Ibn as-Sammok: Ahmad ibn Hanbalning shunday deganini eshitdim: «Odamlarga siyohdoningni ko'rsatish riyokorlikdir».173 30.1

[Ibn al-Sammāk:] I heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal say, “Letting people see your inkwell is showing off.”173 30.1

Al-Ansoriy dedi: “Menimcha, bu gapni rivoyat qilgan Ibn as-Sammok Muhammad ibn Bundor as-Sammok al-Jarjaroiy bo‘lib, u Ahmad bilan birga bo‘lgan.” [Al-Marrudhiy:] Kimdir bir kuni Ibn Hanbaldan uning qavmi nima qilgani uchun shunchalik yuqori hurmatga sazovor bo‘lganini so‘radi. 30.2

Al-Anṣārī said, “I think the Ibn al-Sammāk who reported this comment is Muḥammad ibn Bundār al-Sammāk al-Jarjarāʾī, who associated with Aḥmad.” [Al-Marrūdhī:] Someone once asked Ibn Ḥanbal what his people had done to become so well regarded. 30.2

“Ular rostgo‘y bo‘lishdi”, dedi u.

“They’ve been truthful,” he said.

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Kimdir rostgo'ylik va samimiyat haqida gapirganida, Aḥmad dedi: "Aynan shu narsa bu guruhni boshqalardan afzal qiladi." 30.3

[Al-Marrūdhī:] After someone mentioned being truthful and earnest, Aḥmad said, “That’s what makes this group174 better than others.” 30.3

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Men Ahmad bilan Somarrada taxminan to‘rt oy birga bo‘ldim. Shu davr mobaynida u kechasi namozni tark etmadi va kunduzi Qur’on tilovat qildi, lekin butun Qur’onni bir marta tugatganda ham buni hech kimga bildirmadi. U hammasini yashirin holda qildi. 30.4

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I was with Aḥmad in Samarra for about four months. During that time he never stopped praying at night and reading the Qurʾan by day, but even when he finished a reading of the whole Qurʾan, he never let on. He did it all in secret. 30.4

Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad: Ahmad bir marta o'ziga nisbatan noinsoflik qilgan bir odam bilan uchrashib qoldi. 30.5

[Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad:] Aḥmad once ran into a man who had been dishonest with him. 30.5

“Agar ishlaringizni to‘g‘ri qilsangiz,” dedi u unga, “hech kimdan qo‘rqishingizga hojat qolmaydi.” Shuningdek, u birovni Alloh uchun sevish nimani anglatishi so‘ralganda, bu dunyo manfaatini o‘ylamasdan sevish demakdir, deganini ham eshitganman.

“If you made things right,” he told him, “you wouldn’t have to be afraid of anyone.” I also heard him say, when he was asked what it meant to love others in God, that it meant loving them without thought of worldly gain.