Editing Abu Thumama al-Sa'idi (section)

==In the Uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a)==
He accompanied Imam Ali in all of the battles during his caliphate. Then he became a companion of [[Hasan B. Ali B. Abi Taleb|Imam al-Hasan]] and accompanied him in his conflict with Mu'awiya. After that, he became a companion of Imam Hussain and stayed in [[Kufa]] after Imam Hussain moved toward Medina.

After Mu'awiya's death, he was among the people who gathered in the house of [[Sulayman b. Surad al-Khuza'i]] to invite Imam Hussian to Kufa and he sent a letter to Mecca to Imam Hussain.<ref>Mamaqānī, ''Tanqīḥ al-maqāl'', vol. 2, p. 333.</ref>

He was one of the great horse riders of Arab and was a prominent Shi'a in Kufa. While [[Muslim b. Aqil b. Abi Talib|Muslim b. 'Aqil]] was in Kufa, he raised people's charity, managed financial affairs and bought weapons.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 5, p. 364.</ref>

In the uprising of people of Kufa against [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]], Muslim b. Aqil assigned Abu Thumama as the commander of Tamim and Hamdan tribes.

Adopting the policy of bribing and terrifying the heads of important tribes, Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad dispersed people from around Muslim b. Aqil and martyred him. After Muslim b. Aqil, Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad pursued Abu Thumama. He hid in his tribe for some days,<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 5, p. 369.</ref> then secretly left Kufa along with [[ Nafi b. Hilal b. Jamil|Nafi' b. Hilal]]. He joined Imam Hussain on his way from Mecca to Kufa and accompanied him to Karbala.<ref>Mamaqānī, ''Tanqīḥ al-maqāl'', vol. 2, p. 333.</ref>

Some of his actions on the day of Ashura is preventing Kathir b. 'Abd Allah al-Sha'bi, the herald of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Umar b. Sa'd]], to carry his weapon before Imam Hussain. And at noon, he mentioned that the noon prayer's time had come, and Imam Hussain asked Allah blessing for him.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 5, p. 410, 439.</ref>