[Ṣāliḥ:] Muhammad ibn Abdulloh ibn Tohir Bag‘dodga kelganida, otamga xabar yuborib: “Sizni ko‘rishni istardim. Qaysi kunni xohlasangiz ayting, o‘sha kuni bu yerda boshqa hech kim bo‘lmasligini ta’minlayman”, dedi. 74.1

[Ṣāliḥ:] When Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir came to Baghdad, he sent a message to my father saying, “I’d like you to come and see me. Tell me the day you prefer and I’ll make sure there’s no one else here.” 74.1

Otam javob berdi: “Men hukmdorlar bilan hech qachon yaqinlik qilmagan odamman. Bundan tashqari, Mo‘minlar amiri meni yoqtirmagan biror ishni qilishdan ozod qilgan. Mana shu ishni men yoqtirmayman.” Muhammad uning fikrini o‘zgartirish uchun harakat qildi, ammo bunga erisha olmadi.

My father replied, “I am a man who has never consorted with rulers. Furthermore, the Commander of the Faithful has exempted me from doing anything I detest. This I detest.” Muḥammad strove to change his mind but to no avail.

Shundan so'ng menga Is'hoq ibn Rohavayhdan bir xat keldi, unda shunday deyilgan edi:

I then received a letter from Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh saying:

Men Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd Allāh huzuriga bordim va u menga Muhammad ﷺ Ahmadni o‘ziga kelishga taklif qilganini, lekin Ahmad rad etganini aytdi.

I went to see Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd Allāh and he told me that Muḥammad had invited Aḥmad to call on him but Aḥmad had refused.

"Alloh amirni to'g'rilasin!" dedim. "Ahmad hadis darsini boshqa hech qachon bermaslikka va'da berdi."

I said, “May God correct the emir! Aḥmad has vowed never to teach Hadith again.

Balki u qo'rqqandir, agar borsa, undan o'rgatishni so'raydi. U so'radi: "Rostdanmi?" Men aytdim: "Ha." Men bu haqda otamga aytdim, lekin u hech narsa demadi.

Perhaps he was afraid that if he went, he would ask him to teach.” He asked, “Are you serious?” I said, “I am.” I told my father about this but he said nothing.

[Muallif:] Menimcha, Ahmad hokim bo‘lgani uchun Ibn Toohirning huzuriga borishdan bosh tortgan. U taqvo va ilm egasi bo‘lgan kishilarning huzurida esa, ular bilan uchrashib turgan.

[The author:] I think Aḥmad refused to visit Ibn Ṭāhir because he was a ruler. He did visit people so long as they were men of piety and learning.

[ʿAbd Allāh:] Otam Inkvizitsiya tomonidan ozod etilganidan keyin, Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh uning oldiga kelib qolishidan xavotirlanib, avval o‘zi uning oldiga borishga qaror qildi. U Rayga yetib, bir masjidga kirishi bilan osmon mashkdek yorilib, yomg‘ir quyib yubordi. U kech tushguncha o‘sha yerda panoh topdi, so‘ng masjidni yopmoqchi ekanliklari aytilib, u yerdan chiqib ketishni buyurishdi. 74.2

[ʿAbd Allāh:] After my father was released by the Inquisition, he was worried that Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh would come to see him so he decided to go see him first. No sooner had he reached Rey and gone into a mosque when the clouds opened like waterskins. He sheltered there until night fell and he was told to leave the mosque because they wanted to close it. 74.2

«Bu Xudoning uyi», dedi u, «men esa Xudoning ibodatchisiman.» «Yo bu yerdan ket, — dedilar ular, — yoki oyoqlaringdan sudrab chiqaramiz. Tanlash o'zingda.» Otam hikoyani davom ettirdi:

“This is a house of God,” he said, “and I’m a worshipper of God.” “Either leave,” they said, “or we’ll drag you out by the feet. Your choice.” My father continued the story:

“Xayr,” dedim men va momaqaldiroqli bo‘ronga chiqib ketdim, qayerga borishimni bilmasdan. Shunda bir kishi uyidan chiqib dedi: “Sen, u yerda! Bunday vaqtda qayoqqa ketyapsan?” “Boradigan joyim yo‘q,” dedim men.

“Good-bye,”451 I said, and went out into the thunderstorm with no idea where to go. Then a man came out of his house and said, “You there! Where are you going at a time like this?” “I have nowhere to go,” I said.

“Kiring,” dedi u.

“Come in,” he said.

U meni ichkariga olib kirdi, kiyimlarimni yechishimni aytdi va menga quruq kiyim berdi. Men taharat oldim, so‘ng ichida ko‘mir yonayotgan isitgich, polda keçe gilam va ovqat to‘la dastorxon bor xonaga kirdim. Oila a’zolari meni ular bilan birga ovqatlanishga taklif qilishdi. Ovqatlanib bo‘lgach, odam: “Qayerdansiz?” dedi. Men ularga Bag‘dodlikman, dedim.

He brought me in, had me undress, and gave me dry clothes to change into. I performed my ablutions and then went into a room where there was a heater full of coals, a blanket of felt on the floor, and a laden table. The members of the family invited me to join them. After we ate, the man said, “Where are you from?” I told them I was from Baghdad.

— Siz Ahmad ibn Hanbal degan odamni bilasizmi? — «Men Ahmad ibn Hanbalman». — Unda, — dedi o‘sha odam, — men Ishoq ibn Roohaveyhman.452

“Do you know a man named Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “I’m Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” “Well,” said the man, “I’m Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh.”452