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2390 – ʿUbayd Allah related to us; he said: ʿUthman [ibn Ahmad] related to us; he said: Hanbal related to us; he said: Ishaq ibn Bishr related to us; he said: al-Mufaddal ibn Muhalhal al-Saʿdi related to us, saying: “I asked Mansur ibn al-Muʿtamir, ‘May I criticize the ruler while I am fasting?’ He replied, ‘No.’ I then asked, ‘May I criticize those who criticize Abu Bakr and ʿUmar?’ He answered, ‘Yes.’”
٢٣٩٠ - وأنا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، أنا عُثْمَانُ، قَالَ: نا حَنْبَلٌ، قَالَ: نا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: نا مُفَضَّلُ بْنُ مُهَلْهَلٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِمَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ: أَتَنَاوَلُ السُّلْطَانَ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ؟ قَالَ: لَا، قُلْتُ: أَتَنَاوَلُ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَتَنَاوَلُونَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ , وَعُمَرَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ