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Chapter 31: His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness
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٣٦٥ 365 31: His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness [Al-Marrūdhī:] After someone mentioned being truthful and earnest, Aḥmad said, “That’s what makes this group264 better than others.” We cite Muḥammad ibn Abī Manṣūr, who cites ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad, who was informed by Ibrāhīm ibn ʿUmar, who was informed by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Jaʿfar, who heard Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Khallāl report that he cites Abū Bakr al-Marrūdhī, who said: [Al-Marrūdhī:] I was with Aḥmad in Samarra for about four months. During that time he never stopped praying at night and reading the Qurʾan by day, but even when he finished a reading of the whole Qurʾan, he never let on. He did it all in secret. We cite Muḥammad ibn Nāṣir, who cites Abū l-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd al-Jabbār, who cites Abū l-Ḥasan Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Ḥarīrī, who cites Abū ʿUmar ibn Ḥayyawayh, who cites Abū Muzāḥim al-Khāqānī, who heard Abū Muḥammad al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad report that he heard Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥajjāj report: [Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad:] Aḥmad once ran into a man who had been dishonest with him. “If you made things right,” he told him, “you wouldn’t have to be afraid of anyone.” I also heard him say, when he was asked what it meant to love others in God, that it meant loving them without thought of worldly gain. Chapter 31: His Statements about Renunciation and Spiritual Weakness265 We cite ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad al-Qazzāz, who cites Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī ibn Thābit, who cites Abū ʿUmar al-Ḥasan ibn ʿUthmān al-Wāʿiẓ, who cites Aḥmad ibn Jaʿfar ibn Ḥamdān, who heard al-ʿAbbās ibn Yūsuf al-Shiklī report that he heard Muḥammad ibn Naṣr al-ʿĀbid report: [Muḥammad ibn Naṣr al-ʿĀbid:] I heard Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal say, “If you have a chance to do something good, don’t wait!” I asked him about going out to fight on the frontiers and he said, “Don’t wait: go!” 30.4 31.1 30.5 ٣٦٦ 366 ¼½ "¤£ P@ / #01 \ vÉ¡ P@ / # * + , $X im nXù h i P i  * + , ¢01 _¤£im nX_?@ / #01 * D EÂ: HI/ # f ?@ / # _ ? 7°̄ :. / ï/ : HI/ # k \ ! ç w¡ x-01¤£ " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / " # \ ! AB¦^°̄ " # : 2 3 4 5 6 * + , ?@ / # ( ) 7 JKL M 01 " # ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # AB¦^°̄ " # * D E F#¦^_`abc@ / # 7°̄#01¤@ / # ( ) " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / k ´É#P " # ¼ : sØp " # AB¦^°̄ " # :. / k ÿp v=T@ / # * + ,- " # à99© / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " #01 ؛ * + ,- " # :. / PË ) 7 JKL M " # _ ? 7°̄ :. / " * D E P S=å / # fvÉ01¤@ / # ( ) 7 JKL M $ % &'# ( ) _ ? 7°̄ :. / ¢ñ h i 01 – | !im nX ! : HI/ # * D Ì 01 AB " # dÞÉ Â :. / * D Yÿp 01Ùop! P ! ¿/@ / # Q q HI/ Z [ P¡ Ë ) = ! ð 01¤£ " # _ ? 7°̄ $X` d * + ,I/ " # ¢ñ h i 01 ،$X?@ /" `ab ` d " # $ % &'# ( ) * + ,- " # * + ,I/ " # – . / # AB "2 3 4 5 6 # $X AB " # :. / v= TB ؟¡ f01¾9 v=T@ / # 89B ! k! ؛$ % &'# ( ) AB " # AB $ % &'# à9 F : ê9 v=µ ،. / 9 }KL M HI/ # ¢01F vÉ01 ¦^vÉ¡ F01 ¢#F01¡¶ NXù h i " AB ، * D Y¡ AB :. / v=µ $X`op " #F» w F k _ $XO ) `op ¼ P¿/ " # k _ $X` dÞ w xk É P · w $X AB: s [ " # * + ,I/ " # P ¿/ § .. / im nX: HI/ # ١ ! 89¡ B ! k P [ £ AB " # AB :$X@ / ê9 v=µ _ fF : HI/ # P _ab P [ £ * + ,- " # * + ,I/ " # AB " # 9 }K ~ i ¡ fFP , * + ,- " # ( ) ¡ " d * + ,- " : ê9 v=µ ٢{¡ f01¾9¡ v=T@ / #¡ ! " 6 \ (/ !£ ! $ % &'# ! 8 \ 9 i ! ! AB 2 3 4 5 6!" #} :. / v=µ ؟ f01¾9 v=T@ / # ؟$ % &'# ( ) 01¤£ " # à9@ / . / | * D _ Yÿp * D E " # !$XÉ :. / v=µ .$ % &'# ( ) .. / im nX: HI/ # NXù h i " AB :. / : ê9 .Z [ "2 3 4 5 6 AB | °̄ ،Z [ "2 3 4 5 6 AB | °̄ :. / 2 3 4 5 6!" #} :. / ؟ f01¾9 v=T@ / # 89B k `aÇ HI/ # AB " # AB : ê9 v=µ ¼ # F01¤@ / # fvÉ01¤@ / # ( ) * + ,I/ " #¡ fFP , .{¡ f01¾9¡ v=T@ / #¡ ! " 6 \ (/ !£ ! $ % &'# ! 8 \ 9 i ! ! AB * D E " # : * + ,I/ . / 01 Q R P S=T@ / # Á` d 01 f P $ % &'# ( ) * + ,- " # ( ) " d * + ,- " : ê9 ö | °̄ ،PSÉ01 G HI/ AB ö | °̄ :. / v=µ .. / im nX: HI/ # NXù h i " AB :. / : ê9 v=µ ؟$ % &'# ( ) 01¤£ " # . / | * D _ Yÿp .. / 9 }K ~ i Z [ "2 3 4 5 6 # ،. / 9 }K ~ i¡ Z [ "2 3 4 5 6 # ،PSÉ01 G HI/ AB P S...
