[Al-Marrūdhī:] Men bir kuni Ahmad bilan birga, uning qo‘liga suyanib chiqdim. Bizning yonimizga ochiq joyda uzun bo‘yinli dutor ko‘tarib olgan bir ayol keldi. Men uni ayoldan oldim, sindirdim va uni oyoq ostida tepkilay boshladim. Shu paytgacha Ahmad yerga qarab turdi va hech narsa demadi. Ko‘p o‘tmay, bu voqeadan hamma xabar topdi — Ahmaddan tashqari, u esa: “Sizning mening oldimda biror marta dutor sindirganingizni eslay olmayman”, dedi. 57.1

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I once went out with Aḥmad leaning on my arm. We were approached by a woman carrying a long-necked lute297 out in the open. I took it from her, broke it, and started stamping on it. The whole time, Aḥmad stood there staring at the ground and saying nothing. Soon everyone knew about the incident—everyone except for Aḥmad, who said, “I have no recollection of you ever breaking a lute in my presence.” 57.1