Hadhrat Allaamah Ibn Seereen Rahmatullah alaih – died 110 Hijri – was one of the greatest among the Muhadditheen. He was an outstanding Faqeeh and in the science of dream-interpretation he was an expert.
Once, he acquired a loan of 40,000 Dirhams to conduct some trade. The oil which he purchased with the money was filled in leather bags. In one of the oil containers a dead rat was found. Hadhrat Ibn Seeraan Rahmatullah alaih commented: “It is possible that this rat had died in the tank from which the oil was filled into the leather containers..”
He therefore decided that all the oil was Najis (impure), and had it thrown away. Since he was unable to pay his debt, he was imprisoned and he languished there for a considerable time. Although in terms of the Shariah he was required to discard only the one bag of oil in which the rat was found, his lofty status of Taqwa constrained him to dump all the oil because of the possibility that the rat could have been in the tank from which the bags were filled.
The guard at the jail advised Hadhrat Ibn Seereen to spend the nights at his home, and return in the morning. Hadhrat Ibn Seereen said: “By Allah, I shall not aid you by betraying the Sultan.”
His Taqwa was of such a lofty standard that Allah Ta’ala had bestowed to him the ability to act with Taqwa even in dreams. Hishaam Bin Hassaan narrated that Allaamah Ibn Seereen said: “If I see a Ghair Mahram female even in a dream, I turn away my gaze.”
Ibn Seereen Rahmatullah alaih was a Taa-biee. However, senior Sahaabah had the greatest regard for him. Hadhrat Anas Bin Maalik Radhiyallahu anhu, a very senior Sahaabi and a close confidante of Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam was the Ustaadh of Hadhrat Ibn Seereen Rahmatullah alaih.
During his last illness, Hadhrat Anas Bin Maalik Radhiyallahu anhu had directed that when he dies, Hadhrat Ibn Seereen should give him Ghusl and perform his Janaazah Salaat.
It so happened that when Hadhrat Anas Radhiyallahu anhu died, Ibn Seereen was still in jail. The ruler permitted him to attend to the Ghusl and Janaazah Salaat of Hadhrat Anas Radhiyallahu anhu.
After attending to these duties, Ibn Seereen Rahmatullah alaih returned straight to prison without even meeting any members of his family.
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