[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] 当我看到艾哈迈德·伊本·罕百勒的房子时，我脑中所想的只是它与苏瓦伊德·伊本·加法莱的房子何等相似，据说后者的房子非常简朴，陈设稀少。45.1

[ʿAlī ibn al-Madīnī:] When I saw Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s house, all I could think of was how much it resembled Suwayd ibn Ghafalah’s, which was said to be very humble and sparsely furnished. 45.1

[作者:] 苏瓦伊德·伊本·加法拉是伟大的再传弟子之一。他代表自己的部落前往拜见真主的使者，但使者在他抵达之前便已去世。他后来成为艾布·伯克尔、欧麦尔、奥斯曼和阿里的同伴。他是一位伟大的苦行者，极度淡泊于今世。

[The author:] Suwayd ibn Ghafalah was one of the great Successors. He set out on behalf of his tribe to see the Emissary of God, who died before his arrival. He became a companion of Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī. He was a great renouncer of the world.

[ʿImrān ibn Muslim:] 每当苏韦德·伊本·哈法拉听说某人得到了一笔钱，或某人被任命了某个职位时，他都会说：“一块干面包和一点盐对我就够了。” 45.2

[ʿImrān ibn Muslim:] Whenever Suwayd ibn Ghafalah heard it said that So-and-So had received a sum, or So-and-So had been appointed to an office, he remarked, “A crust and a bit of salt are enough for me.” 45.2

[Al-Maymūnī:] 艾哈迈德的房子小而拥挤。即便天气炎热，他也睡在楼下。他的叔叔告诉我，他一直叫他去楼上睡，但他不肯。243 我也见过他睡觉的地方。他只有一条被子和一张脏兮兮的床垫。245 45。3

[Al-Maymūnī:] Aḥmad’s house was small and cramped. Even in the heat he would sleep downstairs. His uncle told me that he was always telling him to sleep upstairs but he wouldn’t.243 I saw where he slept, too. All he had was a quilt244 and a dirty mattress.245 45.3

[Ḥasan ibn Sayyār:] 我还是学徒的时候，曾跟随师傅去为艾哈迈德·伊本·罕百勒粉刷一个房间。艾哈迈德吩咐他用手粉刷，而不要用抹子。

[Ḥasan ibn Sayyār:] When I was an apprentice, I went with my master to plaster a room for Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal. Aḥmad told him to plaster it by hand, not with a trowel.

我们还铺了地砖。完工后，他看起来很满意，说：“这样很好很干净。人可以在上面礼拜了。”45.4

We also tiled the floor. When we were finished, he looked pleased and said, “That’s good and clean. A man can pray on that.” 45.4

房间里没有席子或地毯等铺地之物。

There were no mats or floor coverings in the room.

他给了我一把枣子。

He gave me a handful of dates.

[الحسن بن محمد بن الحارث：] 我曾进入艾哈迈德的家中。在院子里，我看到一张破旧的席子和一个皮垫子，他的书籍和纸张散落在四周。还有一个陶制水罐。455

[Al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥārith:] I once went into Aḥmad’s house. In the open space inside, I saw a threadbare mat and a leather cushion, with his books and papers scattered all around it. There was also a clay water jug. 45.5

[伊本·阿卜杜勒-哈米德：] 艾哈迈德在他家里有一扇拱形的门。我注意到他在门口挂了一块毛布。246 45.6

[Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd:] Aḥmad had an arched doorway inside his house. I noticed he had hung a hair-cloth across the entrance.246 45.6

[Abū Dāwūd:] 我注意到艾哈迈德家的门上挂着一块毛毡般破旧的布帘。附近我看到一个类似旅人使用的架子，上面放着几只罐子。457

[Abū Dāwūd:] I noticed that the door of Aḥmad’s house had a matted, threadbare cloth hanging across it. Nearby I saw something like the stands that travelers use, with several jars on it. 45.7

[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā:] 艾哈迈德曾让人修建了一扇砖砌的大门。过了一段时间我再看到时,他已在门上挂起了一块毛织的帘子。45。8

[Muḥammad ibn Mūsā:] Aḥmad had a big doorway made of brick. When I saw it some time later, he had stretched a curtain of hair-cloth across it. 45.8

[Al-Zuhrī:] 艾哈迈德曾在领我进入他家时说：“看到我这扇门吗？我是借债建造的。”247 45.9

[Al-Zuhrī:] Aḥmad once said, as he led me into his house, “See this doorway of mine? I went into debt to build it.”247 45.9

[艾哈迈德·本·哈桑:] 我屡次发现艾哈迈德盘腿坐在他自己拥有的一小块毡布上,面前放着一个陶制的三足炭炉,里面燃着余烬。 45.10

[Aḥmad ibn al-Ḥasan:] More than once I found Aḥmad sitting cross-legged on a small piece of felt cloth he owned, in front of a three-legged coal-pan248 made of clay, with embers in it. 45.10