Is there any reference that Imam Muhammad ibn Sirin would lower his voice when he was with his mother, so much so that an onlooker would think he was ill?
Answer:
Yes. ‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) has cited this. The narration is as follows:
Ibn ‘Awn (rahimahullah) relates, “When Muhammad ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) was in his mother’s presence, he would talk in such a low tone that you would think he was ill.”
(Tarikhul Islam, vol. 5 pg. 158 and Siyaru A’alamin Nubala, vol. 4 pg. 620)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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