ومن هذه الطبقة أبو العباس أحمد بن عيسى البرتي القاضي روى الكتب عن أبي سليمان الجوزجاني وكان إليه أحد جانبي بغداد والجانب الاخر إلى إسماعيل بن إسحاق ثم استعفى في أيام المعتمد ورد عليهم العهد ولزم بيته واشتغل بالعبادة حتى مات
ومن هذه الطبقة أبو العباس أحمد بن عيسى البرتي القاضي روى الكتب عن أبي سليمان الجوزجاني وكان إليه أحد جانبي بغداد والجانب الاخر إلى إسماعيل بن إسحاق ثم استعفى في أيام المعتمد ورد عليهم العهد ولزم بيته واشتغل بالعبادة حتى مات
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Of this generation was the judge Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Birtī. He transmitted the books from Abū Sulaymān al-Jūzjānī. One side of Baghdad was entrusted to him, and the other to Ismāʿīl ibn Isḥāq. Then, in al-Muʿtamid's reign, he requested release, returned his appointment document to them, stayed in his house, and devoted himself to worship until he died.
Of this generation was the judge Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Birtī. He transmitted the books from Abū Sulaymān al-Jūzjānī. One side of Baghdad was entrusted to him, and the other to Ismāʿīl ibn Isḥāq. Then, in al-Muʿtamid's reign, he requested release, returned his appointment document to them, stayed in his house, and devoted himself to worship until he died.
Sources: Al-Afghānī · pp. 164–165 / Baktāsh · p. 272
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حدثنا القاضي أبو عبد الله الضبي قال ثنا محمد بن صالح الهاشمي قال ثنا أبو عمر محمد بن يوسف القاضي قال ركبت يوما من الأيام مع إسماعيل بن إسحاق إلى أحمد بن عيسى البرتي وهو ملازم لبيته فرأيته شيخا مصفارا أثر العبادة عليه ورأيت إسماعيل أعظمه إعظاما شديدا وسأله عن نفسه وأهله وعجائزه وجلسنا عنده ساعة ثم انصرفنا فقال لي إسماعيل يا بني تعرف هذا الشيخ قلت لا قال هذا البرتي القاضي لزم بيته واشتغل بالعبادة هكذا تكون القضاة لا كما نحن
حدثنا القاضي أبو عبد الله الضبي قال ثنا محمد بن صالح الهاشمي قال ثنا أبو عمر محمد بن يوسف القاضي قال ركبت يوما من الأيام مع إسماعيل بن إسحاق إلى أحمد بن عيسى البرتي وهو ملازم لبيته فرأيته شيخا مصفارا أثرت العبادة عليه ورأيت إسماعيل أعظمه إعظاما شديدا وسأله عن نفسه وأهله وعجائزه وجلسنا عنده ساعة ثم انصرفنا فقال لي إسماعيل يا بني تعرف هذا الشيخ قلت لا قال هذا البرتي القاضي لزم بيته واشتغل بالعبادة هكذا تكون القضاة لا كما نحن
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Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḍabbī related to us: Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Hāshimī related to us: Judge Abū ʿUmar Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf related to us: One day I rode with Ismāʿīl ibn Isḥāq to Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Birtī, who was staying in his house. I saw an elderly man, pale, with the effects of worship visible upon him. I saw Ismāʿīl show him great reverence and ask about him, his household, and its elderly women. We sat with him for a while, then left. Ismāʿīl said to me, “My son, do you know this elder?” I said, “No.” He said, “This is the judge al-Birtī. He has remained in his house and devoted himself to worship. This is how judges should be, unlike us.”
Judge Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḍabbī related to us: Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Hāshimī related to us: Judge Abū ʿUmar Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf related to us: One day I rode with Ismāʿīl ibn Isḥāq to Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā al-Birtī, who was staying in his house. I saw an elderly man, pale, with the effects of worship visible upon him. I saw Ismāʿīl show him great reverence and ask about him, his household, and its elderly women. We sat with him for a while, then left. Ismāʿīl said to me, “My son, do you know this elder?” I said, “No.” He said, “This is the judge al-Birtī. He has remained in his house and devoted himself to worship. This is how judges should be, unlike us.”
Sources: Al-Afghānī · p. 165 / Baktāsh · pp. 272–273
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Al-Afghānī prints أثر العبادة عليه; Baktāsh prints أثرت العبادة عليه. Both describe the visible effects of worship.