[Abū Ḥafṣ al-Qāḍī:] 艾哈迈德·伊本·罕百勒曾有一位来自印度洋的人前来拜访，他说："我来自印度洋。我正要前往中国，途中船只遇难。有两个人骑着一个浪头朝我奔来。其中一人问我：'如果你愿意，真主会救你，条件是你替我们向艾哈迈德·伊本·罕百勒问候。'" 15.1

[Abū Ḥafṣ al-Qāḍī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal was once visited by a man from the Indian Ocean who said, “I come from the Indian Ocean. I was on my way to China when we were shipwrecked. Two men came riding toward me on a wave. One of them asked, ‘If you wish, God will save you, on condition that you greet Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal for us.’ 15.1

“‘艾哈迈德是谁？’我问道，‘你们到底是什么人？’”“‘我是以利亚，这位是看守海中诸岛的天使。你会在伊拉克找到艾哈迈德。’”“‘我答应了，海便把我吐到了乌布拉附近的岸边。于是我带着他们两位的问候来到了这里。’”104

“‘Who’s Aḥmad?’ I asked. ‘And who on earth are you?’ “‘I’m Elijah, and this is the angel who watches over the islands in the sea. You’ll find Aḥmad in Iraq.’ “‘I agreed, and the sea spat me out onto the shore by Ubullah. So here I am with a greeting to you from the two of them.’”104