1761 - Abd Allah ibn Ahmad informed me that al-Bandaniji said: Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan al-Zarrad al-Hamadhani narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Yaqub al-Baghdadi narrated to us, saying: I heard Abu Bakr al-Athram say: I heard Abu Abd Allah Ahmad ibn Hanbal say: "I saw Ibn Abi Du'ad in a dream, so I asked him: 'What has your Lord done with you?' He replied: 'What has He done with me? He said to me: "Go to what you used to worship." O Ahmad, hold fast to what you are upon, for it is the truth.'"