[Muhammad ibn Ismoil:] Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Termiziy va men bir safar Ahmad ibn Hanbalning huzurida edik, va al-Termiziy dedi: "Kimdir Makkada Ibn Abu Qutaybaga hadis olimlaridan so'z ochdi, u esa ularni yomon toifa deb atadi." 22.1

[Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl:] Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Tirmidhī and I were once at Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s and al-Tirmidhī said, “Someone mentioned Hadith scholars to Ibn Abī Qutaybah in Mecca and he called them a bad lot.” 22.1

«Bid‘atchi!» — deb baqirdi Ahmad, o‘rnidan turib, kiyimini silkitdi. — «Bid‘atchi! Bid‘atchi!» So‘ngra u uyiga kirib g‘oyib bo‘ldi.

“Heretic!” exclaimed Aḥmad, rising and shaking out his garment. “Heretic! Heretic!” Then he disappeared into his house.

[Solih:] Otamning shunday deganlarini eshitganman: "Hadis olimlarini hurmat qilgan kishi Payg'ambar ﷺ nazarida martaba topadi, ularni past ko'rgan kishi esa Uning marhamatidan mahrum bo'ladi, chunki hadis olimlari Payg'ambarning ﷺ o'z ustozlaridir." 22.2

[Ṣāliḥ:] I heard my father say: “Anyone who reveres Hadith scholars will acquire standing in the eyes of the Prophet, God bless and keep him, and anyone who treats them with contempt will lose his favor, since Hadith scholars are the Prophet’s own rabbis.” 22.2

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Men Ahmadga dedim: "Kim musulmon holda va sunnatga ergashgan holda vafot etsa, u yaxshi vafot etgan bo'ladi." 22.3

[Al-Marrūdhī:] I said to Aḥmad: “Whoever dies a Muslim and a follower of the sunnah dies well.” 22.3

“Men shuni aytishim kerak!” — deb javob qaytardi u. — “Kim musulmon bo‘lib va sunnatga ergashgan holda vafot etsa, u har kimdan ham yaxshi vafot etgan bo‘ladi.” [Al-Bazzāz:] Kimdir Ahmad ibn Hanbaldan Abdollarni qayerdan topish mumkinligini so‘radi. U shunchalik uzoq jim turdiki, biz javob bermaydi deb o‘yladik. So‘ng u dedi: “Agar hadis olimlari orasida bo‘lmasa, men ularni qayerdan topishni bilmayman.” 22.4

“I should say so!” he retorted. “Whoever dies a Muslim and a follower of the sunnah dies as well as anyone could.” [Al-Bazzāz:] Someone asked Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal where to find the Substitutes. He remained silent so long we thought he wasn’t going to respond. Then he said, “If not among the Hadith scholars, I don’t know where.” 22.4

[Az-Zabidiy:] Bir safar, hadis olimlari yaqinlashib kelayotganini ko'rib, Ahmad ibn Hanbal ularning qo'lidagi siyohdonlarga ishora qilib dedi: "Ular Islomning chiroqlaridir." 22.5

[Al-Zabīdī:] Once, seeing the Hadith scholars approaching, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal pointed at the inkpots in their hands and said, “Those are the lamps of Islam.” 22.5

[Al-Makkī:] Bir safar, hadis olimlari ustozlarining majlisidan siyohdonlarini qo‘llarida ushlab chiqib kelayotganini ko‘rgan Ahmad ibn Hanbal shunday dedi: “Agar bu odamlar bizdagi eng yaxshilar emas bo‘lsa, unda eng yaxshilari kimligini bilmayman.” 22.6

[Al-Makkī:] Once, seeing the Hadith scholars emerging from a session with their teacher, inkpots in their hands, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal said, “If these people aren’t the best we have, I don’t know who would be.” 22.6

[Al-Qāflānī:] Men Ahmad ibn Hanbalning shunday deganini eshitdim: “Agar hadis olimlari Abdollar bo‘lmasa, men bilmayman, ular kim bo‘lishi mumkin.” 22.7

[Al-Qāflānī:] I heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal say, “If the Hadith scholars are not the Substitutes, I don’t know who would be.” 22.7

[Abū l-Thalj:] Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbaldan so‘radim: hadis yozib olish yaxshiroqmi yoki namoz o‘qib, ro‘za tutish? 22.8

[Abū l-Thalj:] I asked Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal whether it was better to write down Hadith or to pray and fast. 22.8

“Hadisni yozib qo‘yish yaxshiroq”, dedi u.

“It’s better to write down Hadith,” he said.

“Nega?” “Chunki ibodat va ro‘za bilan kishi har doim: “Men boshqalarni shunday qilganini ko‘rib, men ham shunday qildim”, deya bahona qilishi mumkin.” [Al-Faḍl ibn Ziyād:] Men Ahmad ibn Hanbalning shunday deganini eshitdim: “Kim Payg‘ambar ﷺning hadisini rad etsa, halokat yoqasida turibdi.” 22.9

“Why?” “Because with praying and fasting, someone can always say, ‘I saw others doing it so I did it too.’” [Al-Faḍl ibn Ziyād:] I heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal say: “Anyone who rejects a Hadith of the Prophet, God bless and keep him, stands on the brink of ruin.” 22.9