[Ishoq ibn Rohaveyh:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal ʿAbd al-Razzoq huzuriga ilm olish uchun safar qilganda, pulı tugab qoldi va Sanʿoga boradigan yo‘l davomida bir tuyachiga o‘zini yollab berdi. Hamrohlari yordam taklif qilgan edi, ammo u hech kimdan hech narsa qabul qilmadi. 41.1

[Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh:] When Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal made the journey to study with ʿAbd al-Razzāq, he ran out of money, so he hired himself out to a camel driver for the duration of the journey to Sanaa. His companions had offered help, but he refused to accept anything from anyone. 41.1

[ʿAbd ibn Ḥumayd:] ʿAbd al-Razzoq bizga xabar berdi: «Ahmad ibn Hanbal keldi va bu yerda deyarli ikki yil turdi. Bir payt men unga dedim: “Ahmad, bu dunyo qismida sen pul topishing mumkin emas, shuning uchun буни ол”» — shu yerda ʿAbd al-Razzoq bizga nima demoqchi ekanini ko‘rsatish uchun bir mushtdan dinorlar chiqardi — «“va buni o‘zingga sarfla!” Ammo Ahmad: “Menga hech narsa kerak emas”, dedi va mendan hech narsa olishdan bosh tortdi.» 41.2

[ʿAbd ibn Ḥumayd:] ʿAbd al-Razzāq told us: “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal came and stayed here for almost two years. At one point I said to him, ‘Aḥmad, there’s no way for you to make any money in this part of the world, so take this’”—and here ʿAbd al-Razzāq put out a handful of dinars to show us what he meant—“‘and spend it on yourself!’ But Aḥmad said, ‘I’m fine,’ and refused to accept anything from me.” 41.2

[Al-Vosiṭiy:] Eshitdimki, Ahmad ibn Hanbal Yamandan chiqib ketayotganda, nonvoyga oziq-ovqat evaziga o‘z sandallarini garovga qo‘ygan. U yo‘lga chiqqanda, shuningdek, tuyachilarga yollanib ishlagan. ʿAbd ar-Razzoq unga yaxshi, sog‘lom dirhamlar taklif qildi, lekin u ularni olishni xohlamadi. 41.3

[Al-Wāsiṭī:] I heard that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, as he was leaving Yemen, pawned his sandals to a baker in exchange for some food. He also hired himself out to some camel drivers when he left. ʿAbd al-Razzāq offered him some perfectly good dirhams,212 but he wouldn’t take them. 41.3

[Ar-Ramādiy:] Bir safar, ʿAbd ar-Razzoq yashaydigan qishloqda Ibn Ḥanbal haqida gapirdik, shunda sabzavotchi Bahr: «Unga nima bo‘ldi?» dedi. 41.4

[Al-Ramādī:] Once, in the village where ʿAbd al-Razzāq lived, we mentioned Ibn Ḥanbal, and Baḥr the greengrocer said, “Whatever happened to him?” 41.4

“Ahmadni qanday tanishingiz mumkin?” deb so‘radim undan.

“How do you know who Aḥmad is?” I asked him.

“U bir muddat shu yerda yashagan”, dedi do‘kondor. “Do‘stlari ketgach, u orqada qoldi. Oldimga kelib dedi: ‘Bahr, senga bir dirham qarzim bor, shuning uchun bu sandalni ol. Pulni San’odan yuborishga harakat qilaman, lekin agar yubora olmasam, sandal bir dirhamga arziydi.”213

“He was living here for a while,” said the grocer. “When his friends left, he stayed behind. He came to me and said, ‘Baḥr, I owe you a dirham, so take these sandals. I’ll try to send you the money from Sanaa, but if I can’t, sandals are worth a dirham.213

"Rozi bo'ldingmi?" "Ha, dedim", deb u ketdi. Keyinroq buni ʿAbd al-Razzoqning jiyani Hammomga aytdim, u esa: "Nega uning sandallarini olishingga ruxsat berding, axir?" dedi. [Ar-Ramodiy:] Men bir marta ʿAbd al-Razzoqni ko'zlarida yosh bilan Ahmad ibn Hanbal haqida shunday deganini eshitganman: "Bir kuni u oldimga kelib, pulining tugab qolganini aytdi. Men o'nta dinor topdim va uni yakka holda, eshiklar yopiq holda, boshqa hech kim bo'lmagan joyda chetga chaqirdim va dedim: 'Men pulni asramayman, ammo bu o'nta dinorni ayollar xonasida topdim. Shuning uchun ularni ol va boshqa biror narsa topguncha yetkazib yur.' U jilmayib dedi: 'Abū Bakr, agar men kimdandir yordam olishga rozi bo'lsam, bu faqat sen bo'lardi.' Ammo u olmadi." 41.5

Agreed?’ “I said yes and he left. Later I told ʿAbd al-Razzāq’s nephew Hammām and he said, ‘Why on earth did you let him give you the sandals?’” [Al-Ramādī:] I once heard ʿAbd al-Razzāq, tears in his eyes, say of Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal: “He came to me one day and said that his money had run out. I found ten dinars and took him aside—behind closed doors, with no one else there—and said, ‘I don’t save money, but I did find these ten dinars in the women’s quarters, so take them and make them last until I can find something more.’ He smiled and said, ‘Abū Bakr, if I were going to accept help from anyone, it would be you.’ But he wouldn’t take it.” 41.5

Ikki rivoyat versiyasining aksariyati bir-biriga o'xshaydi.

[The author:] The two versions of the report are largely the same.

[Abdulloh:] Otam menga aytdilar: "Yazid ibn Horun menga bir vaqt besh yuz dirham — ko'proq yoki kamroq — taklif qildi, lekin men olmadim. U Yahyo ibn Mu'in va Abu Muslim al-Mustamliga ham pul taklif qildi, ular esa oldilar." 41.6

[ʿAbd Allāh:] My father told me, “Yazīd ibn Hārūn once offered me five hundred dirhams—more or less—but I didn’t take it. He also offered money to Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn and Abū Muslim al-Mustamlī, and they did.” 41.6

[Al-Wāsiṭī:] Ahmad ibn Hanbal va yana bir nechta kishilar mening huzurimga ilm olish uchun kelishdi, lekin ularning pullari tugab qoldi. Men ularga pul taklif qildim va ular olishdi, faqat Ahmad bundan mustasno edi. U menga bir mo‘ynani olib keldi va dedi: “Birovdan uni sotib berishni so‘rang. Shunda menga yashash uchun yetarli bo‘ladi.” 41.7

[Al-Wāsiṭī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and several others came to study with me, but their money ran out. I offered them money and they took it, except for Aḥmad, who came to me with a fur and said, “Ask someone to sell this for me. That will give me enough to live on.” 41.7

Men dirhamlarni bir joyga to‘plab, unga taklif qildim, lekin u hech narsa olishdan bosh tortdi. Xotinim dedi: “U solih odam. Ehtimol, bu yetarli bo‘lmagandir. Unga buning ikki baravarini ber.” Shunda men miqdorni ikki baravar oshirdim, ammo u baribir olmadi. Oxiri u o‘z mo‘ynasini olib, ketib qoldi.

I bundled up some dirhams and offered them to him, but he refused to take anything. My wife said, “He’s a righteous man. Maybe it wasn’t enough. Give him twice that.” So I doubled the amount but he still wouldn’t take it. Finally he took his fur and left.

[Ibrohim ibn Hassan:] Men bu hikoyani Vosit shahrida Yazid ibn Horun eshigi oldida birga shogird bo'lgan, Ahmad ibn Hanbal bilan tanish bo'lgan bir kishidan eshitganman. Ahmad yil eng sovuq paytida bo'lishiga qaramay, sotmoqchi bo'lgan bir chopon bilan unga kelgan.

[Ibrāhīm ibn Ḥassān:] I heard this story from a man who had known Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal in Wāsiṭ, where they were students at the door of Yazīd ibn Hārūn. Aḥmad came to him with a cloak he wanted to sell even though it was the coldest time of year.

“Bir muncha vaqt o‘tdi, lekin uni sotmaslikka ko‘ndirdim. Keyin Yazīdning oldiga bordim va dedim: ‘Ahmad ibn Hanbal menga o‘sha ustini sotishni buyurdi — bu ob-havoda!’ 41.8

“It took a while, but I persuaded him not to sell it. Then I went to Yazīd and said, ‘Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal just asked me to sell off his cloak—in this weather!’ 41.8

“Yazīd buyurdi xizmatkoriga yuz dirham tortib berishni va olib kirishni. Keyin pulni menga berdi va uni Aḥmadga yetkazishimni aytdi. Shunda men pulni unga olib bordim va dedim: ‘Bu sizga, Yazīddan.’ “‘Menga bu pul haqiqatan ham kerak’, dedi u, ‘va men safardaman. Lekin yordam olishga o‘rganib qolishni istamayman. Uni qaytarib olib keting!’ “Shunda men pulni qaytarib oldim. Keyin u menga o‘z ko‘ylagini berdi va men uni sotdim.” [Ṣāliḥ:] Bir kuni Ḥusn214 oldimga kelib dedi: “Bir kishi kelib, bir savat quritilgan meva va bir xat qoldirib ketdi.” 41.9

“Yazīd told his servant to weigh out a hundred dirhams and bring them in. Then he gave the money to me and told me to pass it on Aḥmad. So I brought him the money and said, ‘This is for you, from Yazīd.’ “‘I do need it,’ he said, ‘and I am on a journey. But I don’t want to get used to accepting help. Take it back!’ “So I took it back. Then he gave me his cloak and I sold it.” [Ṣāliḥ:] One day Ḥusn214 came to me and said, “A man just came and left a basket of dried fruit and a note.” 41.9

Men bu yozuvni o'qidim, unda shunday deyilgan:

I read the note, which said:

Ahmad, men sizning nomingizdan Samarqandda qiymati shunchaga teng bo‘lgan mol-mulkni sotdim va shunchalik foyda ko‘rdim. Mana, sizga yuborayotgan to‘rt ming dirham, va bilan birga bog‘imdan terib olingan mevalar ham bor. Bu bog‘ otam va bobomga ham tegishli bo‘lgan.

Aḥmad, I sold some merchandise in Samarqand worth such-and-such on your behalf and made a profit of such-and-such. Herewith are four thousand dirhams, which I’m sending to you along with some fruit I picked from my orchard, which belonged to my father and grandfather before me.

Uyga qaytganida, men bolalarni yig‘ib, uning huzuriga kirdim. “Dada,” dedim men, “meni sadaqa bilan yashayotganimni ko‘rish sizga og‘ir botmaydimi?” Bolalarni uning oldiga qo‘yib, yig‘ladim.

When he came home, I gathered the boys and went in to see him. “Dad,” I said, “doesn’t it hurt you to see me live on charity?” Putting the children in front of him, I wept.

“Qanday bilib qoldingiz?” deb so‘radi u. So‘ng dedi: “Hozircha qo‘ya tur. Bu kecha men Allohdan nima qilishni so‘rayman.” Ertasi kuni u dedi: “Ṣāliḥ, buni hech kimga aytma. Men Allohdan so‘radim, U menga qabul qilmaslikni buyurdi.” U savatni ochib, mevalarni bolalarga berdi. So‘ng pulni qaytarib yubordi, unga qo‘shib o‘zida bor o‘n gaz uzunlikdagi xalatni ham yubordi. Keyinroq eshitdim, o‘sha kishi xalatni kafanlik uchun alohida qo‘yibdi.

“How did you find out?” he asked. Then he said, “Leave it be for now. Tonight I’ll ask God what to do.” The next day, he said, “Ṣāliḥ, don’t tell anyone about this. I asked God and He told me not to accept.” He opened the basket and gave the fruit to the children. Then he sent the money back, along with a ten-cubit robe he had. Later I heard that the man set the robe aside to use as a shroud.

[ʿAlī ibn al-Jahm:] Bir qo‘shnimiz bizga bir hujjatni ko‘rsatdi va bu xatning yozuvini tanirmizmi, deb so‘radi. 41.10

[ʿAlī ibn al-Jahm:] A neighbor of ours once showed us a document and asked if we recognized the handwriting. 41.10

«Ha,» dedik biz, «bu Ahmad ibn Hanbalniki-ku. Lekin u buni nega sizlar uchun yozgan?» «Biz Makkada Sufyon ibn Uyaynaning huzurida turgan edik,» dedi qo‘shni. «Ahmad bir necha kun yo‘qolib qoldi, shuning uchun uni izlab bordik. U turgan uyning odamlari uning xonasini ko‘rsatdilar. Eshik yarim ochiq ekan, u o‘sha yerda ekanini ko‘rdik, lekin yirtiq-yamoq kiyimda edi.

“Yes,” we said, “it’s Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s. But why did he write this for you?” “We were staying with Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah in Mecca,” said the neighbor. “Aḥmad disappeared for a few days so we went to look for him. The people at the house where he was staying pointed out his room. We found the door ajar and saw that he was there, but dressed in rags.

“Ahmad,” biz so‘radik, “nima gap? Bir necha kundan beri seni ko‘rmadik.” “Kimdir mening kiyimlarimni o‘g‘irlab ketdi.” “Menda bir necha dinor bor,” dedim men. “Uni qarz sifatida yoki sovg‘a sifatida ol, qaysi birini xohlasang.” U pulni olishdan bosh tortdi, shunda men undan rivoyatlarni ko‘chirib yozib berish evaziga haq olishni so‘radim.

“‘Aḥmad,’ we asked, ‘what’s going on? We haven’t seen you in days.’ “‘Someone stole my clothes.’ “‘I have some dinars with me,’ I said. ‘Take it as a loan or a gift, whichever you prefer.’ “He refused to take the money, so I asked him if he would copy reports for a fee.

U shunday dedi, shuning uchun unga bir dinor taklif qildim, lekin u olmadi.

He said he would, so I offered him a dinar, but he wouldn’t take it.

«Menga bir ko‘ylak sotib ol», dedi u va uni ikkiga bo‘lishni buyurdi, ya’ni yarmini bel o‘rovi, yarmini esa ko‘ylak qilib kiyishni niyat qilganini ishora bilan ko‘rsatdi. «Qolgan pulini ham olib kel», dedi u.

“‘Buy me a robe,’ he said, ‘and cut it in half,’ gesturing to show that he meant to wear half of it as a breechclout and the other half as a shirt. ‘And bring me the change,’ he said.

«Men uning aytganini qildim. Keyin unga qog‘oz olib bordim, u menga bir qancha matnlarni ko‘chirib berdi, mana ular uning xati bilan.» [Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Shāhīn:] Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥammād al-Muqriʾ shunday deganini eshitdim: ʿAlī ibn al-Jahm bir kuni qo‘shnilaridan birini Aḥmadning xatida yozilgan hujjatni ko‘tarib yurganini ko‘rdi. U undan Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalning daftarini qayerdan topganini so‘radi. 41.11

“I did as he asked. Then I brought him some paper and he copied some texts for me, and here they are in his writing.” [Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Shāhīn:] I heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥammād al-Muqriʾ say that ʿAlī ibn al-Jahm once saw one of his neighbors carrying a document in Aḥmad’s handwriting. He asked him where he had found Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s notebook. 41.11

"Siz uning yozuvlarini bilasizmi?" — deb so'radi o'sha odam.

“So you know his writing?” asked the man.

“Ha, bu Ahmadning daftari emas,” dedi qo‘shni. “Bu mening daftarim, lekin uning yozuvi bilan.” “Bu qanday bo‘lib qoldi?” “Bir yili,” dedi o‘sha odam, “biz Sufyon ibn Uyayna huzurida ilm olardik. O‘sha yili mahallamizdan faqat ikkimiz uning darslarida o‘qirdik. Ahmad bir necha kunga yo‘qolib qoldi, men uni izlab chiqdim. Odamlarning ko‘rsatmalariga amal qilib yurdim va oxiri Jiyodda, kirish joyi panjara bilan to‘silgan bir g‘orga yetib keldim.”

“I do.” “Well, this isn’t Aḥmad’s notebook,” said the neighbor. “It’s my notebook in his writing.” “How did that happen?” “One year,” said the man, “we were studying with Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah. We were the only two from our neighborhood studying with him that year. Aḥmad disappeared for a few days and I went to go look for him. I followed people’s directions until I ended up at a sort of cave in Jiyād with a lattice blocking the entrance.

«Assalomu alaykum!» — deb baqirdim.

“‘Peace be upon you!’ I called out.

"Va sizga ham," deb javob berildi.

“‘And you,’ came the reply.

“— Ichkariga kirsam bo‘ladimi?” “— Yo‘q,” deb javob berdi u. Bir zumdan so‘ng u: “Endi kirishing mumkin”, dedi. Men ichkariga kirdim va uni yirtiq keçadan yasalgan to‘nga o‘ralgan holda topdim.

“‘May I come in?’ “‘No,’ he answered. A moment later he said, ‘Now you may.’ “I went in and found him wrapped in a ragged piece of felt.

"Nega meni kutdirding?" deb so'radim.

“‘Why did you keep me waiting?’ I asked.

“Shunda o‘zimni yopishim uchun.” “Senga nima bo‘ldi?” “Kiyimlarimni o‘g‘irlab ketishdi.” Men uyimga shoshilib bordim va bir parcha mato ichiga o‘ralgan yuz dirhamni olib keldim. Uni unga taklif qildim, lekin u olishdan bosh tortdi. Men unga qarzga berishim mumkinligini aytdim, lekin baribir rad etdi. Men undan kamroq, hatto yigirmagacha tushirib taklif qilishga harakat qildim, ammo foydasi bo‘lmadi.

“‘So I could cover myself.’ “‘What happened to you?’ “‘Someone stole my clothes.’ “I rushed home and brought back a hundred dirhams wrapped in a piece of cloth. I offered it to him but he refused to take it. I told him he could pay me back, but he still refused. I tried offering him less, going all the way down to twenty, but it was no use.

Nihoyat, men ketishga yo‘ladim va dedim: “Men bu yerda sizga yordam berishga tayyor turganimda, o‘zingizni o‘ldirishingiz noto‘g‘ri!” “Qayting,” dedi u.

Finally I turned to go, saying, ‘It’s wrong for you to kill yourself when I’m here offering to help you!’ “‘Come back,’ he said.

“Men orqamga qaytdim. U dedi: “Ibn ʿUyayna ikkovimizga ko‘p hadis rivoyatlarini o‘rgatmaganmidi?” “Albatta.” “Agar men ularni sizga ko‘chirib bersam-chi?” “Yaxshi”, dedim men.

“I turned back. He said, ‘Didn’t Ibn ʿUyaynah teach both of us a lot of Hadith reports?’ “‘Of course.’ “‘What if I copy them out for you?’ “‘All right,’ I said.

“Qog‘oz sotib olib kel”, dedi u, “va uni bu yerga olib kel.” U shuncha dirham miqdorida yozdi (kishi miqdorni aytib o‘tdi). U ikki kiyim uchun o‘n ikki dirham sarfladi va qolganini xarajatlar uchun saqladi. [Ismoil ibn Abu l-Horis:] Biz Marvdan kelgan bir keksa kishining yonida yashardik. Bir kuni Ahmad ibn Hanbal uning huzuriga kirdi, so‘ng chiqib ketdi. 41.12

“‘Buy some paper,’ he said, ‘and bring it here.’ “He wrote so many dirhams’ worth (the man mentioned the amount). He spent twelve dirhams on two garments and kept the rest for expenses.” [Ismāʿīl ibn Abī l-Ḥārith:] We used to live near an elderly man from Marv. One day Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal went in to see him and then came out again and left. 41.12

"Aḥmad nega sizni ko‘rgani keldi?" — deb so‘radim undan.

“Why did Aḥmad come to see you?” I asked him.

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“U do‘stim”, — deb javob berdi chol. — “Biz uzoq vaqtdan beri bir-birimizni tanaymiz.” U savolga javob berishdan bosh tortaverdi, lekin biz uni tinmay so‘roqqa tutdik, oxiri u o‘zini tutolmay yubordi.

“He’s a friend,” answered the old man. “We’ve known each other for a long time.” He kept on evading the question but we pestered him until he broke down.

“U menga ikki-uch yuz dirham qarz bergan edi,” dedi u, “va u qarzini qaytarish uchun bu yerga keldi. Men unga qarzni qaytarishini hech istamaganimni aytdim, lekin u qarzni qaytarmaslikni hech niyat qilmaganini aytdi.” [Solih:] Al-Vosiq zamonida, tasavvur qilib bo‘lmaydigan sharoitlarda yashayotganimizda, men otam ibodatga, peshin namoziga ketgan paytda uning xonasiga kirdim. Uning o‘tirish uchun ishlatadigan, deyarli yemirilib ketgan kigiz parchasi bor edi. Kigiz ostida yozuvli qog‘oz parchasini ko‘rdim. Unda yozilgan edi: 41.13

“He had borrowed two or three hundred dirhams from me,” he said, “and he came here to repay it. I told him I never intended for him to pay me back, but he said that he never intended not to.” [Ṣāliḥ:] In the days of al-Wāthiq, when we were living in conditions best left to the imagination, I went into my father’s room while he was away at afternoon prayers. He had a piece of felt that he used to sit on, so old that it was almost worn through. Under the felt I noticed a piece of paper with writing on it. It said: 41.13

Ahmad, biz senning qashshoq va qarzdor ekaningni eshitdik. Qarzingni to‘lash va oilangni boqish uchun So-and-So‘ni to‘rt ming dirham bilan yubordik. Bu sadaqa ham zakot emas: bu otamdan qolgan meros.

Aḥmad, we have learned that you are poor and in debt. We have sent So-and-So with four thousand dirhams to pay off your debt and take care of your family. This is neither charity nor alms-tax: it is an inheritance from my father.

Men xatni o‘qib, joyiga qo‘ydim. Otam kirganida dedim: “Dada, bu xat nima?” U qizarib ketdi. “Buni ko‘rmaysan deb umid qilgan edim.” Keyin dedi: “Bu javobni yetkazib ber.” U yozdi:

I read the note and put it back. When my father came in I said, “Dad, what’s this note?” He blushed. “I was hoping you wouldn’t see it.” Then he said, “Deliver this reply.” He wrote:

Xatingizni sog'-salomat holda oldik. Qarz shunday bir kishiga berilganki, u bizni qistamaydi, oila esa Alloh taolo ne'matidan bahramand bo'lmoqda, unga hamdlar bo'lsin.

We have received your letter in good health. The debt is owed to a man who will not press us, and the family enjoys the bounty of God, thanks be to Him.

"Bu javobni men xabar yetkazgan odamga olib bordim. "Voy, shunaqa uyat-ku!" dedi u. "Aḥmad sovg'ani qabul qilib, keyin uni Dajla daryosiga tashlab yuborgan bo'lsa ham, bu yaxshi amal bo'lardi: bu odam hech kimga hech narsa qilmaydi." Oradan biroz vaqt o'tgach, biz xuddi shu gapni aytgan yana bir xat oldik. Otam unga birinchi xatga javob bergani kabi javob yozdi."

I took this reply to the man who had delivered the original note. “What a shame!” he said. “Even if Aḥmad had accepted the gift and then thrown it into the Tigris, it would have been a good deed: this man never does anything for anybody.” Some time later, we received another letter saying the same thing. My father answered it as he had the first.

Taxminan bir yil o'tgach, bu mavzu yana ko'tarildi va otam dedi: "Ko'rdingmi? Agar pulni olganimizda, hozirgacha u sarflanib bo'lardi." [Ibn Abī Ḥātim:] Men Aḥmadning o'g'li Ṣolihning xuddi shu hikoyani xabar qilganini eshitdim, faqat u yerda "Agar Aḥmad sovg'ani qabul qilib, keyin uni Dajla daryosiga tashlab yuborganida ham" degan so'zlar yo'q edi. 41.14

About a year later the subject came up, and my father said, “See? If we’d taken the money, it’d be gone by now.” [Ibn Abī Ḥātim:] I heard Aḥmad’s son Ṣāliḥ report the very same story, except without the part where he says, “Even if Aḥmad had accepted the gift and then thrown it into the Tigris.” 41.14

[Muallif:] Abu Bakr al-Xallol ham bu voqeani naql qiladi va ehson qilmoqchi bo'lgan kishi Ibn al-Mubarakning mavlosi al-Hasan ibn Iso ibn Masarjis ekanini qo'shib qo'yadi.

[The author:] Abū Bakr al-Khallāl also tells the story, adding that the would-be benefactor was al-Ḥasan ibn ʿĪsā ibn Māsarjis, the client of Ibn al-Mubārak.

[At-Termiziy:] Xuroson tomondan bir do‘stim kelib, Ahmad ibn Hanbalga bermoq niyatida biroz savdo qilganini va bu savdodan o‘n ming dirham foyda ko‘rganini aytdi. U mendan bu pulni Ahmadga olib borishimni so‘radi. 41.15

[Al-Tirmidhī:] A friend arrived from Khurasan and told me that he had done some business with the intention of giving the profits to Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and made ten thousand dirhams on the deal. He asked me to take the money to Aḥmad. 41.15

"Avval borib, u bu haqda qanday his qilayotganini ko'ray," dedim.

“First let me go see how he feels about it,” I said.

Men unga bordim, salom berdim va o‘sha kishining ismini tilga oldim. Ma’lum bo‘ldiki, u uni tanir ekan.

I went to him, greeted him, and mentioned the man’s name. It turned out he knew of him.

“U ming dirham foyda ko‘rdi”, dedim, “va sizga bermoqchi.” Ahmad dedi: “Alloh uning mehnatini mukofotlasin!” “Lekin bizda kerakli narsaning hammasi bor.” U pulni olishdan bosh tortdi, Alloh unga rahm qilsin.

“He’s made a profit of ten thousand dirhams,” I said, “and he wants to give it to you.” “May God reward him for his trouble!” said Aḥmad. “But we have all we need.” He refused to take the money, God have mercy on him.

[Muallif:] Bu rivoyatni Abu Bakr al-Xallol ham keltiradi va u al-Marrudiy orqali naql qiladi. Bu odam Muhammad ibn Sulaymon al-Sarakhsiy deb ko'rsatilgan. Bu rivoyatda rivoyat qiluvchi qo'shimcha qiladi: o'sha odam yana urinib ko'rdi, ammo Ahmad javob berdi: “Menga o'z qadr-qimmatimni saqlagan holda yashashga ruxsat bering.” [Al-Barbariy:] Al-Hasan ibn Abdulaziz al-Jaraviy yuz ming dinor meros oldi, va bu pul unga Misrdan yetkazib berildi. Ahmad ibn Hanbalga u har biri ming dinordan iborat uch xalta yubordi. 41.16

[The author:] The same story is told by Abū Bakr al-Khallāl, who cites al- Marrūdhī. The man is identified as Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Sarakhsī. In this version, the narrator adds that the man tried again but Aḥmad replied: “Let me live with some self-respect.” [Al-Barbarī:] Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Jarawī inherited a hundred thousand dinars, which was delivered to him from Egypt. To Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal he sent three sacks, each containing a thousand dinars. 41.16

“Bu halol meros,” dedi u. “Uni ol va oilangni boqish uchun foydalan.” “Menga kerak emas,” deb javob berdi u. “Mening yetarlicha mablag‘im bor.” U pulni qaytarib berdi va odamdan hech narsa olishdan bosh tortdi.

“It’s from a legitimate inheritance,” he said. “Take it and support your family.” “I don’t need it,” he replied. “I have enough.” He returned the money and refused to take anything from the man.

[Ṣāliḥ:] Men otam bilan birga bo‘lganimda, shom namozidan keyin al-Ḥasanning ukasi Ibn al-Jarawiy otamning oldiga kelgan edi. 41.17

[Ṣāliḥ:] I was there when Ibn al-Jarawī, the brother of al-Ḥasan, came to see my father after the sunset prayer. 41.17

“Hammamiz mening kimligimni bilamiz,” dedi al-Jarawiy. “Bugun bu yerga sizga bir narsa bermoqchi bo‘lib keldim. Bu men meros qilib olgan pul, uni qabul qilishingizni istayman.” U to‘xtovsiz iltimos qilaverdi, nihoyat otam o‘rnidan turib ichkariga qaytib ketdi.

“Everybody knows who I am,” said al-Jarawī. “I’ve come here today because I want to give you something. It’s money I’ve inherited, and I’d like you to accept it.” He kept insisting until finally my father got up and went back inside.

Keyinroq al-Ḥasan menga aytdi: uning akasi unga aytgan ekan: «Men ko‘rdimki, qanchalik ko‘p talab qilsam, u shunchalik uzoqlashardi, shuning uchun unga qancha pul ekanligini aytishga qaror qildim. Men dedim: “Aḥmad, gap uch ming dinor haqida ketyapti”. Shunda u chiqib ketdi». Abū Nuʿaym qo‘shimcha qildi: Ṣāliḥ aytdi: «Bir kuni otam menga dedi: “Uyda bitta ham tanga qolmaganda, men xursand bo‘laman”». [Al-Jarawī:] Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbalning oldiga borib dedim: «Bu ming dinor».

Later al-Ḥasan told me that his brother told him, “I saw that the more I insisted the more distant he got, so I figured I would tell him how much it was. I said, ‘Aḥmad, we’re talking about three thousand dinars.’ That’s when he walked out.” Abū Nuʿaym added that Ṣāliḥ said, “One day my father said to me, ‘When there’s not a single coin in the house, I’m happy.’” [Al-Jarawī:] I went to Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and said, “This is a thousand dinars.

"Uni olib, bolalarni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun mulk sotib ol." Lekin u buni olishdan bosh tortdi. 41.18

Take it and buy a property to support the children.” But he refused to take it. 41.18

U'sha doim meni kutib olardi, lekin shundan keyin u: "Agar biror narsaga muhtoj bo'lsang, shaxsan kelishingni istamayman. Biror narsa haqida so'ramoqchi bo'lsang, xabar yubor", dedi. Shunday qilib, men uning suhbatidan o'zimni mahrum qildim.

He always used to welcome me, but after that, he said, “If you need something, I’d prefer you didn’t come here in person. If you want to ask me about something send a message.” So I ended up depriving myself of his company.

Ismoil ibn Harb: Kimdir Ahmadning Samarraga olib kelinganidan keyin rad etgan pul miqdorini hisoblab chiqdi. U yetmish ming chiqdi. 41.19

[Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥarb:] Somebody made an estimate of how much money Aḥmad turned down after he was brought to Samarra. It turned out to be seventy thousand. 41.19

[Ṣāliḥ:] Bir kuni men otamning yonida edim, uy ayollari meni chaqirdi. 41.20

[Ṣāliḥ:] One day I was with my father and the women of the house called me in. 41.20

“Otangga ayt, un tugab qoldi”—yoki “non” demoqchi edi. Men unga aytdim, u esa: “Hozir o‘zim qilaman”, dedi. U qilmadi, shuning uchun meni yana chaqirishdi. Men unga yana aytdim, u esa: “Hozir”, dedi. Shu paytda eshik taqillab qoldi. Men chiqib qarasam, Xurosondan kelgan, yo‘lchiga o‘xshab kiyingan bir kishi turardi, qo‘lida tayoq, tayoqqa bog‘langan xaltacha bor edi.

“Tell your father that we’re out of flour”—or maybe “bread.” I told him, and he said, “I’ll take care of it right away.” He didn’t, and so they called me back in. I told him again, and he said, “Right away.” At that moment came a knock on the door. I went out and found a man from Khurasan dressed like a courier and carrying a staff with a sack tied onto it.

"Sizga qanday yordam bera olaman?" — deb so‘radim undan.

“What can I do for you?” I asked him.

«Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal bilan uchrashishim kerak.» Men ichkariga kirib, buni otamga aytdim.

“I need to see Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” I went in and told my father.

"Tashqariga chiq va undan nima xohlayotganini so'ra. Bu huquqiy masalami yoki hadismi?" Odam bu ikkisi ham emasligini aytdi va otam: "Uni ichkariga olib kir", dedi. Odam ichkariga kirdi, tayoqni va xaltani yerga qo'ydi va so'radi: "Siz Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbalmisiz?" "Ha." "Men Xuroson'danman. Qo'shnilarimdan biri kasal bo'lib qoldi va men uni ziyorat qilgani bordim. Men undan biror yordam kerakmi, deb so'radim, u esa dedi: 'Mana bu besh ming dirhamni ko'ryapsanmi?"

“Go out and ask him what he wants. Is it a legal problem or a Hadith?” The man said it was neither, and my father said, “Bring him in.” The man came in, put down the staff and the bag, and asked, “Are you Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal?” “Yes.” “I’m from Khurasan. One of my neighbors got sick and I went to visit him. I asked him if there was anything I could do, and he said, ‘See this five thousand dirhams?

"Kafanimga qadar ol," deyiladi, "o'lganimdan keyin uni Ahmad ibn Hanbalga ber." Shunday qilib, mana men pulni olib, Xuroson'dan butun yo'l bosib keldim." "Bu odam mening biron qarindoshim edimi?" "Yo'q." "U oilamizning a'zosi edimi?" "Yo'q." "U bizning qilgan biron yaxshiligimizga javob qaytarmoqdamidi?"215

When I’m dead, take it and give it to Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.’ So here I am with the money, all the way from Khurasan.” “Was this man any relation of mine?” “No.” “Was he a member of the family?” “No.” “Is he returning some favor we did for him?”215

“Yo‘q.” “Unda uni qaytarib ol, rahmat.” Odam qarshilik ko‘rsatdi va otam unga qo‘pol gapirdi. Oxiri u pulni olib, ketdi.

“No.” “So take it back, and thank you.” The man resisted and my father spoke to him roughly. Finally he took the money and left.

Bir muncha vaqt o‘tgach u o‘tirib, kitoblariga qarab turgan edi, boshini ko‘tarib dedi: “Ṣāliḥ, Xurosondan kelgan o‘sha odam bu yerga kelganidan beri qancha vaqt o‘tganini bilasanmi?” “Yo‘q.” “Bugun oltmish bir kun bo‘ldi. Shu vaqt ichida bir marta ham ochiqdingizmi yoki biror narsaga muhtoj bo‘lib, uni topa olmaganmisiz?” [ʿAbd Allāh:] Men Fūrān’ning shunday deganini eshitganman: “ʿAḥmad kasal bo‘lib qoldi” — bu 200-yildan oldin edi — “va ko‘p odamlar uni ziyorat qilib kelishdi. Ulardan biri ʿAlī ibn al-Jaʿd edi, u yostig‘i yonida kichik bir xaltacha qoldirdi. Men bu haqda ʿAḥmad’ga aytdim, u esa: ‘Uni qanday topgan bo‘lsang, shunday holicha unga qaytarib ber’, dedi. Shunda men borib, uni qaytarib berdim.” 41.21

Some time later he was sitting and looking at his books when he raised his head and remarked, “Ṣāliḥ, do you know how long it’s been since that man from Khurasan was here?” “No.” “Today makes sixty-one days. Have you been hungry once during that time, or needed anything and not had it?” [ʿAbd Allāh:] I heard Fūrān report, “ʿAḥmad got sick”—this was before the year 200—“and a lot of people came to call on him. One of them was ʿAlī ibn al-Jaʿd, who left a little bag at his bedside. I told Aḥmad about it, and he said, ‘Return it to him just the way you found it.’ So I went and returned it.” 41.21

[Ṣāliḥ:] Fūrān otamga dedi: “Senga yuborадigan bir juft poyabzalim bor.” 41.22

[Ṣāliḥ:] Fūrān said to my father, “I’ve got some shoes I’ll send you.” 41.22

Otam hech narsa demadilar. Fūrān buni yana takrorladi, otam esa javob berdi: “Yo‘q! Ularning xayoli meni chalg‘itmoqda.” Boshqa bir safar bir odam bir qancha hadischi kishilarga, jumladan Yahyoga, Xitoy qog‘ozidan jo‘natdi. U bir sandiq shu qog‘ozni otamga ham yubordi, lekin otam uni qabul qilmadi.

My father said nothing. Fūrān said it again, and my father replied, “Don’t! The thought of them is distracting me.” Another time a man sent Chinese paper to a number of Hadith-men, including Yaḥyā. He sent a crate of it to my father, who refused it.

Otam bir kuni menga dedilar: “Xurosondan Ibn al-Mubārakdan keyin Ibn Maʿīn kabi hech kim chiqmagan. Xo‘sh, uning o‘g‘li oldimga kelib, otasi menga xotira sifatida bir ko‘ylak yubormoqchi ekanini aytdi. Men uni olib kelishini aytdim. Lekin u butun bir tugun kiyim bilan kelganida, men unga: ‘Rahmat, xayr-xo‘sh’, dedim.” Bu bilan u kiyimni qabul qilishdan bosh tortganini nazarda tutgan edi.

My father once told me, “Not since Ibn al-Mubārak has anyone like Ibn Maʿīn come out of Khurasan. Well, his son came to me and said that his father wanted to send me a jacket to remember him by. I told him to bring it. But when he arrived with a whole bundle of clothes, I told him, ‘Thank you and good-bye.’” By that he meant that he refused to take it.

[Muhammad ibn Muso:] Ibn Nayzakning aytganini eshitdim: “Men Ahmad va Yahyo ortidan Ibn Sa‘duvayhning uyiga yo boshqa birovning uyiga bordim”. “U” — menimcha, Sa‘duvayh edi — “ular uchun bir qozon ovqat tayyorlagan edi. Ahmad nima bo‘layotganini tushunib, ‘Namoz vaqti yaqinlashib qoldi’, dedi-da, chiqib ketdi. Hech kim gapirishga jur’at etmadi. U suv quvuri yoniga bordi, u yerda bir kumush ko‘za bor edi. U yerda latta ichiga o‘ragan non ushoqlarini chiqardi. Ko‘zadan ko‘za to‘ldirib, ushoqlarni qo‘lidan yedi va suv bilan yuvib ichdi. Shundan keyin asr namozini o‘qidi.

[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā:] I heard Ibn Nayzak say, “I was following Aḥmad and Yaḥyā to Ibn Saʿduwayh’s”—or someone else’s place. “He”—I think it was Saʿduwayh —“had prepared a pot of food for them. When Aḥmad realized what was going on, he said, ‘It’s almost prayer time,’ and went out. No one dared say anything. He went to a public conduit216 where there was a pitcher. There he took out some crumbs of bread he had wrapped in a rag. He filled a jug from the pitcher and ate the crumbs out of his hand, washing them down with water. Afterward he prayed the afternoon prayer.

Shundan so'ng, boshqalar ovqatlanib, namozlarini o'qib bo'lgach, u qaytib keldi, kirishga ruxsat so'radi, o'tirdi va yozishni boshladi. 41.23

Then, after the others had eaten and said their prayers, he came back, asked permission to enter, sat down, and began writing.” 41.23

[Ḥumayd ibn al-Rabīʿ al-Kūfī:] Bir kuni Ahmad hadischilardan ularning orasida al-Karxda yashaydiganlari bormi, deb so'radi. 41.24

[Ḥumayd ibn al-Rabīʿ al-Kūfī:] One day Aḥmad asked the Hadith-men whether any of them lived in al-Karkh. 41.24

«Ha, shunday», dedi bir yigit.

“I do,” said one young man.

«Keyin qol,» dedi u. «Menga bir ish qilib berishing kerak.» Ahmad yigitga bir necha dirham berdi va keyingi safar qog‘oz sotib olib kelishni buyurdi.

“Stay after,” he said. “I need you to do something.” Aḥmad gave the young man some dirhams and told him to buy paper and bring it next time.

Yigit borib qog'ozni sotib oldi. U, shuningdek, bir qancha dirhamlarni sahifalar orasiga yashirdi.217 So'ngra u qaytib kelib, uni Ahmadga berdi. Shundan keyin u kelishdan to'xtadi.

The young man went and bought the paper. He also hid a number of dirhams between the pages.217 Then he came back and gave it to Aḥmad. After that he stopped coming.

Bir muddat o'tgach, Aḥmad qog'ozni ochdi va tangalar uchib ketdi. U tangalarni yig'ib olgach, hadischilardan qog'ozni sotib olgan yigitni tanishini so'radi.

Some time later, Aḥmad opened up the paper and the coins went flying. After he had gathered them up, he asked the Hadith-men if they knew the young man who had bought the paper.

«Men uning qayerda yashashini bilaman», dedi bir kishi.

“I know where he lives,” said one man.

“Qol,” dedi u. “Senga bir ish topshirmoqchiman.” Pulni olib, Ahmad odamning ortidan chiqdi. Qati'at al-Rabi'ga yetib kelishganda, ular yigitni o'sha yerda o'tirgan holda topdilar.

“Stay after,” he said. “I need you to do something.” Picking up the money, Aḥmad followed the man out. When they reached Qaṭīʿat al-Rabīʿ, they found the young man sitting there.

"Aynan shu kerak," dedi odam.

“That’s the one you want,” said the man.

"Endi borishing mumkin", dedi Ahmad. So'ng u yigitning oldiga bordi, unga salom berdi, pulni uning tizzasiga tashladi va chiqib ketdi.

“You can go now,” said Aḥmad. Then he went over to the young man, greeted him, dumped the money in his lap, and left.

[Al-Tustarī:] Ibn Ḥanbal davrasiga bir bola kelib yurardi. Bir kuni Ahmad unga ikki dirham berib dedi: "Menga qog'oz sotib ol." 41.25

[Al-Tustarī:] There was a boy who used to come to Ibn Ḥanbal’s circle. One day Aḥmad gave him two dirhams and said, “Buy me some paper.” 41.25

Bola chiqib qog‘ozni sotib oldi. So‘ng unga besh yuz dinorni solib, uni o‘rab bog‘ladi va Ahmadning uyiga jo‘natdi.

The boy went out and bought the paper. Then he put five hundred dinars inside it, rolled it up and tied it, and sent it to Aḥmad’s house.

Keyinroq Ahmad oq narsa yetkazilganmi, deb so'radi. "Ha," deb javob berishdi va paketni unga olib kelishdi. U paketni ochishi bilan tangalar sochilib ketdi. Ularning hammasini qayta joylagach, u bolani qidirib topdi. Uni topgach, paketni uning oldiga qo'ydi-da, ketib qoldi. Bola uning ortidan yugurib, "Qog'oz sizniki! Uni siz bergan ikki dirhamga sotib oldim!" deb baqirdi. Lekin Ahmad qog'ozni ham olishni xohlamadi.

Later Aḥmad asked if anything white had been delivered. “Yes,” he was told, and the package was brought over to him. No sooner had he opened it than the coins went flying. After he had put them all back, he went looking for the boy. When he found him, he put the package down in front of him and walked away. The boy ran after him, saying, “The paper’s yours— I bought it with the two dirhams you gave me!” But Aḥmad wouldn’t take the paper either.

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Menga aytilishicha, Ahmad chegaradan qaytarilganda, uni kuzatish uchun Abu Bakr al-Mustamliy u bilan birga borgan. U quyidagi voqeani aytib bergan. 41.26

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I was told that when Aḥmad was sent back from the frontier, Abū Bakr al-Mustamlī went with him to look after him. He told the following story. 41.26

“Biz yo‘l bekatlaridan birida to‘xtaganimizda, uning do‘stlaridan biri unga yuz dinor yuborib, safarida sarflashni aytgani ma’lum bo‘ldi. Ammo u olishni xohlamadi. Men dedim: ‘Ahmad, men chegara bo‘yidagi odamman, boqadigan og‘izlarim bor. Menga berib yuboring!’ U dedi: ‘Bu to‘g‘ri bo‘lmaydi. Birinchi marta berilgan narsa ikkinchi marta berilgan narsaga o‘xshamaydi.218

“When we stopped at one of the way stations, we found that one of his friends had sent him a hundred dinars, telling him to spend it on his travels. But he wouldn’t take it. I said, ‘Aḥmad, I’m a frontiersman with mouths to feed. Let me take it!’ “‘That won’t do,’ he said. ‘What they give you the first time isn’t like the second.218

“Yaxshisi, qadr-qimmatni saqlab yashash kerak.” “Shunda u uni qaytarib yubordi.” [ʿAbd Allāh:] Bir kechasi eshikdan taqillatgan ovoz eshitdik. Men eshikni ochdim va bir odam oyoqli katta laganni oq mato bilan yopib, yerga qo'yayotganini ko'rdim. “Buni ol”, dedi u va men biror narsa deyishga ulgurmasimdan yugurib ketdi. 41.27

Better to live with some dignity.’ “Then he sent it back.” [ʿAbd Allāh:] One night we heard a tapping on the door. I opened it and saw a man putting down a large footed tray covered with a white cloth. “Take this,” he said, then ran off before I could say anything. 41.27

U bu katta patnis edi. Men uni ichkariga olib kirdim va otamning oldiga qo'ydim.

It was a big tray. I brought it inside and put it in front of my father.

“Bu nima?” deb so‘radi u. “Bu Abū Muhammad uyidan keldimi?” — ya’ni Furonnikidan.

“What’s this?” he asked. “Did it come from Abū Muḥammad’s house?”—meaning Fūrān’s.

«Yo‘q», dedim.

“No,” I said.

"Unda qayerda? Buni kim olib keldi?" "Kim olib kelgan bo'lsa, qo'yib ketib, ketib qolgan." Mato ostida sog'lom ko'rinadigan taom bor edi, shuningdek, kimningdir katta pul sarflaganligi aniq bo'lgan shirinliklar solingan kosalar ham bor edi.

“Where, then? Who brought it here?” “Whoever it was put it down and left.” Under the cloth was some wholesome-looking food, along with goblets of sweets that had clearly cost someone a lot of money.

Otam bir oz o‘ylanib o‘tirdi. Nihoyat u: “Bundan bir qismini amakingning uyiga yuborgin, bir qismini esa Ṣolih farzandlariga ber”, dedi va qiz hamda o‘g‘il bolalarga ishora qildi.

My father sat for a while, thinking hard. Finally he said, “Send some of it to your uncle’s house and give some to Ṣāliḥ’s children,” pointing to the girl and the boys.

“Ozingiz uchun ham biroz oling.” Keyinroq men bu gap qayerdan kelganini bilib oldim.

“Take some for yourself, too.” Later I found out where it had come from.

Bir qancha odamlar unga sovg'alar yuborib turardi, lekin u hech qachon ulardan foydalanmasdi. ʿAbdūs al-ʿAṭṭār tez-tez narsalar yuborardi, lekin u ularni hech qachon tatib ko'rmasdi.

Several people used to send him gifts but he would never partake. ʿAbdūs al-ʿAṭṭār often sent things, but he would never taste them.