[Al-Warrāq:] Ahmad ning yordamchilarini tanqid qilish — bu Ahmadning o'zini tanqid qilish demakdir. Kim shunday qilsa, uning ichida qandaydir kek bor, demak u sunniy emas. 99.1

[Al-Warrāq:] To criticize Aḥmad’s associates is to attack Aḥmad himself. Anyone who does that must be harboring a grudge of some kind and is no Sunni. 99.1

[Al-Athram:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’nинг шогирдлари баъзан, Аллоҳ назарида ҳеч қандай оқибати бўлмаган масалалардан Аҳмад ҳақида танқид пайдо бўлишининг олдини олиш учун воз кечишга қарор қилардилар. 99.2

[Al-Athram:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s associates sometimes decide to give up matters that have no consequence as far as God is concerned in order to avoid provoking any criticism of Aḥmad. 99.2

Abū l-Faḍl: Men eshitdimki, Aḥmad vafot etgandan keyin, kimdir al-Mutawakkilga, uning tarafdorlari bilan bid'atchilar o'rtasida nosozlik chiqishi mumkinligini aytgan. 99.3

[Abū l-Faḍl:] I heard that after Aḥmad’s death, someone mentioned to al- Mutawakkil that unpleasantness was liable to break out between his partisans and the innovators. 99.3

«Ulardan boshqa hech narsa aytmang», — dedi al-Mutavakkil xabarchiga.

“Don’t tell me anything more about them,” al-Mutawakkil told the informant.

"Aksincha, ularning tomonini oling. Ahmad va uning qavmi Muhammad ﷺ ummatining sayyidlari hisoblanadi. Alloh Ahmadning hayoti davomida ham, vafotidan keyin ham uni shuhrat bilan ulug'lagani uchun, U Ahmad boshidan kechirgan sinovni yaxshi biladi; uning himoyachilari esa u tilashi mumkin bo'lgan eng yaxshi kishilardir. Men aytamanki, Alloh Ahmadga rostgo'y kishilarga bergan mukofotni beradi." [Al-Marrudhiy:] Ibn Suhtning aytishicha, u Ibn Hubob al-Javhariyning qarindoshi bo'lgan, u shunday degan: "Men tushimda bir qancha kishilarni ko'rdim, oq kiyimli bir kishi esa shunday deyardi: "Alloh Ahmad ibn Hanbalni va uni himoya qilgan barcha kishilarni kechirdi."" 99.4

“Instead, take their side. Aḥmad and his people are the lords of Muḥammad’s community. God knows well enough the ordeal Aḥmad suffered, since He raised him to fame during his life and after his death; and his partisans are the best he could wish for. I daresay that God will give Aḥmad the reward He gives to the truth-tellers.” [Al-Marrūdhī:] Ibn Suḥt, who was Ibn Ḥubāb al-Jawharī’s relation by marriage, said, “I dreamed I saw some people, and a man in white saying, ‘God has forgiven Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and all who defend him.’” 99.4

Abū l-Qāsim: Men solih bir kishidan eshitdim, u aytdi: uning birodarlaridan biri tushida ko'rinib, undan Alloh uni qanday hukm qilgani so'raldi. 99.5

[Abū l-Qāsim:] I heard a righteous man relate that one of his fellows appeared in a dream and was asked how God had judged him. 99.5

“U meni kechirdi”, — deb javob berdi.

“He forgave me,” was the reply.

“So who are the majority of people in the Garden?” “Followers of al-Shāfiʿī.” “What about Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “You asked me who the majority were, not who the highest ones were. Al-Shāfiʿī has the greater number, but Aḥmad’s people have the higher rank.” [Al-Ḥimmānī:] I dreamed I was sitting under a portico at home when the Prophet ﷺ appeared. He stood in the doorway with his hands resting on the jamb, issued the call to prayer, and announced that prayer had begun. Then he ﷺ said, “The saved are saved and the damned damned.” 99.6

“So who are the majority of people in the Garden?” “Followers of al-Shāfiʿī.” “What about Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “You asked me who the majority were, not who the highest ones were. Al-Shāfiʿī has the greater number, but Aḥmad’s people have the higher rank.” [Al-Ḥimmānī:] I dreamed I was sitting under a portico at home when the Prophet appeared. He stood in the doorway with his hands resting on the jamb, issued the call to prayer, and announced that prayer had begun. Then he said, “The saved are saved and the damned damned.” 99.6

“Elchi of God,” I asked, “who are the saved?” “Ahmad ibn Hanbal and his followers.” [Al-Harbiy:] I dreamed I was in a group and we were being held against our will, and I was unhappy about it. Then a voice asked, “What are you?” 99.7

“Emissary of God,” I asked, “who are the saved?” “Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal and his followers.” [Al-Ḥarbī:] I dreamed I was in a group and we were being held against our will and I was unhappy about it. Then a voice asked, “What are you?” 99.7

“Ibn Hanbal tarafdorlari.” “Boring, unda; Hanbaliylar cheklab qo‘yilmasin.” Shunda go‘yo bir ovoz eshitildi: “Hanbaliy mazhabiga ergashgan hech kimdan o‘z gunohlari uchun hisob so‘ralmagan.” Ibn Aqil — Alloh unga rahm qilsin! — shunday derdi: 99.8

I said, “Followers of Ibn Ḥanbal.” “Go, then; Ḥanbalīs aren’t to be confined.” Then it felt as if a voice said, “No adherent of the Ḥanbalī school has ever been held accountable for his sins.” Ibn ʿAqīl—God have mercy on him!—used to say: 99.8

"Bizning maktabimizdagi muammo — o‘z a’zolarimizdir. Agar hanafiy yoki shofiiy o‘z ta’limida ustunlik qilsa, uni qozilikka yoki boshqa lavozimga tayinlashadi va shu tayinlanishi tufayli u o‘zini ta’lim berish va tadqiqotga bag‘ishlay oladi. Aḥmad tarafdorlari esa, aksincha, guruhning juda taqvodorligi tufayli, ibodatlarga o‘zlarini bag‘ishlash va dunyodan voz kechishni qaror qilmasdan turib, deyarli hech narsani o‘rgana olmaydilar. Natijada ular olim bo‘lishdan to‘xtaydilar."

“The problem with our school is our own members. If a Ḥanafī or a Shāfiʿī excels in his studies, he’s appointed to a judgeship or some other position and as a result of his appointment can devote himself to teaching and research. Aḥmad’s people, on the other hand, can hardly study anything without deciding to devote themselves to pious exercises and renounce the world, given how godly the group tends to be. As a result, they stop being scholars.”