He replied: ‘The soul of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal visited us yesterday, and it was welcomed with showers of gems and pearls. This is the share-was able to gather from that welcome.’-asked: ‘What happened to Yaliya Ibn Ma’in and Ahmad Ibn Hanbal after that?’ He replied: ‘They were called to visit the Lord of the universes, and they were welcomed with heavenly banquets.’-asked: ‘Why did you not eat with them?’ He replied: ‘My Lord knew how little-care for food, and He allowed me to look at His Divine Countenance.'”