[Al-Būshanjī:] Ahmad davrida men ko‘rgan odamlarning hech birida Ahmadday dinga ehtiyotkorlik, diqqat, o‘zini tuta bilish va taqvodorlik yo‘q edi; dinda Ahmadday bilimli va farosatli, ruhan Ahmadday saxiy, qalban Ahmadday mustahkam, suhbatda Ahmadday xushmuomala va shubhasiz samimiy odamni ham uchratmaganman.196 38.1

[Al-Būshanjī:] Of all the people I saw in Aḥmad’s time, I never met anyone as mindful of religion, as careful, as self-controlled, or as abstinent as Aḥmad, nor anyone as learned or as discerning in matters of religion, nor anyone so generous in spirit, so firm of heart, so congenial in company, or so unmistakably sincere.196 38.1

[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal menga bir marta shunday dedi: “Sizning yoningizda Makkaga borishni istardim, lekin sizning suhbatingizdan zerikib qolishimdan, yoki sizning mening suhbatimdan zerikib qolishingizdan qo‘rqaman.” 38.2

[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal once said to me, “I wish I could accompany you to Mecca, but I’m afraid I’ll get tired of your company, or you of mine.” 38.2

Men xayrlashish uchun kelganimda, undan biror narsa xohlaysizmi, deb so‘radim. U shunday dedi: “Men sizdan Allohdan qo‘rqishingizni va oxiratni eslab yurishingizni istayman.” [Ḥanbal:] Esimda, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal o‘rnidan turmoqchi bo‘lganida, yonida kim bo‘lsa, unga: “Ruxsat bering”, derdi. 38.3

When I came to say good-bye, I asked him if he wanted anything and he said, “I want you to remain fearful of God and mindful of the afterlife.” [Ḥanbal:] I remember that whenever Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal wanted to get up, he would say to whoever was with him, “By your leave.” 38.3

[Al-Sijistānī:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal bilan o‘tirish oxirat haqida gaplashish demak edi; dunyo ishlari hech qachon tilga olinmasdi. Men uni dunyo haqida umuman gapirganini ko‘rmaganman. 38.4

[Al-Sijistānī:] Sitting with Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal meant talking about the next world; the things of this world were never mentioned. I never saw him talk about this world at all. 38.4

[Ibn al-Munādī:] Bobomdan eshitganman: “Ahmad juda kamtar, ammo ruhi saxovatli edi; u men ko‘rgan eng mulohazali va odamlarga e’tiborli kishilardan biri edi. U ko‘p vaqt boshini egib, ko‘zlarini yerga qaratib o‘tirardi va noma’qul yoki behuda narsalar haqida gapirishdan saqlanardi. Gapirganda esa hadis almashish yoki solih va zohid kishilarning o‘rnak ibratlarini eslash uchun gapirardi, buni u sokin vazmin va fasohat bilan qilardi. Odamlar bilan uchrashganda tabassum qilardi va ularga to‘liq e’tibor berardi. U katta yoshdagi ilm ahllariga juda ko‘p hurmat ko‘rsatardi, ular ham unga katta ehtirom bilan munosabatda bo‘lishardi. U Yahyo ibn Ma’inga eng yuqori darajada ehtirom ko‘rsatardi, u esa Ahmaddan yetti yoshcha katta edi.” 38.5

[Ibn al-Munādī:] I heard my grandfather say, “Aḥmad was extremely modest, but generous in spirit; he was one of the most thoughtful and considerate people I’ve ever seen. He would sit with his head bowed and his eyes averted much of the time, and avoid talking about anything unseemly or frivolous. When he did talk, it was to exchange Hadith or recall the example set by righteous men and renunciants, which he did with quiet dignity and eloquence. When meeting people, he would smile and give them his full attention. He showed great deference to senior men of learning, who in turn respected him enormously. He displayed the greatest veneration for Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn, who was seven or so years older than he.” 38.5

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Otam masjiddan uyga kirish uchun chiqqanlarida, odamlar uning kelayotganini eshitishi uchun sandallarini yerga urib qo'yardilar. Ko'pincha ular kelayotganlarini bildirish uchun tomoqlarini ham qirib qo'yardilar. 38.6

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Whenever my father left the mosque to come into the house, he would slap his sandal against the ground so people could hear him coming. He would often clear his throat, too, to let people know he was coming in. 38.6

[Muhannaʾ:] Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalni bir yoki ikki marta emas, balki uch, to'rt yoki besh martadan ham ko'proq ko'rdim, odamlarning uning yuziga, boshiga yoki yonog'iga o'pishiga yo'l qo'yayotganini ko'rdim. U hech narsa demas edi, lekin ularni to'xtatmas ham edi. Sulaymon ibn Dovud al-Hoshimiyning uning boshini va peshonasini o'pganini ko'rdim. U uni to'xtatmadi va norozilik ham bildirmadi. Yana Yaʿqub ibn Ibrohimning uning peshonasi va yuzidan o'pganini ko'rdim. 38.7

[Muhannaʾ:] I saw Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal more than once or twice—more than three or four or five times, really—letting people kiss his face, his head, or his cheek. He wouldn’t say anything, but he wouldn’t stop them, either. I saw Sulaymān ibn Dāwūd al-Hāshimī kiss him on the head and forehead. He didn’t stop him and he didn’t seem to disapprove. I also saw Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm kissing him on the forehead and the face. 38.7

[Al-Khallāl:] Men Zuhayr ibn Ṣāliḥdan so'radim: u bobosi Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalni ko'rganmi? 38.8

[Al-Khallāl:] I asked Zuhayr ibn Ṣāliḥ if he had ever seen his grandfather, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. 38.8

“Ha,” dedi u. “Birinchi marta o‘sha paytda taxminan sakkiz yoshda edim. U vafot etganida o‘n yoshda edim.”197

“Yes,” he said. “I was about eight years old the first time. I was ten when he died.”197

“Sizga u qanday odam bo‘lgani esingizdami?” “Opam va men har juma kuni uning oldiga borardik. Bizning uy bilan uning uyi o‘rtasidagi eshik ochiq qoldirilardi. U yong‘oq va quritilgan mevalar sotib oladigan bir odamga xat yozib, har birimizga ikki tiyin qiymatida berishni buyurardi. Biz borib, ikki tiyinlik yong‘oq yoki meva olib kelardik va opalarimizga ham biror narsa olib borardik.”198

“Do you remember what he was like?” “My sisters and I used to visit him every Friday. The door between our house and his was left open. He used to write a note to a man he bought nuts and dried fruit from and tell him to give each of us two silver pennies’ worth, and we would go and take two pennies’ worth of nuts or fruit and bring something for our sisters too.198

"Ko'p marta men uni quyoshda o'tirgan holda ko'rdim, orqasi ochiq va chandiqlari ko'rinib turardi."

“Many times I saw him sitting in the sun with his back exposed and the scars showing.

“Mening ʿAlī ismli, laqabi Abū Ḥafs bo‘lgan kichik ukam bor edi. Otam uni sunnat qildirmoqchi bo‘ldi. U ko‘p taom tayyorladi va odamlarni mehmonga chaqirdi. Vaqt kelganda, bobomni ham chaqirish uchun odam yubordi. Keyinroq otam menga uning aytgan gaplarini aytib berdi: ‘Sizning bu yangi ishingiz haqida eshitdim va bu borada isrof qilayotganingizni ham eshitdim. Avval kambag‘al va kasallarga boshlab, ularni birinchi navbatda ovqatlantirish kerak.’ 38.”9

“I had a younger brother named ʿAlī, with the nickname Abū Ḥafs. My father wanted to have him circumcised. He prepared a lot of food and invited people to come over. When the time came, he sent someone to invite my grandfather too. Later my father told me what he said: ‘I’ve heard about this new thing you’re doing, and I’ve heard that you’ve been wasteful about it. You should start with the poor and ill and feed them first.’ 38.9

Ertasi kuni, hijomatchi va oila a'zolari kelganida, otam bobomga xabar berish uchun ichkariga kirdi. Bobom u bilan birga chiqdi, kichkina bolaning yoniga o'tirdi va sunnat amalga oshirilayotganda shu yerda qoldi. Keyin u ikkita tugunli mato bo'lagini chiqarib, bittasini hijomatchiga, ikkinchisini bolaga berdi.

“The next day, when the cupper and the family members had arrived, my father went in to tell my grandfather. My grandfather came out with him, sat down next to the little boy, and stayed there while the circumcision took place. Afterward he took out two knotted pieces of cloth and gave one to the cupper and the other to the boy.

Keyin u uyiga qaytib kirdi. Hijomatchi kichik xaltaga qaradi va bitta dirham topdi. Biz bolaning xaltasiga qaradik va xuddi shunday narsani topdik.

Then he went back into his house. The cupper looked into the little bag and found a single dirham. We looked into the boy’s bag and found the same.

Biz polga yoyilgan narsalarning ko‘pini olib tashlagan edik va bolani bo‘yalgan kiyimlar ustiga qo‘yilgan kichik supachaga o‘tkazdik. Bobom buni ma’qullamaganga o‘xshardi.

“We had removed most of the things we had spread on the floor and put the boy on a little platform resting on some dyed garments. My grandfather didn’t seem to disapprove.

Bir kuni bobomning onasi tomonidan bo‘lgan amakivachchasi, kunyasi Abū Aḥmad bo‘lgan kishi Xuroson’dan kelib, otamning uyida to‘xtadi. Bir kuni shom namozidan keyin otam menga Abū Aḥmad’ning qo‘lidan tutib, uni bobomning huzuriga olib kirishimni aytdi. Men bobomning uyiga kirdim va u nafl namozlarini o‘qiyotganini ko‘rib, o‘tirdim. U namozini tugatgach, Abū Aḥmad kelganmi, deb so‘radi. 38.10

“Once my grandfather’s maternal cousin, who had the kunyah Abū Aḥmad, came from Khurasan and stayed with my father. One day after sunset prayers, my father told me to take Abū Aḥmad by the hand and show him in to my grandfather. I went into my grandfather’s house and found him doing more prayers so I sat down. When he finished, he asked me if Abū Aḥmad had arrived. 38.10

“Ha.” “Unga kirishini ayt.” Men chiqib, Abu Ahmadni topdim va uni ichkariga olib kirdim. U o‘tirdi. Bobom o‘ziga ijaraga turgan, avval uning uchun ishlagan keksa ayolni chaqirdi, va u qamish savatda non, yangi ko‘katlar, sirka va tuz olib chiqdi.

“‘Yes.’ “‘Tell him to come in.’ “I went out, found Abū Aḥmad, and brought him back in. He sat down. My grandfather called out to an elderly woman—a tenant of his199—who used to work for him, and she brought out some bread, fresh herbs, vinegar, and salt on a wicker tray.

Keyin u katta laganlardan birini olib chiqdi va bizning oldimizga qo'ydi. Bu quritilgan zardob qaynatmasi edi, unda ko'p go'sht va cho'pdaraxtlar (sabzavot) bor edi. Biz ovqatlana boshladik va u ham bizga qo'shildi. Biz ovqatlanayotganda, u Abū Aḥmaddan Xuroson'dagi oilaning hali o'sha yerda yashayotgan a'zolari haqida so'radi. Bir necha marta Abū Aḥmad arab tilidagi gaplarni tushunishda qiynalar edi, shuning uchun mening bobom u bilan fors tilida gaplashardi. Shu payt u go'shtning bo'laklarini tanlab, Abū Aḥmadga va menga ham uzatardi. Keyin u laganni o'zi olib, chetga qo'ydi va premium navli Barnī xurmolari hamda qobig'i olingan yong'oqlar solingan xizmat idishini olib keldi va uni bizning oldimizga, patnisga qo'ydi. U yedi, biz ham yedik, u esa Abū Aḥmadga xizmat qilardi. Shundan so'ng biz qo'llarimizni yuvdik, har biримiz o'z-o'zimizga qaradik. [Al-ʿAṭṭār:] Men kichik o'g'limni xizmatkor ayol bilan birga Aḥmadga salom yetkazish uchun yubordim. U bolani kutib oldi, tizzasiga o'tqazdi va unga savollar berdi. U yana pudding buyurdi, uni olib kirdi, bolaning oldiga qo'ydi va uni yeyishga undadi, ayolni ham yeyishga taklif qildi. Keyin u meva, yong'oq va shirinliklar sotadigan do'konchiga chiqdi va ustki kiyimining ichiga o'ralgan bodom va shakar bilan qaytib keldi. U hammasini chiqarib, ro'molchaga o'radi va xizmatkorga berdi. So'ng bolaga dedi: "Abū Muḥammadga mening salomimni yetkazing." 38.11

Later she brought out one of those big platters and put it in front of us. It was a driedwhey stew200 with lots of meat and chard. We started eating and he joined us. As we ate, he asked Abū Aḥmad about the members of the family who were still in Khurasan. Several times, Abū Aḥmad had trouble understanding things in Arabic and so my grandfather would speak to him in Persian. All the while, he would choose pieces of meat and serve them to Abū Aḥmad and me too. Afterward he picked up the platter himself and put it aside, then brought over a serving dish containing premium Barnī dates and shelled walnuts and put it in front of us on the tray. He ate and we did too, with him serving Abū Aḥmad. Then we washed our hands, with each of us taking care of himself.” [Al-ʿAṭṭār:] I sent my young son, along with a slave woman, to give my regards to Aḥmad. He welcomed the boy, held him in his lap, and asked him questions. He also sent out for a pudding,201 which he brought in, put in front of the boy, and coaxed him to eat, inviting the woman to eat as well. Then he went out to a vendor of fruits, nuts, and sweets, and came back with some almonds and sugar wrapped up in his gown. He took everything out, wrapped it up in a handkerchief, and gave it to the servant. Then he said to the boy, “Tell Abū Muḥammad I said hello.” 38.11

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Men Aḥmadni bir marta sunnat qiluvchining leganiga ikki dirham tashlaganini ko‘rdim. 38.12

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I once saw Aḥmad toss two dirhams into a circumciser’s basin. 38.12

[Al-Maymūnī:] Men Ahmadga biror narsa haqida tez-tez savol berardim va u: "Labbay!" — deb javob berardi. 38.13

[Al-Maymūnī:] I would often ask Aḥmad about something and he would say, “At your service!” 38.13

Ahmad hech qachon haqoratli so'z aytmagan. Agar kimdir unga haqorat qilsa, u sabr bilan chidagan. G'azablanish o'rniga u: "Alloh yetarlidir!" der edi.14

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad was never abusive. If anyone was abusive to him, he would bear it patiently. Instead of getting angry, he would say, “May God suffice!”202 38.14

U hech kimga kina saqlamas va beo'xshov so'zlamas edi. Uning amakisi bir safar qo'shnilar bilan janjallashib qoldi. Ular Ahmadni ko'rgani kelganlarida, u ularni har doimgidek xushmuomalalik bilan kutib olar, na tomon olar, na amakisining tarafini himoya qilib bahslashar edi.

He didn’t bear grudges or speak rashly. His uncle once quarreled with the neighbors. When they would come to see Aḥmad, he would receive them as courteously as he always had, without taking sides or arguing his uncle’s part.

U juda kamtarin edi va kambag'allarni yaxshi ko'rardi. Uning suhbatida o'tirgan kambag'al odamlar qanchalik hurmat bilan kutib olinganini hech qachon ko'rmaganman. U kambag'allarga alohida e'tibor bilan munosabatda bo'lar, boylarga esa e'tibor bermasdi. U bosiq viqor bilan ziynatlangan edi. Kechki payt odatdagi o'rnida o'tirib fatvo berganida, kimdir savol bermaguncha gapirmasdi. Masjidiga chiqqanida, to'planish o'rtasiga borib o'tirmasdi, balki qayerda joy bo'lsa, o'sha yerga o'tirardi. O'tirganida, boshqalarga nisbatan hurmatsizlik qilib qo'yishdan qo'rqib, hech qachon oyog'ini uzatmasdi.

He was very humble and loved the poor. I never saw poor men treated as well as they were when sitting in his company. He would treat them with special consideration while disregarding the affluent. He was graced with a quiet dignity. Whenever, in the late afternoon, he would sit in his usual place and give legal opinions, he would not speak until someone asked him a question. If he went out to his mosque, he didn’t go sit in the center of the gathering; instead, he sat wherever there was room. When he sat, he would never extend his leg, for fear of seeming disrespectful of others.

U u yumshoq, xushchaqchaq va ko'ngilchan edi, hech qachon qo'pol yoki badxulq bo'lmas edi. Nimani yaxshi ko'rsa, Alloh uchun yaxshi ko'rar edi, xuddi shuningdek nimani yomon ko'rsa ham shu tarzda edi. Kimnidir yoqtirib qolsa, uning ahvoli va farovonligi haqida o'zining farovonligi haqidagidek g'amxo'rlik ko'rsatar, o'z istaklari va noxush ko'rgan narsalari bilan do'stining istak va noxush ko'rgan narsalari o'rtasida hech qanday farq qo'ymas edi. Shunga qaramay, do'stlik hech qachon uni, o'zi mehr qo'ygan kishi yomon xulq ko'rsatganda yoki birovga zulm qilganda, aralashishdan to'sib qo'ymas edi. Qachon biror kishining solih, dunyo ne'matlaridan voz kechgan, adolat uchun turgan yoki haqiqat yo'lida xizmat qilganini eshitsa, u kishi haqida so'rar, uni ko'rishni xohlashini aytar va uning ahvoli haqida qiziqish bildirar edi.

He was kind, cheerful, and accommodating, and never vulgar or coarse. What he loved, he loved for the sake of God, and likewise for the things he hated. When he liked someone, he would show as much regard for his well-being as he would for his own, making no distinction between his own wishes and aversions and those of his friend. Even so, friendship never prevented him from intervening when someone he cared for behaved badly or wronged anyone else. Whenever he learned that someone was righteous, or self-denying, or had stood up for justice, or furthered the cause, he would inquire about him, talk about wanting to meet him, and express curiosity about his circumstances.

U ta'sirchan odam edi: biror narsa unga yoqmasa, buni yashirmasdi. U g'azablanardi, lekin faqat Xudo uchun; hech qachon o'z manfaati yo'lida g'azablanmas yoki biror ish qilmasdi. Din masalasi bo'lgan joyda esa shunchalik qizishardiki, go'yo butunlay boshqa odam bo'lib qolardi:

He was a sensitive man: if he didn’t like something, he showed it. He would become indignant, though only on behalf of God; he would never get angry on his own behalf or do anything to promote his own interests. Wherever a matter of religion was at stake, he would become so incensed that he seemed a different person altogether:

u hech kimning malomatidan yoki tanbehidan parvo qilmaydigan kishi edi. Shunga qaramay, u bilan birga yashash oson edi, chunki u shikoyat qilmasdan azob chekardi. Uning qo‘shnilaridan biri — u bilan devori umumiy bo‘lgan bir kishi — menga bu hikoyani aytib berdi.

one heedless of blame or reproach. All the same he was easy to live with because he would suffer without complaint. One of his neighbors—a man who shared a wall with him—told me this story.

Bizda Ahmadning uyiga qaragan kabutarxona bor edi, unda kabutarlar yashardi. Bolaligimda men u yerga chiqib, pastga, unga qarardim. U bunga chidardi va hech qachon to‘xtashimni aytmadi. Keyin bir kuni amakim u yerga chiqdi va kabutarxona Ahmadning uyiga qarab turganini ko‘rdi.

“We had a dovecote, with pigeons in it, overlooking Aḥmad’s house. As a boy, I would climb up there and look down at him. He put up with it and never told me to stop. Then one day my uncle went up there and saw that the dovecote overlooked Aḥmad’s house.

“Uyalmaysizmi!” — dedi u menga. “Ahmadni bezovta qilayotganingizni ko‘rmayapsizmi?” “Lekin u menga hech narsa demagan-ku!” “Menga o‘sha qushlarni bersangiz yaxshiroq bo‘ladi, aks holda…” U qushlarni bermagunimcha meni qistayverdi. Keyin qushlarni so‘yib, kaptarxonani buzib tashladi. [Horun ibn Sufyon:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Mutavakkil bergan pulni sadaqa qilishga qaror qilganida, men uning huzuriga bordim va u menga ikki yuz dirham berdi. 38.15

“‘Shame on you!’ he said to me. ‘Can’t you see that you’re disturbing Aḥmad?’ “‘But he never said anything to me!’ “‘You’d better give me those birds, or else!’ “He kept after me until I gave him the birds. Then he slaughtered them and tore down the dovecote.” [Hārūn ibn Sufyān:] When Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal decided to give away the money that al-Mutawakkil had given him, I went to see him and he gave me two hundred dirhams. 38.15

"Menga ko'proq kerak," dedim men unga.

“I need more,” I told him.

«Shunchasi bor, xolos,» dedi u, «lekin mana, nima qilaman: sizga uch yuz beraman, uni xohlagancha sadaqa qilasiz.» Pulni olganimdan keyin dedim: «Ahmad, men hech kimga bitta dirham ham sadaqa qilmayman.» U esa faqat kulimsiradi.

“That’s all there is,” he said, “but I tell you what I’ll do. I’ll give you three hundred and you can give it away.” After I took the money I said, “Aḥmad, I’m not giving a single dirham away to anyone.” All he did was smile.

[Al-Anmāṭī:] Bir kuni Ahmadnikida edim va u men yozib olmoqchi bo‘lgan bir hadisni aytdi. Uning oldida siyoh idishi turardi va men undan foydalansam bo‘ladimi, deb so‘radim. 38.16

[Al-Anmāṭī:] Once I was at Aḥmad’s and he mentioned a Hadith I wanted to write down. He had his inkwell in front of him, and I asked if I could use it. 38.16

"Albatta," dedi u dag'al ohangda. "Hech qanday rasmiyatchilikka hojat yo'q!"203

“Of course,” he said gruffly. “No need to stand on ceremony!”203

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Kimdir otamdan nega odamlar bilan ko‘proq vaqt o‘tkazmasligini so‘radi. 38.17

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Someone asked my father why he didn’t spend more time with people. 38.17

“Chunki men xayrlashishni yomon ko‘raman”, dedi u.

“Because I hate saying good-bye,” he said.

[Ibrohim al-Harbiy:] Ahmad to'ylarga, nikoh marosimlariga va sunnat to'ylariga taklif qilinsa, borar edi va u yerda unga tortilgan taomni yer edi. 38.18

[Ibrāhīm al-Ḥarbī:] Aḥmad would attend marriages, weddings, and circumcisions if invited, and eat what he was served there. 38.18

Men bir kuni uning Aḥmad ibn Ḥafṣ al-Vakiʿiyga: “Men sizni juda yaxshi ko‘raman, Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmon”, deganini eshitganman. So‘ngra u shunday deb o‘qidi: “Yahyo Savrdan rivoyat qilganini, Savr Habib ibn Ubaydnikidan, u al-Miqdomdan rivoyat qilganini eshitdik: Payg‘ambar ﷺ shunday degan: ‘Agar biringiz birovga mehr qo‘ysa, unga bu haqda aytsin.’” [Horun:] Bir kecha Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal mening eshigimni taqillatib keldi. 38.19

I once heard him say to Aḥmad ibn Ḥafṣ al-Wakīʿī, “I’m very fond of you, Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.” Then he recited, “We heard Yaḥyā report, cit ing Thawr, citing Ḥabīb ibn ʿUbayd, citing al-Miqdām, that the Prophet—God bless and keep him— said, ‘When one of you feels affection for another, he should tell him.’” [Hārūn:] One night Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came knocking on my door. 38.19

"Bu kim?" deb so‘radim.

“Who is it?” I asked.

«Bu Ahmad», dedi u.

“It’s Aḥmad,” he said.

Men eshik tomon shoshildim. U menga xayrli kech tiladi, men ham unga xuddi shunday javob qaytardim. Keyin undan biror narsa noto'g'ri emasmi, deb so'radim.

I rushed to the door. He wished me a good evening and I did likewise. Then I asked him if something was wrong.

“Ha,” dedi u. “Men sen haqida xavotirlanib yurgan edim.” “Nega?” “Bugun yonингдан o‘tganimda, qalam va daftar ushlab turgan odamlar quyoshda o‘tirgan paytda sen soyada o‘tirib hadis o‘qiyotgan eding. Buni boshqa qilma! Dars berganingda, seni tinglayotgan odamlar bilan birga o‘tir.” [Al-Maṣṣīṣī:] Bir safar Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalnikida edim, o‘sha paytda hadis o‘qilayotgan edi.

“Yes,” he said. “I’ve been worried about you.” “Why?” “Today, when I walked by you, you were reciting Hadith sitting in the shade while the people holding the pens and notebooks were sitting in the sun. Don’t do that again! When you teach, make sure to sit with the people who are listening to you.” [Al-Maṣṣīṣī:] I was once at Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s when they were reciting Hadith.

Muhammad ibn Yahyo l-Naysaburiy zaif xabarni rivoyat qildi, Ahmad esa dedi: "Bunday xabarlarni rivoyat qilmang." 38.20

Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā l-Naysābūrī recited a weak report, and Aḥmad said, “Don’t cite reports like that.” 38.20

Muhammad ibn Yahyo xijolat bo‘lib qoldi, lekin keyin Ahmad dedi: “Men buni faqat sizni hurmat qilganim uchun aytdim.” [Ahmad ibn al-Hakam:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal hadis o‘rganish uchun Kufaga keldi. U muntazam ravishda Vakiʿ ibn al-Jarrohning darslariga qatnadi va undan juda ko‘p rivoyatlarni eshitdi. 38.21

Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā looked abashed, but then Aḥmad said, “I said that only out of respect for you.” [Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥakam:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came to Kufa to study Hadith. He came regularly to hear Wakīʿ ibn al-Jarrāḥ and heard a great many reports from him. 38.21

[Isḥoq ibn Honiʾ:] Biz bir safar Aḥmadning uyida al-Marrūdhiy va Muhanna ibn Yahyo sh-Shomiy bilan birga edik. Eshik taqillab, kimdir: “Al-Marrūdhiy shu yerdami?” deb chaqirdi. 38.22

[Isḥāq ibn Hāniʾ:] We were once at Aḥmad’s house with al-Marrūdhī and Muhannaʾ ibn Yaḥyā l-Shāmī. There was a knock on the door and someone called out, “Is al-Marrūdhī here?” 38.22

Al-Marrūdhī xohlamagani uchun, Muhanna ibn Yahyo barmog'ini kaftiga qo'ydi¹⁹⁴ va javob qaytardi: "Al-Marrūdhī bu yerda emas."

Since al-Marrūdhī didn’t want anyone to know where he was, Muhannaʾ ibn Yaḥyā put his finger on the palm of his hand204 and called back, “Al-Marrūdhī’s not here.

"Bu yerda u nima qilib yurardi o'zi?" — Ahmad kuldi va buni yoqtirmaganga o'xshamadi.

What would he be doing here anyway?” Aḥmad laughed and did not seem to disapprove.