[Machine] Some of the indulgent ones of this nation called upon Abu As-Sawwar Al-`Adawi and asked him about something of his religion, so he answered them with what he knew. They said to him, "If not, then you are free from Islam." He said, "To what other religion do I go?" They said, "If not, your wife is divorced." He said, "Then where do I seek refuge tonight?" So they struck him with forty lashes. Al-Hasan bin Muhammad said, "By Allah, his lashes will not go to waste." Abu Ja`far said, "So I came to Abu `Abdullah Ahmad bin Hanbal and informed him of that, so he retracted."  

دَعَا بَعْضُ مُتْرَفِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبَا السَّوَّارِ الْعَدَوِيَّ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ دِينِهِ فَأَجَابَهُ بِمَا يَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَإِلَّا فَأَنْتَ بَرِيءٌ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ قَالَ إِلَى أَيِّ دِينٍ أَخْرُجُ؟ قَالَ وَإِلَّا فَامْرَأَتُكَ طَالِقٌ قَالَ فَإِلَى مَنْ آوِي اللَّيْلَةَ؟ قَالَ فَضَرَبَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَوْطًا فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَاللَّهِ لَا تَذْهَبُ أَسْوَاطُهُ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَاسْتَرْجَعَ