[Al-Muzanī:] Ash-Shofiʿiy Horun ar-Rashid huzuriga borganini va unga salom berganidan keyin, Yamandan yangi kelganini aytgani, u yerga kuchli qo‘l kerakligini aytgani rivoyat qilinadi. Ar-Rashid esa: “Shogirdlaringizdan birini tanlang, biz uni u yerga qozi etib tayinlaymiz”, dedi. 50.1

[Al-Muzanī:] Al-Shafiʿī said that he went to see Hārūn al-Rashīd and, after greeting him, said that he had just come from Yemen, which badly needed a strong hand. Al- Rashīd said, “Choose one of your students and we’ll appoint him judge there.” 50.1

Ilmiy majlisiga qaytib, Ahmad ibn Hanbalning hozir bo‘lganlar ichida eng yaxshilaridan ekanini ko‘rgan ash-Shofi‘iy unga yaqinlashib dedi: “Men Mo‘minlar amiri bilan Yamanda qozi tayinlash haqida gaplashdim, u mendan o‘quvchilarim orasidan birini tanlashimni so‘radi. Men seni tanladim, shuning uchun tayyor bo‘l: seni huzuriga olib kiraman va u seni qozi etib tayinlaydi.” Ibn Hanbal unga o‘girilib dedi: “Sizning oldingizga kelganimning yagona sababi biror narsa o‘rganish edi, siz esa meni ularga qo‘shilib qozi bo‘lishimni xohlaysizmi?” Ash-Shofi‘iy bu tanbehdan uyalib qoldi.281

Returning to his study session, and seeing that Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was among the best of those present, al-Shāfiʿī approached him and said, “I was talking with the Commander of Believers about appointing a judge in Yemen and he asked me to choose someone who studies with me. I’ve chosen you, so get ready: I’ll take you in to meet him and he’ll appoint you judge.” Ibn Ḥanbal turned on him and said, “The only reason I came to you was to learn something, and you want me to join them as a judge?” Al-Shāfiʿī was shamed by this rebuke.281

[Muallif:] Shuningdek, rivoyat qilinishicha, bu voqea al-Amīn hukmronligi davrida ro‘y bergan.

[The author:] It is also reported that this incident took place during the reign of al- Amīn.

[Al-Athram:] Menga xabar berishdi, ash-Shofiʿiy Ahmadga shunday degan: "Mo'minlarning amiri — ya'ni al-Amiyn — mendan Yamanda unga qozi bo'lib xizmat qiladigan birortasini topishimni so'radi. Sen ʿAbd ar-Razzoqning huzuriga borishni istaganingni bilaman, endi buning imkoni bor. Adolat bilan hukm qil va undan xohlagancha ilm ol." 50.2

[Al-Athram:] I was told that al-Shāfiʿī said to Aḥmad, “The Commander of the Faithful”—meaning al-Amīn—“asked me to look for someone to serve him as judge in Yemen. I know you want to go see ʿAbd al-Razzāq, and now you can. Rule fairly, and get all the learning you want from him.” 50.2

«Agar bu gapni yana bir marta eslatsang», dedi Ahmad, «mening yuzimni umuman ko‘rmaysan». O‘sha paytda, menimcha, Ahmad o‘ttiz yoshda edi — yoki balki yigirma yetti yoshda.282

“If you ever mention this again,” said Aḥmad, “that’s the last you’ll see of me.” At the time, I think Aḥmad was thirty—or maybe twenty-seven—years old.282

[Al-Balkhī:] Shofeʼiy, Alloh unga rahm qilsin, Muhammad ibn Zubaydaning ustida katta ta’sirga ega edi. Bir kuni Muhammad ishonchli, yaxshi odamni — sunnatga amal qiluvchi kishini sudya etib tayinlash uchun topa olmayotganidan qattiq xavotirda ekanini aytdi. Shofeʼiy unga shunday odamni topganini aytdi: sunnatga amal qiluvchi, dinni chuqur tushunadigan va hadisni yaxshi biladigan inson. 50.3

[Al-Balkhī:] Al-Shāfiʿī, God have mercy on him, had a lot of pull with Muḥammad ibn Zubaydah.283 One day Muḥammad mentioned that he was very concerned about not finding a good, trustworthy man who was an exemplar of the sunnah to serve as a judge. Al-Shāfiʿī told him that he had found just such a man: an exemplar of the sunnah who was gifted with religious understanding and well learned in Hadith. 50.3

"Bu kim?" deb so'radi Muhammad.

“Who’s that?” asked Muḥammad.

U unga bu Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal ekanini aytdi.

He told him it was Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.

Bir muddat o'tgach, ash-Shofi'iy Ahmad bilan uchrashdi va unga o'zi aytgan gapni aytib berdi.

Some time later, al-Shāfiʿī ran into Aḥmad and told him what he had said.

“Bu fikrni butunlay miyangizdan chiqarib tashlang va meni bu ishga aralashtirmang”, — deb javob berdi u. — “Aks holda men bu joydan ketib qolaman.” [Ṣāliḥ:] Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh menga yozib yubordi: 50.4

“Put that right out of your mind, and leave me out of it,” he replied. “Otherwise I’ll leave this place and go.” [Ṣāliḥ:] Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh wrote to me saying: 50.4

Amir Abdulloh ibn Tohir meni chaqirtirdi va men kirganimda qo‘limda sizning otangizdan kelgan xat bor edi. Amir xatni ko‘rib, bu nima ekanini so‘radi va men unga aytdim. U xatni olib o‘qidi va dedi: “Men uni va Hamza ibn al-Hayzam al-Bushanjiyni juda hurmat qilaman, chunki ikkalasi ham hech qachon hokimiyatdagi odamlar bilan aralashmagan.” Ishoq ibn Rohaveyh Abdulloh ibn Tohirning e’tiborini uning xatiga qaratganini bilgach, otam u bilan yozishmalarini to‘xtatdi.

Emir ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir sent for me and, when I went in, I was carrying a letter from your father in my hand. When the emir saw it, he asked what it was, and I told him. He took it and read it and said, “I have a lot of regard for him and for Ḥamzah ibn al-Hayḍam al-Būshanjī because neither of them ever got mixed up with people in power.” When he learned that Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh had brought his letter to the attention of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir, my father stopped corresponding with him.

[Al-Ribāṭī:] Men Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal huzuriga bordim, lekin u menga qaramadi. Men unga Xurosonda hadis aytganimni va agar u yerdagilar u meni qanday qabul qilayotganini bilsalar, men ularga o‘rgatgan rivoyatlarni tashlab yuborishlarini aytdim. 50.5

[Al-Ribāṭī:] I went to see Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, but he wouldn’t look at me. I told him that I dictated Hadith in Khurasan and that if people there knew how he was treating me they would toss away the reports I had taught them. 50.5

“Qiyomat kuni,” deb javob berdi u, “Abdulloh ibn Tohir va uning hamrohlari chaqirilganda, sizningcha, qochadigan joyingiz bo‘ladimi? Bunday vaqtda uning yonida turmaganingizga ishonch hosil qiling.”284

“On the Day of Resurrection,” he replied, “when they call forth ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir and his entourage, do you think you’ll have anywhere to run? Make sure you won’t be standing there with him when that happens.”284