[Al-Marrūdhī:] 艾哈迈德热爱穷人。我从未见过穷人在与他同坐时受到如此善待。511

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad loved the poor. I never saw poor men treated as well as they were when sitting in his company. 51.1

[Al-Marrūdhī:] 艾哈迈德曾提到一个贫病交加的人，对我说：“你去问问他，希望我们为他做些什么。” 51.2

[Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad once mentioned someone who was poor and ill, and told me, “Go and ask him what he wants us to do for him.” 51.2

然后他递给我一些香料，说："把这个抹在他身上。"[阿尔-马鲁兹ī：] 艾哈迈德·本·罕百勒曾说："没有什么比贫穷更有益处了——真的没有！当这里没有钱的时候，我就欢喜。" 51.3

Then he handed me some scent and said, “Put this on him.” [Al-Marrūdhī:] Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal once said, “Nothing does as much good as poverty—nothing! When there’s no money here I rejoice.” 51.3

我曾经提到过一个人，他衣衫褴褛，却坚忍地承受着贫困。

I once mentioned someone who bore poverty steadfastly despite living in rags.

之后他会问我关于他的情况，说："去看看他过得怎么样！感谢真主：忍受贫穷是一件美好的事，没有什么能与之相比，真的没有。你明白这意味着什么吗？" 有一次他说："有些人被赐予今世的东西，是为了考验他们。世界若是放过你，那就好得多了！" 我曾提到，阿布·法迪勒和法特赫·毛速里曾过着贫困的生活，却毫无怨言地承受下来。"愿真主怜悯他们，"他说，眼中泛起泪光，"他们常说，当善人被提及时，真主的恩典便会降临。" 有一天他说："家里没有钱的时候，我很高兴。" 话音刚落，他的小儿子便来向他要东西。"你父亲一文钱也没有，"他回答道，"其他东西也没有。"

After that he would ask me about him, saying, “Go and see how he’s doing! God be praised: there’s nothing like bearing poverty—nothing like it at all. Do you understand what it means?” Once he said, “Some people have the things of this world given to them in order to test them. It’s much better when the world leaves you alone!” I once mentioned how al-Fuḍayl and Fatḥ al-Mawṣilī had lived in destitution but bore up without complaint. “God have mercy on them,” he said, as his eyes filled with tears. “They used to say that when the righteous are recalled, God’s grace descends.” One day he said, “When there’s no money here, I’m glad.” No sooner had he said it than his little son came to ask him for something. “Your father doesn’t have a single coin,” he replied, “or anything else.”