Tomb of Muhammad ibn Sirin
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Ibn Sirin; Muhammad ibn Sirin
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Introduction
This shrine is connected with Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Sirin al-Basri, one of the respected Tabi'i scholars of Basra. He is remembered as a hadith transmitter, jurist, ascetic, careful interpreter of reports, and a figure whose name later became widely associated with dream interpretation, although scholars have treated some dream books attributed to him with caution.
Muhammad ibn Sirin was born in Basra in the early Islamic period, commonly placed around 33 AH / 653–654 CE. His father Sirin is remembered as a freedman connected with Anas ibn Malik, while his mother Safiyyah is described in biographical reports as a respected freedwoman connected with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. This family background placed him inside the learned and devout environment of early Basra, a city that became one of the great centers of hadith, fiqh, Arabic learning, and piety.
He lived among senior transmitters and early scholars, and he was contemporary with famous Basran figures such as Hasan al-Basri. The family of Sirin also produced important religious personalities, including his sister Hafsah bint Sirin and his brother Anas ibn Sirin. These links show that his household was remembered not simply for one person, but for a wider culture of Qur'an, hadith, worship, and learning.
Ibn Sirin’s reputation rests on carefulness in religion, strong memory, honesty in transmission, and moral caution. He is frequently cited in books of hadith criticism, tabaqat, and adab for his concern about isnad, lawful earning, and the danger of speaking without knowledge. His name became especially famous in popular culture for ta'bir al-ru'ya, but public website wording should note that not every later dream manual printed under his name can be treated as securely authored by him.
The shrine tradition places his memory beside Hasan al-Basri in the historic mausoleum of al-Zubayr district near Basra. Heritage accounts describe the mausoleum as containing the graves associated with both figures and mention the old architectural form connected with the Abbasid period. Because Basra was a city of scholars, saints, jurists, and reciters, this shared shrine memory carries special importance for visitors who connect the site with knowledge and early piety.
Muhammad ibn Sirin died in 110 AH / 728 CE, the same year in which Hasan al-Basri also passed away according to many accounts. His legacy remains valuable for shrine visitors because it combines hadith transmission, disciplined scholarship, family piety, and a warning against careless attribution. The most respectful approach is to honor him through what is firmly known: his Basran learning, his moral seriousness, and his place among the early generations of Islam.
The grave of Muhammad ibn Sirin is located in the same historic mausoleum complex as that of Hasan al-Basri. The shared building, old cemetery and conical tower attributed to the Abbasid period bring the memory of the two Tabi'i scholars together in one devotional and architectural setting. Visitors therefore encounter Ibn Sirin's legal, hadith and moral legacy alongside the long-established Basran tradition of his burial.
Historical / Religious Importance
Muhammad ibn Sirin was a major Tabi'i scholar in Basra's hadith, legal and ethical tradition. His integrity, caution in transactions and carefully transmitted reputation for dream interpretation left a lasting mark on Islamic scholarly culture.
The shared mausoleum in al-Zubayr preserves his grave beside that of Hasan al-Basri. The complex unites the memory of two major Basran scholars with an important monument of Abbasid-period architecture.
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References
Primary source — al-Tabaqat al-Kubra High
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Primary source — Siyar A'lam al-Nubala High
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Secondary source — Tahdhib al-Kamal Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Secondary source — Tahdhib al-Tahdhib Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Website source — www.islamweb.net Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Website source — www.islamweb.net Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Website source — masaratiraq.org Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
Website source — archiqoo.com Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: Biography of Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Page/Volume: Entry on Muhammad ibn Sirin; pagination varies by edition | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs. | Article role: PRIMARY BURIAL / MAIN BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Classical biographies support his birth around 33 AH, parents, relationship to Anas ibn Malik's household, teachers, students, family of scholars, caution in hadith and fatwa, commercial integrity, debt and imprisonment, and death in 110 AH. The article clearly distinguishes historically reported dream interpretation from later books printed under his name without secure authorship. Masarat and Archiqoo support the recognized shared mausoleum with Hasan al-Basri. Persian and Hindi were expanded from six summaries to seven complete paragraphs.
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