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Chapter 15: A Report That the Prophet Elijah Sent Him Greetings
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٢٦١ 261 15: A Report That the Prophet Elijah Sent Him Greetings [Muhannaʾ ibn Yaḥyā l-Shāmī:] I never met anyone with as much merit in all respects as Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, and I’ve met Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah, Wakīʿ, ʿAbd al-Razzāq, Baqiyyah ibn al-Walīd, Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah, and many other men of learning. But none could match Aḥmad in knowledge, understanding , renunciation, and scrupulosity. [The author:] I have cited only these few sources, who have only a little to say about Aḥmad’s piety, and left out those who have much more to say, as their testimony will appear later in this book, God willing. «God is sufficient for us; He is the best guardian.»166 Chapter 15: A Report That the Prophet Elijah Sent Him Greetings We were informed by Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Bannā, who was informed by al-Qāḍī Abū Yaʿlā Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥusayn, who cites, in Damascus, Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥinnāʾī, who cites Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl, who cites Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿĪsā l-Ṭarasūsī and al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Bardhaʿī, both of whom cite Aḥmad ibn Ṭāhir, who heard al-ʿAbbās report that he heard his father report that he heard Abū Ḥafṣ al-Qāḍī report: [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.’ “‘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.’”167 14.15 15.1 ٢٦٢ 262 ١،١٦ $Xê9O ) F ! 1 [ ! ã HI/ # | _ Ý P i ¡ .£ 7ª« õ F1_ abò ) ÎÏÂabc@ / # fc@ / # 7 JKL M AB¦^°̄ " # :. / * + ,NO ) c@ /9 O ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / * D EF Z [ £ "2 3 4 5 6 # 7 JKL M $ % &'# ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / k ÿp v=T@ / # * + ,- " # à99© / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # Þ w媫ÿp 01 . `aÇ HI/ # 7 JKL M AB " ? " # :. / fvÉ01¤@ / # ( ) $ % &'# ¼ FF AB " ? " # :. / * + , ?@ / # ( ) 7 JKL M AB¦^°̄ " #01 . `aÇ HI/ # # :. / 01 á= TB * D Y '^`aÇ HI/ # `aÇ HI/ # * + ,NO ) Þ w媫ÿp :. / 01 á= TB |/ Ó ) $ % &'# ( ) Þ w媫ÿp :. / 01 á= TB * D E\ !§ \ P !uª !«bcI/ # " # ( ) ©ª«ÿp " # :. / * D E F#P@ / # $ % &'# ( ) 7 JKL M w媫ÿp : 2 3 4 5 6 * + , 01ÊZ [@ / # * + ,NO ) 7 JKL M Þ w媫ÿp :. / 01 á= TB * D E F#¦^_`abc@ / # 7 JKL M k P²³Ö@/ # ( ) Þ w媫ÿp d w * D Y '^_`op©ª Å °̄F #  " " ?#Pop " # * D Y $X ? * + , d i :. / 01 á= TB # 01 ! G HI/ # 2 3 4 5 6im nX! AB Þ w媫ÿp ؟ Ý " # ¼½ G HI/ # ¼½ G Ì :$X@ / ê9 v=µ P ! [ ! ã HI/ # $X AB " #¡ \ Ðß ! \@ /¡ " # k _ $Xe .P [ ã HI/ # ö01 G " # :. / . $X@ /" `abÐ à9@ /" `op " # ¢ " # ABF¡ " # :$X@ / ê9 . \ ! `op :. / ؟ * + w _`abc@ / # * + , . / 01 á= TB : ê9 . AB01 "2 3 4 5 6 # :. / ؟ ` d " : ê9 . ¼½¤£ ! ! Z [ :. / ؟ _ fF : HI/ # P \_aÇ! ¸^ : ê9 .$X89_e Áv w x- <=®9: Ì t u / :. / ؟à9 ? " #F $X89`ìop01 * D E " AB : ê9 ١.à9 ! " # ö¦! ^ AB :. / " # 7 JKL M AB¦^°̄ " # :. / Â01¶ 7 JKL M * + ,-¦^°̄ " # :. / * D EF Z [ £ "2 3 4 5 6 # 7 JKL M $ % &'# ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # :. / à99© / # ( ) AB¦^°̄ " # ¼ : sØp " # Þ w媫ÿp :. / * D EF ! 01 ! Ê ! ?! 7^@ / # k ´É#P " # 7 JKL M $ % &'# ` dò ) _ ? 7°̄ :. / " # `aÇ HI/ # _ ? 7°̄ :. / 7 JKL M # :. / 01 á= TB * + ,- " # Þ w媫ÿp :. / 01 á= TB * D Y \ çaÇ¡ ¸^@ / # k ´É#P " # : _ s op Ý " #P â ÁP P * + ,I/ " # y P à Pà I/ # * + , $X` d Þ=Úop d i F :Â# v w x- vÉ " # °̄F . / vÉ " # :¡ ê9 v=µ ؟ Ý " # " # : * + ,I/ . / v=µ $XÀ9O ) Ð9`ab $Xy )9I/ #01 ÎÏ " #P@ / # ! ? " # # O ) . ، : ١ ٢،١٦ ...