[Ṣāliḥ:] 当穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜拉·本·塔希尔来到巴格达时，他派人给我父亲带话说：“我希望您来见我。请告诉我您方便的日子，我会确保届时这里不会有其他人。”74。1

[Ṣāliḥ:] When Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṭāhir came to Baghdad, he sent a message to my father saying, “I’d like you to come and see me. Tell me the day you prefer and I’ll make sure there’s no one else here.” 74.1

我的父亲答道："我是从未与统治者交往的人。而且，信士的长官已免去我做任何我所厌恶之事。这件事是我所厌恶的。"穆罕默德竭力想改变他的想法，但未能如愿。

My father replied, “I am a man who has never consorted with rulers. Furthermore, the Commander of the Faithful has exempted me from doing anything I detest. This I detest.” Muḥammad strove to change his mind but to no avail.

随后我收到了伊斯哈格·本·拉哈韦赫的一封信，信中说：

I then received a letter from Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh saying:

我去拜见了Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd Allāh，他告诉我，Muḥammad ﷺ曾邀请Aḥmad前去拜访他，但Aḥmad拒绝了。

I went to see Ṭāhir ibn ʿAbd Allāh and he told me that Muḥammad had invited Aḥmad to call on him but Aḥmad had refused.

“愿真主纠正埃米尔！艾哈迈德发誓，再也不教授圣训了。”

I said, “May God correct the emir! Aḥmad has vowed never to teach Hadith again.

“也许他害怕自己如果去了，对方会请他来教学。”他问道：“你是认真的吗？”我说：“是的。”我把这件事告诉了父亲，但他什么也没说。

Perhaps he was afraid that if he went, he would ask him to teach.” He asked, “Are you serious?” I said, “I am.” I told my father about this but he said nothing.

[作者:]我认为艾哈迈德拒绝拜访伊本·塔希尔,是因为他是一位统治者。只要对方是虔诚且有学识的人,他确实会去拜访。

[The author:] I think Aḥmad refused to visit Ibn Ṭāhir because he was a ruler. He did visit people so long as they were men of piety and learning.

[ʿAbd Allāh:] 我父亲被宗教裁判所释放之后，担心伊斯哈格·伊本·拉胡韦赫会来看他，于是决定先去拜访他。他刚到雷伊，走进一座清真寺，天空就像水囊破裂一样倾盆大雨。他在那里避雨直到夜幕降临，随后被告知必须离开清真寺，因为他们要关门了。74。2

[ʿAbd Allāh:] After my father was released by the Inquisition, he was worried that Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh would come to see him so he decided to go see him first. No sooner had he reached Rey and gone into a mosque when the clouds opened like waterskins. He sheltered there until night fell and he was told to leave the mosque because they wanted to close it. 74.2

“这是真主的殿宇，”他说，“我是真主的崇拜者。”“要么走开，”他们说，“要么我们拖着你的脚把你拽出去。你自己选。”我父亲接着讲述这个故事：

“This is a house of God,” he said, “and I’m a worshipper of God.” “Either leave,” they said, “or we’ll drag you out by the feet. Your choice.” My father continued the story:

“再见，”我说完，便走进雷雨之中，不知该往何处去。这时，一个人从屋里走出来，说：“你！这种时候你要去哪里？”“我无处可去。”我说。

“Good-bye,”451 I said, and went out into the thunderstorm with no idea where to go. Then a man came out of his house and said, “You there! Where are you going at a time like this?” “I have nowhere to go,” I said.

“进来吧。”他说。

“Come in,” he said.

他把我请进屋，让我脱下湿衣，给我换上干净的衣服。我洗了小净，然后走进一个房间，里面有一个燃着炭火的火炉，地上铺着毛毡，桌上摆满了食物。家里的人邀请我与他们同食。饭后，那个男人问道：“你从哪里来？”我告诉他们，我来自巴格达。

He brought me in, had me undress, and gave me dry clothes to change into. I performed my ablutions and then went into a room where there was a heater full of coals, a blanket of felt on the floor, and a laden table. The members of the family invited me to join them. After we ate, the man said, “Where are you from?” I told them I was from Baghdad.

“你认识一个名叫艾哈迈德·本·罕百勒的人吗？”“我就是艾哈迈德·本·罕百勒。”“那么，”那人说，“我是伊斯哈格·本·拉哈维赫。”452

“Do you know a man named Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal?” “I’m Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal.” “Well,” said the man, “I’m Isḥāq ibn Rāhawayh.”452