[Solih:] Otamning shunday deganini eshitdim: “Men o‘sha o‘lgan odamni meni kaltaklaganligi uchun javobgarlikdan ozod qilaman.” So‘ng u dedi: “Men hozirgina «Kim kechirsa va islohga intilsa, uning mukofoti Allohning huzurida bo‘ladi» degan oyatga duch keldim va uning ma’nosini o‘rgandim. Men Hoshim ibn Qosim rivoyat qilgan, u al-Mubarak ibn Fadolah rivoyat qilgan, u esa al-Hasanni: ‘Qiyomat kunida barcha xalqlar qudrat va buyuklik egasi bo‘lgan Xudo huzurida emaklab keladi. Shundan so‘ng faqat Xudo mukofot bergan kishilargina ko‘tarilishga chaqiriladi’ deganini eshitgan kishidan rivoyat qilgan, deb keltiraman.” 70.7
[Ṣāliḥ:] I heard my father say, “I exempt that dead man410 from liability for flogging me.” Then he said, “I just came across the verse «Whoever pardons and amends will find his reward with God»411 and looked into what it means. I cite Hāshim ibn Qāsim, who cites al-Mubārak ibn Faḍālah, who cites someone who heard al-Ḥasan say, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, all the nations will come crawling before God, mighty and glorious. Then only those to whom God owes a reward will be called upon to rise.’ 70.7
“U dedi: «Faqat kechirganlargina tirilishga chiqadilar.» «Shuning uchun marhumni meni kaltaklagani uchun javobgarlikdan ozod qilishga qaror qildim.» So‘ng u qo‘shib dedi: «Men Xudo mening sababim bilan birovni azoblashini istamayman.» [Ahmad ibn Sinon:] Eshitdimki, Ahmad ibn Hanbal al-Mu‘tasimni Bobakni yengan kuni yoki Amoriyani egallagan kuni kechirgan. U dedi: «Meni kaltaklagani uchun unga qarshi har qanday javobgarlikdan ozod qilaman.» 70.8
“He said: ‘The only ones to rise will be those who forgave others.’ “So I decided to exempt the deceased from liability for flogging me.” Then he added, “I’d rather not have God torment anyone for my sake.” [Aḥmad ibn Sinān:] I heard that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal forgave al-Muʿtaṣim the day he defeated Bābak, or the day he captured Amorium. He said, “I exempt him from any liability for flogging me.” 70.8
[Ahmad:] Al-Vosiq menga xabar yuborib, al-Mu'tasim meni qamchilagani uchun uni kechirishimni so'radi. Men javob berdim: "Saroydan chiqqan zahoti uni kechirdim, chunki Payg'ambar ﷺ shunday degan: "Qiyomat kuni faqat kechirganlargina turg'aziladi"." 70.9
[Aḥmad:] Al-Wāthiq sent me a message asking me to forgive al-Muʿtaṣim for flogging me. I responded, “I forgave him the moment I left the palace because of what the Prophet said: ‘None will rise on Resurrection Day except those who forgive.’” 70.9
[Ahmad:] Ishoq ibn Ibrohim Abu Ishoq [al-Mu'tasim]dan javobgarlikdan ozod qilishimni so'radi. Men unga, allaqachon shunday qilganimni aytdim. Qiyomat kuni bir chaqiriq yangraydi: "Kechirganlardan boshqa hech kim turmasin!" degan hadis haqida o'ylayotgan edim. Shuningdek, ash-Sha'biyning: "Bir marta kechir, ikki marta ajr ol", degan so'zini ham esladim. 70.10
[Aḥmad:] Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm asked if I would exempt Abū Isḥāq [al-Muʿtaṣim] from liability. I told him that I already had. I had been thinking about the Hadith that says: “On the Day of Resurrection a cry will sound: ‘Let none rise but those who have forgiven!’” I also remembered what al-Shaʿbī said, “Forgive once and be rewarded twice.” 70.10
[Al-Xiroqiy:] Bir kecha Ahmad ibn Hanbalnikida qolgan edim. U har safar yotganida yig'lar, tong otguncha yig'lardi. Men undan nega shuncha ko'p yig'layotganini so'radim. U dedi: "Men al-Mu'tasim meni qanday qamchilatganini o'ylayapman."
[Al-Khiraqī:] I once spent the night at Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s. Every time he lay down, he would weep, straight through until morning. I asked him why he had been weeping so much. He said, “I was thinking about how al-Muʿtaṣim had me flogged.
"Darsda biz {Zarar bir xil zarar bilan javoblanadi. Kim afv etib, islох qilsa, uning mukofoti Allohdadir.}412 degan oyatga duch keldik. Shunda men sajda qildim va uni kechirishga qaror qildim." 70.11
Then during the lesson we came across the verse «Let harm be requited by an equal harm. But whoever pardons and amends will find his reward with God.»412 So I prostrated myself and decided to forgive him.” 70.11
[Al-Ḥarbī:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal barchaga, shu jumladan, qamchilanishida qatnashgan yoki boshqalarning buyrug'i bilan uni amalga oshirishga yordam bergan al-Mu'tasimni ham kechirdi. U shunday dedi: "Agar Ibn Abu Du'od odamlarni kufrga chaqirmaganida, men uni ham kechirgan bo'lardim." 70.12
[Al-Ḥarbī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal forgave everyone, including al-Muʿtaṣim, who attended his flogging or helped carry it out under instructions from others. He said, “If Ibn Abī Duʾād weren’t summoning others to unbelief, I would forgive him, too.” 70.12
[Furān:] Bir kecha Ahmad ibn Hanbal meni chaqirtirdi. Men kelganimda u: “Sen bir paytlar Fazl al-Anmotiy aytgan bir gapni rivoyat qilgan eding. U nima edi?” dedi. 70.13
[Fūrān:] One night Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal sent for me. When I arrived he asked, “You once reported something Faḍl al-Anmāṭī said. What was it?” 70.13
Men unga aytdim: “Fazl menga dedi: ‘Meni qur’onni yaratilgan deb aytishga majbur qilishni buyurgan kishini, uni kaltaklaganlarni va uning kaltaklanishidan xursand bo‘lgan Jahm tarafdorlarining hammasini — hozir bo‘lgan yoki bo‘lmagan — hech qachon kechirmayman.’” Ahmad dedi: “Lekin men al-Mu‘tasimni, meni kaltaklagan kishilarni va u yerda bo‘lgan yoki bo‘lmagan barchani kechirdim. Mening sababim bilan birorta odamning Do‘zaxda azob chekishini istamadim. Shuningdek, Payg‘ambar ﷺ dan rivoyat qilingan ikki hadisni esladim: ‘Olloh, qudratli va ulug‘ Zot, saroylar barpo qiladi, odamlar ularga ko‘z tikib: “Bular kimniki? Qanday go‘zal!” deyishadi. Javob keladi: “Bular ularni sotib olganlarniki.” “Qanday baho to‘laganlar?” “Musulmon birodarini kechirish bilan.”’ Boshqa rivoyat shunday: ‘Olloh, qudratli va ulug‘ Zot, bayroq ko‘tarilishini va jar soluvchiga: “Kimning Ollohda haqqi bor bo‘lsa, bu bayroqqa ergashib Jannatga kirsin”, deb e’lon qilishni buyuradi.’ Odamlar so‘raydi: “Haqqi borlarni bizga ayting!” Javob keladi: “Musulmon birodarini kechirganlar.”’” [‘Abdulloh:] Men otamga Rawh tomonidan Ash‘ath orqali al-Hasandan rivoyat qilingan bir xabarni o‘qib bergan edim: “Jannatning shunday bir eshigi borki, Olloh uni faqat o‘ziga qilingan zulmni kechirganlar uchun qo‘ygan.” 70.14
I told him, “Faḍl said to me: ‘I will never forgive the one who ordered me flogged so I would say the Qurʾan is created, or the ones who carried out the flogging, or any of the followers of Jahm—present or absent—who rejoiced in it.’” Aḥmad said: “But I’ve forgiven al-Muʿtaṣim, the ones who flogged me, and anyone who was there, or who wasn’t. I thought it was better not to have anyone tormented in the Fire on my account. I also remembered two Hadiths reported of the Prophet, God bless and keep him: ‘God, mighty and glorious, will raise palaces, and people will lift their eyes to them and say, “Whose are these? How beautiful they are!” “‘The answer will come: “They belong to those who have paid for them.” “‘“What price did they pay?” “‘“Forgiving a fellow Muslim.”’ “The other report is: ‘God, mighty and glorious, will order a banner to be raised and a crier to cry, “Let all who have a claim on God follow this banner into the Garden.” “‘The people will ask, “Tell us who has a claim!” “‘The answer will come, “Whoever forgave his fellow Muslim.”’” [ʿAbd Allāh:] I once read to my father a report narrated by Rawḥ citing Ashʿath citing al-Ḥasan: “The Garden has a door that God has placed there only for those who have forgiven an injustice done them.” 70.14
“O‘g‘lim,” dedi otam, “al-Mu‘tasim saroyidan chiqqan zahoti men uni va u bilan birga bo‘lgan barchani kechirdim, faqat ikki kishidan tashqari: Ibn Abu Du’od va Abdurrahmon ibn Ishoq. Ular mening qonimni to‘kishni talab qilgan edilar. Ammo men Alloh nazarida shunchalik arzimasmanki, U mening sababim bilan birortasini azoblamaydi. Shuning uchun ularni ham kechirilgan deb e’lon qilaman.”
“Son,” my father said, “the moment I left al-Muʿtaṣim’s palace, I forgave him and everyone with him, with two exceptions: Ibn Abī Duʾād and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Isḥāq, who were calling for my blood. But I’m too insignificant in the eyes of God for Him to torment anyone on my account, so I declare them forgiven as well.”