

[Al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥārith:] I once went into Aḥmad’s house. In the open space inside, I saw a threadbare mat and a leather cushion, with his books and papers scattered all around it. There was also a clay water jug. 45.5

[Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd:] Ahmad uyida ichki tomonda ravoqli eshik bor edi. Men uning kirish joyiga qil matosini osib qo'yganini ko'rdim.246 45.6

[Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd:] Aḥmad had an arched doorway inside his house. I noticed he had hung a hair-cloth across the entrance.246 45.6

[Abu Dovud:] Men Ahmadning uyining eshigi oldida ustiga jun gilam yoki yirtiq, eskirgan parda osilgan ekanligini payqadim. Uning yonida sayohatchilar ishlatadigan tokchaga o‘xshash narsa bor edi, unda bir nechta ko‘za turardi. 45.7

[Abū Dāwūd:] I noticed that the door of Aḥmad’s house had a matted, threadbare cloth hanging across it. Nearby I saw something like the stands that travelers use, with several jars on it. 45.7

[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā:] Ahmad katta darvozani g‘ishtdan yasatgan edi. Bir muncha vaqt o‘tib uni ko‘rganimda, u darvoza ustiga qil matodan parda tortib qo‘ygan edi. 45.8

[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā:] Aḥmad had a big doorway made of brick. When I saw it some time later, he had stretched a curtain of hair-cloth across it. 45.8

[Az-Zuhriy:] Ahmad bir kuni meni uyiga olib kirarkan shunday dedi: «Mana bu eshigimni ko‘rdingizmi? Uni qurish uchun qarzga botdim.»247 45.9

[Al-Zuhrī:] Aḥmad once said, as he led me into his house, “See this doorway of mine? I went into debt to build it.”247 45.9

[Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥasan:] Bir necha marta men Aḥmadni o‘ziga tegishli kichik namatda, loy qo‘rg‘ondan yasalgan uch oyoqli ko‘mir idishi — ichida jamg‘arilgan cho‘g‘lar bor — oldida tizzalab o‘tirganini ko‘rdim. 45.10

[Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥasan:] More than once I found Aḥmad sitting cross-legged on a small piece of felt cloth he owned, in front of a three-legged coal-pan248 made of clay, with embers in it. 45.10