He delivered the money to Muslim and swore the oath of allegiance to him.

He delivered the money to Muslim and swore the oath of allegiance to him.[^20] The money was handed over to Abu Thumama al-Sa’idi who was a far-sighted and a brave Shi’a dignitary appointed by Muslim to receive the funds and to buy thereby weapons. That man kept meeting Muslim every day. No secrets were kept from him, so he kept gathering intelligence and getting it to reach Ibn Ziyad in the evening.[^21] [^1]: Ibn al-Athir, Al-Kamil, Vol. 4, p. 10. [^2]: al-Dinawari, Al-Akhbar al-Tiwal, p. 235.

[^3]: Abul-Faraj al-Isfahani, Al-Aghani, Vol. 14, p. 95. [^4]: al-Mas’udi, Muruj al-Thahab, Vol. 2, p. 89. [^5]: Ibn Hajar al-’Asqalani, Al-Isaba, Vol. 2, p. 616, Part 3. [^6]: al-Darimi, Thakhira, p. 278. On p. 10, Vol. 4, of Ibn al-Athir's book Al-Kamil, he is said to have fought during the Battle of Siffin with ‘Ammar Ibn Yasir. [^7]: Ibn Hajar al-’Asqalani, Al-Isaba, Vol. 3, p. 616, Part 3. [^8]: Ibn Hajar al-’Asqalani, Al-Isaba, Vol. 3, p. 616, Part 3. [^9]: On p. 201, Vol.

1, of his book Maqtal al-Husayn, al-Khawarizmi says, “The great religious authority, Sayyid al-Amin, is confused when he identifies Sharik as ‘al-Hamdani.' Both al-Khawarizmi, in his book Maqtal al-Husayn, and Ibn Nama, in his book Muthir al-Ahzan, are confused about him despite the fact that in his Appendix to Vol. 12 of his work Tarikh al-Umam wal-Muluk, Ibn Jarir [al-Tabari] makes a reference to him.

The genealogy of Sharik actually belongs to al-Harith Ibn al-A’war, one of the companions of the Commander of the Faithful [Imam ‘Ali (‘a)]. The confusion stems from historians identifying Sharik as the son of al-A’war al-Harithi, overlooking the fact that Sharik belonged to Mathhaj, whereas al-Harith al-A’war was from Hamdan.” Among those who have accurately referred to Sharik as “al-Mathhaji” is Ibn Durayd who says on p.

401 of his book Al-Ishtiqaq, “Among the notables of Hamdan is Sharik Ibn al-A’war who addressed Mu’awiyah with a poem that included this verse: Does Mu’awiyah son of Harb really taunt me While my sword is unsheathed and my tongue is with me?” The same author goes on to state the following on pp. 397-398: “The men belonging to Sa’d al-’Ashira are named after Mathhaj who is Malik Ibn Adad.