[Muḥammad ibn Ṭāriq:] Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal yonida o‘tirgan edim va undan siyohdonini ishlatsam bo‘ladimi, deb so‘radim. 52.1

[Muḥammad ibn Ṭāriq:] I was sitting next to Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and I asked him if I could use his inkpot. 52.1

U menga qaradi. "Bizning ikkovimiz ham unchalik pinjirlik qilmaymiz", dedi u tabassum bilan.

He looked at me. “Neither one of us is as scrupulous as all that,” he said with a smile.

Yahyo ibn Mo'in: Men Ahmad ibn Hanbalga o'xshagan odamni hech uchratmaganman. Biz u bilan ellik yil birga o'tirdik, lekin u bir marta ham o'zining taqvodorligi va yaxshiligini bizdan ustun qo'ymadi. 52.2

[Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn:] I never met anyone like Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. We sat with him for fifty years, and never once did he hold his piety and goodness over us. 52.2

[Solih:] Men otamning ketmonni olib, ijarachilarning xonalariga borib, ishlarni o‘z qo‘li bilan bajarayotganini tez-tez ko‘rardim. U bakqollarning oldiga borib, bir bog‘lam o‘tin yoki boshqa narsani sotib olar va uni o‘zi ko‘tarib qaytardi. 52.3

[Ṣāliḥ:] I often saw my father pick up an adze and go over to the tenants’ rooms to take care of jobs with his own two hands. He would go to the grocers and buy a bundle of kindling or whatever, and carry it back himself. 52.3

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Esimda, Quraysh qabilasidan biron kishi, yosh bo‘lsin yoki keksa, yoki Payg‘ambarning ﷺ oilasidan biron kishi uni ko‘rgani kelganda, u kishi masjid eshigidan o‘tmaguncha, u ham o‘tmasdi. 52.4

[ʿAbd Allāh:] I remember that whenever any tribesman of Quraysh, young or old, or anyone of the Prophet’s family came to see him, he’d refuse to walk through the doorway of the mosque until after they had gone through ahead of him. 52.4

[ʿĀrim ibn al-Faḍl:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal bizning oramizda Basrada edi. U menga cho'ntakdan yoki tugilgan xaltadan bir necha dirham bilan kelar, ora-sira undan biroz olib turardi. Bir kuni men dedim: «Ahmad, eshitdimki, sen arabsan. Qaysi qabiladansan?» 52.5

[ʿĀrim ibn al-Faḍl:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was here with us in Basra. He had come to me with a knapsack—or maybe a knotted bundle—with some dirhams in it, and every so often he would come and take a little out. One day I said, “Aḥmad, I hear you’re an Arab. What tribe are you from?” 52.5

«Yomon», derdi u.

“A poor one,” he would say.

Har safar u kelganida men unga bir xil savolni berardim va u bir xil javobni berardi. U Basrani tark etgandan keyingina men haqiqatni bilib oldim.285

Every time he came over, I would ask him the same question and he would give me the same answer. It wasn’t until he left Basra that I found out the truth.285

[Al-Thaqafī:] Men Ahmadni birinchi marta ko'rganimda, uning boshidan o'pishga ruxsat so'radim. U dedi: "Men sizning hurmatingizga loyiq hech narsa qilmaganman." 52.6

[Al-Thaqafī:] The first time I saw Aḥmad, I asked if I could kiss his head. He said, “I’ve done nothing to deserve your respect.” 52.6

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Men Ahmaddan so‘radim: odamga yuziga qarab, sen sunnatni tiriltirding, deb aytish mumkinmi? 52.7

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I asked Aḥmad whether you can tell a man to his face that he’s revived the sunnah. 52.7

“Buning ustiga uning boshi osmonga yetadi, xolos”, deb javob berdi u.

“You’ll just give him a swelled head,” he replied.

Ibn Abī Mūsā: Xurosonlik bir kishi Ahmadga dedi: "Sizni uchratganim uchun Allohga shukur!" 52.8

[Ibn Abī Mūsā:] A man from Khurasan once said to Aḥmad, “I thank God that I’ve met you!” 52.8

“Qo‘ying-e,” dedi u. “Bu nima gap? Men hech kim emasman.” [Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ḥassān:] Biz Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalning huzuriga kirdik, shunda Xurosondan kelgan bir keksa kishi dedi: “Alloh uchun, bizni o‘ylang! Sizga muhtojmiz. Hech kim qolmadi, hech narsani biladigan. Agar hadis o‘rgata olmasangiz, shar’iy masalalarga javob bering! Odamlarga yordamingiz kerak!” 52.9

“Come off it,” he replied. “What’s all this? I’m nobody.” [Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ḥassān:] We went in to see Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, and an elderly man from Khurasan said, “For God’s sake, think of us! We need you. There’s no one left who knows anything. If you can’t teach Hadith, then answer legal questions. People need your help!” 52.9

"Meniki?" — dedi u va xo'rsindi, yuzi tushib ketdi. Menga u juda g'amgin ko'rindi.

“Mine?” he replied. He sighed and his face fell. To me he looked miserable.

Bir kuni unga bir kishi: "Alloh sizni islom uchun qilgan barcha ishlaringiz uchun mukofotlasin!" dedi. U javob berdi: "Yo'q, uni menga qilgan ishi uchun Islomni mukofotlasin!" Keyin qo'shib qo'ydi: "Men kimman? Hech kim!" Unga bir kishidan yozilgan xat berildi, unda u kishi undan o'zi uchun duo qilishni so'rardi. U dedi: "Agar men buni qilsam, meni kim duo qiladi?" [Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad:] Men Aḥmadni bir necha bor shunday deganini eshitganman: "Men kimman, sizlar mening huzurimga kelishingiz uchun? Men kimman, sizlar mening huzurimga kelishingiz uchun? Borib hadis izlang!" 52.10

Once someone said to him, “May God reward you for all you’ve done for Islam!” “No,” he replied, “may He reward Islam for what it’s done for me!” Then he added, “Who am I? No one!” He was once handed a note from a man asking him to pray for him. “If I do that,” he said, “who will pray for me?” [Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad:] More than once I heard Aḥmad say, “Who am I that you should come to me? Who am I that you should come to me? Go seek Hadith!” 52.10

[Al-Ṭayālisī:] Men bir marta Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalning ustiga qo‘limni qo‘ydim va baraka olish uchun uni tanamdan pastga yurgizdim. U buni ko‘rib, g‘azablandi. Qo‘llarini silkitib, go‘yo ulardan nimadirni qoqib tashlamoqchidek, dedi: “Buni senga kim o‘rgatdi?” 52.11

[Al-Ṭayālisī:] I once laid my hand on Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and then ran it down my body for a blessing. He saw me do it and grew furious. Flapping his hands as if to shake something off them, he said, “Who taught you to do that?” 52.11

Shu narsa ravshan edi: u umuman rozi emas edi.

It was clear that he didn’t approve at all.

[Khaṭṭāb ibn Bishr:] Abū ʿUthmān al-Shāfiʿī bir marta Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalni maqtay boshladi va shunday dedi: «Sen bizning orimizda ekaningcha, Xudo xohlasa, hammasi yaxshi bo‘ladi.» 52.12

[Khaṭṭāb ibn Bishr:] Abū ʿUthmān al-Shāfiʿī once began lavishing praise on Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, saying things like, “Everyone will be all right as long as God keeps you here with us.” 52.12

"Bunday gaplarni aytmang, Abū ʿUsmon," dedi Aḥmad. "Men umuman hech kim emasman." Boshqa safar men undan taqvo haqida savol berdim. Uning yuzi tushib ketganini, o'zini ayblagan holda shunchalik g'amgin ifoda olganini ko'rdim, u uchun achinib ketdim. Men yonimdagi bir kishiga dedim: "Ba'zi kunlari u shunchalik ko'ngilsiz ko'rinadi, men esa uning ahvolini yanada og'irlashtirdim, xolos." [Al-Marrūdhī:] Bir safar, taqvodor kishilar haqida mashhur zotlarni eslagandan so'ng, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal dedi: "Umid qilamanki, God meni xor ko'rmaydi. Men qanday qilib ularga o'xshay olaman?" 52.13

“Don’t say those things, Abū ʿUthmān,” said Aḥmad. “I’m no one at all.” Another time I asked him a question about being scrupulous. I saw his face fall and assume such a mournful expression of self-reproach that I felt sorry for him. I said to someone who was with me, “Some days he seems so despondent, and all I did was make him feel worse.” [Al-Marrūdhī:] Once, after mentioning men famous for being scrupulous, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal said, “I hope God doesn’t despise me. How can I compare with men like that?” 52.13

Бир сафар унга айтдим: «Сизнинг ҳаққингизга кўплаб одамлар дуо қилмоқда!» У: «Бу мени хотиржам қилиб қўйиш учун қилинган найранг бўлишидан қўрқаман, — деди. — Мен Аллоҳга ёлвораманки, мени улар ўйлаётганимдан яхшироқ қилсин ва улар билмайдиган гуноҳларимни кечирсин». Бошқа бир сафар унга айтдим: «Ҳадисчи бир киши: "Аҳмад пулдан кўра кўпроқ нарсадан — бошқа одамлардан ҳам воз кечган", — деган». У: «Мен кимман-ки, кимдандир воз кечсам? — деди. — Аксинча, улар мендан воз кечишлари керак!» [Абдуллоҳ:] Есимда, Қурайш қабиласининг кексаси ёки ёши улуғи, ёки Пайғамбар ﷺ оиласидан бирор киши унинг ҳузурига келганида, улар олдин ўтиб кетмагунча, у масжид эшигидан ўтишни раво кўрмасди. 52.14

Once I said to him, “So many people are praying for you!” “I’m afraid it may be a ruse to make me feel complacent,” he said. “I pray to God to make me better than they think I am and forgive the sins they don’t know I’ve committed.” Another time I told him that a Hadith-man had said, “Aḥmad has given up more than money: he’s given up other people, too.” “Who am I to renounce anyone?” he said. “They should be renouncing me!” [ʿAbd Allāh:] I remember that whenever any tribesman of Quraysh, young or old, or anyone of the Prophet’s family came to see him, he’d refuse to walk through the doorway of the mosque until after they had gone through ahead of him. 52.14

[Al-Abbār:] Men bir kishining Ahmad ibn Hanbalga: “Men qasam ichdim, lekin bu qanday qasam ekanini bilmayman”, deganini eshitganman. 52.15

[Al-Abbār:] I once heard a man tell Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, “I’ve sworn an oath but I don’t know what kind of oath it is.” 52.15

“Agar buni qachondir tushunib yetsangiz,” javob berdi Ahmad, “balki men ham tushunarman.”

“If you ever figure it out,” replied Aḥmad, “maybe I will too.”